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-- One hundred one changemakers2012., Juvenile, Haymarket Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Profiles 101 people in history who fought for social justice, offering information on each one's life and accomplishments. Each entry includes a black-and-white photograph, a quote, a timeline, discussion questions, and a suggested activity.
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2011., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 920 STEELE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: 20th century lives.Summary Note: Defines the role of an activist in working to make the world a better place and chronicles the efforts of the most influential twentieth-century activists. Includes photos, a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
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2011., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 303.48 STE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: 20th century lives.Summary Note: Defines the role of an activist in working to make the world a better place and chronicles the efforts of the most influential twentieth-century activists. Includes photos, a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
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[2017], Pre-adolescent, Tu Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1942, ten-year-old Anjali finds her life completely turned upside down when her mother answers Mahatma Gandhi's call to practice "ahimsa"--non-violent resistance--against the British government. The family must trade in their fine goods for more homely wares and clothing, and then Anjali must get past her prejudices when her mother reaches out to the Dalit community of "untouchables" for further help. When her mother is jailed, Anjali must take her place.
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c2008., Juvenile, Compass Point Books Call No: B WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Signature lives.Summary Note: Explores the life of Alice Walker and her stances on civil rights issues that she portrays through her essays, poems, and stories. Includes a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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c2006., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view
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c2007., Juvenile, UXL, An imprint of Thomson Gale Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view
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c2005., Dutton Children's Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of portraits, quotations, and biographical sketches of American political activists, writers, and social reformers.
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2021., Adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers Call No: Historical Fic Shabazz Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.
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c2019., Pre-adolescent, GARETH STEVENS PUBLISHING Call No: 303.3 4 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Be the change! Shaping your community.Summary Note: Lays out everything young readers need to know about changing the world through community leadership.
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2018., Juvenile, Little, Brown and Company Call No: B ABDUL-JABBAR Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents the memoir of legendary basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as he reflects on his childhood, career, conversion, and social reform.
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[2017], Adolescent, LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: HI B ABD Edition: First edition: November 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar focuses on his relationships with several important coaches in his life---including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden---as he tells the story of his life and career.
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-- KareemÃ2017., Adolescent, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: MEMOIR NF ABD Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[The author], Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [shares] his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--Provided by publisher.
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2002., Thameside Call No: 303.48 Tho Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makersSummary Note: Introduces some notable campaigners for various causes throughout history.
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-- She persisted: Clara Lemlich2021., Primary, Philomel Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: She persistedSummary Note: "A biography of Clara Lemlich, who stood up for the rights of workers in clothing factories"--Provided by publisher.
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[2013], Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Women's hall of fame series.Summary Note: Profiles ten past and present women from around the world who impacted the fields of politics, equality, disability, and women's rights. Provides brief biographies and a black-and-white photograph for each woman, and details each one's accomplishments. Features Sojourner Truth, Gloria Steinem, Joan Baez, Temple Grandin, and Shannen Koostachin among others.
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2015., Juvenile, Crown Books for Young Readers Call No: 371.822 095491 Edition: First Crown edition Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Presents photographs of girls from around the world who have faced the same kind of discrimination as Malala Yousafzai, who was shot for trying to go to school in Taliban-controlled territory. Offers support, encouragement, and friendship to Malala and girls everywhere.
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2003., Oxford University Press Call No: 921 DIX Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Oxford portraitsSummary Note: Chronicles the life of Dorothea Dix, focusing on her efforts to improve health and psychological care for people with mental illnesses.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of social reformer Dorothea Dix, providing information on her strict upbringing, her years as a teacher, her work as a Civil War nurse, and her efforts as a lobbyist in Congress.
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2001., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 DIX Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Historical American biographiesSummary Note: A biographical look at the nineteenth-century reformer who devoted her life to improving the treatment of the mentally ill.
