Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies
Nine fascinating true stories about ordinary but remarkably brave women—overlooked by history—who stood up for what’s right during the Holocaust.
Naked
This nonfiction encyclopedia introduces teens to practical information about sexuality from A to Z. It explains 155 body-related terms and is illustrated throughout.
Urgent Message from a Hot Planet
This nonfiction book for teens outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of people from around the world working tirelessly to help the planet.
Making Waves
A great resource for alerting young adults to the destruction that infiltrates every aspect of ocean life.
Native Actors and Filmmakers
Biographies of Native Americans who tell their stories in film and on TV will inspire young people in the fields of entertainment and production.
Native Women Changing Their Worlds
Biographies of Native American women who are working for change in their communities.|The 12 Indigenous women featured in this book overcame unimaginable hardships—racial and gender discrimination, abuse and extreme poverty—only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education and community activism.
The Disability Experience
This nonfiction book for teens provides a history of disability, describes types of disabilities and examines the challenges faced by people living with disabilities.
In the Hour of Fate and Danger
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A powerful, lyrical memoir by a World War II survivor of forced labor in the copper mines of Bor, Serbia.
Heads Up
This nonfiction book for teen readers is a guide to understanding mental health and coping with mental illness, trauma and recovery. It features real-life stories of resilient teens and highlights innovative approaches to mental health challenges.
One Earth
This nonfiction book for teens profiles 20 environmental defenders of color from around the world. Their individual stories show that the intersection of environment and ethnicity is an asset to protecting our planet. Illustrated with photos of each of the people profiled.
Pride
This revised, updated and expanded edition of the award-winning book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s diversity, the incredible victories of the past fifty years and the voices of young activists.
Too Many Goodbyes
Wartime and postwar diaries illuminate the life of Holocaust survivor Susan Garfield.
Inside Broadside
Inside Broadside looks at the impact 1980s feminist newspaper Broadside: A Feminist Review had on the lives of both the women who participated in its creation and the women who read one or all of its 96 issues.
Perception
First appearing on billboards, in storefronts, in bus shelters, and projected onto Winnipeg’s downtown buildings, KC Adams’s Perception photo series is now available in book form. Her stunning photographs confront common stereotypes about First Nation, Inuit and Métis people to illustrate a more contemporary, truthful story.
Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die
This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives. Illustrated with photographs.
Picking Up the Pieces
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This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes hundreds of items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them.
My Body My Choice
This nonfiction book for teens examines the ongoing fight for abortion rights and reproductive justice.
I Am a Feminist
This nonfiction book encourages teens to stand up for equality and speak out against injustice.
What Makes Girls Sick and Tired
A feminist manifesto exposing the everyday sexism that teenage girls face.
Can Your Conversations Change the World?
This work of nonfiction in the PopActivism series for teens looks at the importance of talking about feminism and continuing to fight for equal rights.
Can Your Smartphone Change the World?
This work of nonfiction, in the PopActivism series for teens, looks at how you can use a smartphone as a tool for social justice.
To Look a Nazi in the Eye
The true story of nineteen-year-old Jordana Lebowitz’s time in Germany, where she went to witness the trial of Oskar Groening, known as the bookkeeper of Auschwitz, a man charged with being complicit in the death of more than 300,000 Jews.
