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With the global climate strike in schools children have taken a global political initiative that has surprised the world.  Even if Greta Thunberg didn’t win this year’s Nobel peace prize, she has put teenagers and young people on the global political map and given them a voice they haven’t enjoyed up until now. Here you can find books for kids on politics and current affairs.

Adrienne Kisner, author of Dear Rachel Maddow chooses her best books on political engagement for teens, ones that will inform and inspire teens, giving them the tools to get involved in activism, to understand politics and change the world.  Gill Lewis, winner of numerous literary awards for her children’s books, chooses her best books about the refugee crisis for children.

    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids, recommended by Paula Young Shelton

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    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - In Your Hands by Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) & Carole Boston Weatherford

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    In Your Hands
    by Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) & Carole Boston Weatherford

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    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael López (Illustrator)

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    The Day You Begin
    by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael López (Illustrator)

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    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - I Am Enough by Grace Byers & Keturah Bobo (Illustrator)

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    I Am Enough
    by Grace Byers & Keturah Bobo (Illustrator)

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    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe

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    Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
    by John Steptoe

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    The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - Milo's Museum by Purple Wong (Illustrator) & Zetta Elliott

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    Milo's Museum
    by Purple Wong (Illustrator) & Zetta Elliott

  • The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - In Your Hands by Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) & Carole Boston Weatherford
  • The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael López (Illustrator)
  • The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - I Am Enough by Grace Byers & Keturah Bobo (Illustrator)
  • The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
  • The Best Antiracist Books for Kids - Milo's Museum by Purple Wong (Illustrator) & Zetta Elliott

The Best Antiracist Books for Kids, recommended by Paula Young Shelton

Understanding the African American experience is not just about learning about suffering, it’s also about celebrating a vibrant culture and its roots across the millennia. Paula Young Shelton, author of Child of the Civil Rights Movement, recommends the best antiracist books for kids.

The Best Antiracist Books for Kids, recommended by Paula Young Shelton

    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens, recommended by Adrienne Kisner

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    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - March by John Lewis

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    March
    by John Lewis

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    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

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    Moxie
    by Jennifer Mathieu

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    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

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    I Am Malala
    by Malala Yousafzai

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    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - Girls Resist!: A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution by Kaelyn Rich

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    Girls Resist!: A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution
    by Kaelyn Rich

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    The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - This Is Our Constitution by Khizr Khan

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    This Is Our Constitution
    by Khizr Khan

  • The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - March by John Lewis
  • The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
  • The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
  • The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - Girls Resist!: A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution by Kaelyn Rich
  • The best books on Political Engagement For Teens - This Is Our Constitution by Khizr Khan

The best books on Political Engagement For Teens, recommended by Adrienne Kisner

Are you a teenager who is furious about the way the world seems to be going? Do you feel powerless and overwhelmed? Author Adrienne Kisner recommends five really good books that will inspire and inform teens and young adults, giving them the tools to get involved in activism, to understand politics—and to change the world.

The best books on Political Engagement For Teens, recommended by Adrienne Kisner

    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis

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    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - Small Finds a Home by Celestine and the Hare

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    Small Finds a Home
    by Celestine and the Hare

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    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - The Arrival by Shaun Tan

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    The Arrival
    by Shaun Tan

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    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - Alpha  by Bessora Barroux

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    Alpha 
    by Bessora Barroux

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    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross

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    After Tomorrow
    by Gillian Cross

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    Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda

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    In The Sea There Are Crocodiles
    by Fabio Geda

  • Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - Small Finds a Home by Celestine and the Hare
  • Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - The Arrival by Shaun Tan
  • Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - Alpha  by Bessora Barroux
  • Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross
  • Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis - In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda

Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis

How can parents even begin to explain the refugee crisis to children and young adults? Here, award-winning children’s author Gill Lewis shares her selection of vital primers – from simple picture books to challenging graphic novels – and discusses the role of ‘informed storytelling’ in describing this fraught and fragile human experience

Gill Lewis on Children’s Books About the Refugee Crisis

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