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[YA] Activism

Read The Hate U Give and wanting more? Looking to read about other teens who are involved in politics or activism? Check out these sometimes hopeful, sometimes tragic, always inspiring reads. If you are 18, check your voting status on vote.org before the November election.

Yes No Maybe So
Yes No Maybe So
Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed
The Voting Booth
The Voting Booth
Brandy Colbert
Anger Is a Gift
Anger Is a Gift
Mark Oshiro
YA Novel
YA Novel
Tbd, Maritza Moulite
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Internment
Internment
Samira Ahmed
Watch Us Rise
Watch Us Rise
Renée Watson, Ellen Hagan
The Exact Opposite of Okay
The Exact Opposite of Okay
Laura Steven
Moxie
Moxie
Jennifer Mathieu
Not Here to Be Liked
Not Here to Be Liked
Michelle Quach
This Is My America
This Is My America
Kim Johnson
The Nowhere Girls
The Nowhere Girls
Amy Reed
The Awakening of Malcolm X
The Awakening of Malcolm X
Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson
When You Look Like Us
When You Look Like Us
Pamela N. Harris
Hollow Fires
Hollow Fires
Samira Ahmed
The Lines We Cross
The Lines We Cross
Randa Abdel-Fattah
All American Boys
All American Boys
Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
Kneel
Kneel
Candace Buford
Hearts Unbroken
Hearts Unbroken
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Dear Justyce
Dear Justyce
Nic Stone
Light It Up
Light It Up
Kekla Magoon
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
Frederick Joseph
Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
Frederick Joseph, Porsche Joseph
Resistance
Resistance
Franzy Luzincourt
Crafting Change
Crafting Change
Jessica Vitkus
Going Going
Going Going
Naomi Shihab Nye
Imaginary Borders
Imaginary Borders
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
A Heart in a Body in the World
A Heart in a Body in the World
Deb Caletti
Like a Love Story
Like a Love Story
Abdi Nazemian
Love Is a Revolution
Love Is a Revolution
Renée Watson
Our Stories, Our Voices
Our Stories, Our Voices
Amy Reed
Queer, There, and Everywhere
Queer, There, and Everywhere
Sarah Prager
Black was the Ink
Black was the Ink
Michelle Coles
All Boys Aren't Blue
All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson
Quiet No More
Quiet No More
Nikki Barthelmess
Music from Another World
Music from Another World
Robin Talley
No One Can Silence Me: Young Adult Edition
No One Can Silence Me: Young Adult Edition
Martin Duberman
Immigrant Stories
Immigrant Stories
Tea Rozman Clark, Julie Vang
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Jeanne Theoharis
Walk Toward the Rising Sun
Walk Toward the Rising Sun
Ger Duany, Garen Thomas
This Book Won't Burn
This Book Won't Burn
Samira Ahmed
We Are Displaced
We Are Displaced
Malala Yousafzai
Four Eids and a Funeral
Four Eids and a Funeral
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy
George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists
Mikki Kendall
Generation Brave
Generation Brave
Kate Alexander
Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults)
Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults)
Alice Wong
You Call This Democracy?
You Call This Democracy?
Elizabeth Rusch
Yes She Can
Yes She Can
(none)
We Say #NeverAgain
We Say #NeverAgain
Melissa Falkowski, Eric Garner
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher