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Children's & Young Adult Literature

ADL’s online bibliography of recommended children’s and young adult books about bias, bullying, diversity and social justice.

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Passage to Freedom

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By Ken Mochizuki

Ages:6 and up

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A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman

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By David A. Adler

Ages:6-10

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By Doreen Rappaport

Ages:5-10

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Sit In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down

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By Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages:6-10

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Malala Yousafzai: Warrior With Words

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By Karen Leggett Abouraya

Ages:6-10

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The Hope Chest

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By Karen Schwabach

Ages:8-12

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Only Passing Through

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By Anne Rockwell

Ages:6-10

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Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx

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Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx Book Cover

By Jonah Winter

Ages:4-8

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My Heart Will Not Sit Down

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By Mara Rockliff

Ages:4-8

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

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By Carole Boston Weatherford

Ages:5-8

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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

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By Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages:6-10

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Dear America: With the Might of Angels

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By Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages:8-12

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The President Looks Like Me & Other Poems

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By Tony Medina

Ages:9-12

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I Came As a Stranger: The Underground Railroad

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By Bryan Prince

Ages:10 and up

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Lend A Hand: Poems About Giving

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By John Frank

Ages:6-10

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I Came From the Water

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By Vanita Oelschlager

Ages:4-8

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters

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By Barack Obama

Ages:8-12

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Finding Lincoln

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By Ann Malaspina

Ages:6-10

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Who Is Barack Obama?

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By Roberta Edwards

Ages:8-12

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Just as Good

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By Chris Crowe

Ages:6-10

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