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• 1789

  Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change

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  ""The Rights of Man." What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights--not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas?"

• America Redux

  Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History

  Aberg-Riger, Ariel,

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  "Twenty-one visual stories to illuminate the astonishing, unexpected, sometimes darker sides of history that reverberate in our society to this very day--from the role of celebrity in immigration policy to the influence of one small group of white…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Queer History of the United States for Young People

  Bronski, Michael,

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  Queer history didn't start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a part of our national identity, contributing to the country and culture for over 400 years.

• Unequal

  a Story of America

  Dyson, Michael Eric,

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  Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality.

• Fight to Win

  Heroes of American Labor

  Kelly, Kim (Journalist),

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  "Freed Black women organizing for protection in the Reconstruction-era South. Jewish immigrant garment workers braving deadly conditions for a sliver of independence. Asian American fieldworkers rejecting government-sanctioned indentured servitude…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

  Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, 1938-

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  Reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity.

• Shift Happens

  the History of Labor in the United States

  Mann, J. Albert,

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  "This eye-opening and engaging history of the worker actions that brought us weekends, pay equality, desegregation, an end to child labor and more documents how the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Why the People

  the Case for Democracy

  Feathers, Beka,

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  The author and illustrator wonder how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisted through political history, journeying through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Streets

  a Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States

  Bieschke, Marke,

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  The art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history.

• Ours to Tell

  Reclaiming Indigenous Stories

  Yellowhorn, Eldon, 1956-

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  "A wide-ranging anthology that shines a light on untold Indigenous stories as chronicled by Indigenous creators..."

• Rad American History A-z

  Movements & Moments That Demonstrate the Power of the People

  Schatz, Kate,

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  "...an illustrated collection of radical and transformative political, social, and cultural movements in American history."

• Finding Refuge

  Real-life Immigration Stories From Young People

  Rouse, Victorya,

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  "What is a refugee? English teacher Victorya Rouse assembles a collection of true teen immigration stories essential for our times, complete with maps, context, and background on the refugees' home countries"-

• A Most Perilous World

  the True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery

  Gaddy, Kristina R.

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  This book tells the story of America's tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War and of the war itself from the viewpoints of four children of famous abolitionists, including those of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison.

• The American Dream?

  a Journey on Route 66, Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito

  Khor, Shing Yin,

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  "An illustrated comic travelogue about an American immigrant driving alone through all that's left of "The Mother Road," Route 66"

• A Long Time Coming

  a Lyrical Biography of Race in America From Ona Judge to Barack Obama

  Shepard, Ray Anthony,

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  This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Stories Carried Us Here

  a Graphic Novel Anthology

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  Shares eleven first-person immigrant and refugee stories from diverse global origins, highlighting individual experiences of migration, identity, and resilience.

• Call Me American

  the Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant

  Iftin, Abdi Nor,

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  Abdi Nor Iftin grew up amidst a blend of cultures, far from the United States. At home in Somalia, his mother entertained him with vivid folktales and bold stories detailing her rural, nomadic upbringing. As he grew older, he spent his days…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Americanized

  Rebel Without a Green Card

  Saedi, Sara,

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  "At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise Up and Sing!

  Power, Protest, and Activism in Music

  Warner, Andrea,

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  Across eight areas of activism--the climate emergency, Indigenous rights, civil rights, disability rights, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, gender equality, the peace/anti-war movement, and human rights--this book introduces some of the artists, past and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black History Is Your History

  Cassidy, Taylor,

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  From activists like Claudette Colvin and Marsha P. Johnson to literary giants Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou, fashion designer Patrick Kelly, Olympic Gold medalist Tommie Smith, and more, this one-of-a-kind collection makes Black history…Read moreRead more of this annotation