Allies : real talk about showing up, screwing up, and trying again

BTSB Prebound(DK, 2021)

BTSB #: 138834 Available

Dewey: 305/NAges: 12-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Social advocacy Interpersonal relations Friendship

Summary: In this collection of true stories, 17 critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.

Determined to stay : Palestinian youth fight for their village by Sokolower, Jody 

Paperback New title.(Olive Branch Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 833999 Temp OS

Dewey: 305.235/NAges: 12-17   


Genres:

Subjects: Palestinian Arabs - Jerusalem Teenagers Silwan (Jerusalem) - History Silwan (Jerusalem) - Social conditions

Summary: As Silwani youth and community members share their lives with us, their village becomes an easily accessible way to understand Palestinian history and current reality. Written with young people in mind, the richly illustrated text stresses connections between the lives of youth in the US and Palestine: criminalization of youth, forced relocation, the impact of colonialism on Indigenous communities, efforts to bury history, and inspiring examples of resistance and resilience.

From a whisper to a rallying cry : the killing of Vincent Chin and the trial that galvanized the Asian American movement by Yoo, Paula 

BTSB Prebound(Norton Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 973599 Available

Dewey: 305.895/NAges: 12-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Chin, Vincent,|d-1982 Asian Americans - Civil rights Homicide Trials Civil rights movements

Summary: A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice.

Power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures by Allaire, Christian 

Paperback(Annick Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 051840 Available

Dewey: 391/NAges: 12-18   
Lexile: 1070

Genres:

Subjects: Clothing and dress Fashion - Social aspects Personal appearance

Summary: Takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice.

Punching bag by Ogle, Rex 

BTSB Prebound(Norton Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 686644 Available

Dewey: 362.7/BAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Ogle, Rex Poor - United States - Biography High school students - United States - Biography Domestic violence Vulgarity in popular culture

Summary: In his follow-up to Free Lunch, the author tells the true story of his high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse as he describes his struggle to survive, reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger.

Revolution in our time : the Black Panther Party's promise to the people by Magoon, Kekla 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 596689 Available

Dewey: 305.8/NAges: 12-16   
AR: 9.2 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Black Panther Party African Americans - Civil rights Marxism Socialism Social action Race relations

Summary: Introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens.