children / young adult social justice book lists

ellie mcsnelly and carrie o'toole were running and laughing-their first day of school was today! and they wondered just what was in store. would this be a good year? would school be a bore? everyone remembers feeling excited and nervous each fall on the first day of school. it's no different for ellie mcsnelly and carrie o'toole. but this year, there's not only a new teacher to meet, but a brand new kid as well. lazlo s. gasky doesn't look or speak quite like the other kids, and no one is sure what to make of him. in fact, they respond to his arrival at brookhaven school by taunting and teasing him. but when ellie realizes how tough it is for lazlo, she reaches out, and after school one day they share an afternoon of soccer, strudel, and chess. besides making a new friend, she and lazlo teach their classmates an important lesson-one that isn't in their schoolbooks-about accepting people who are different...and in getting to know lazlo, the kids learn that people aren't that different from each other after all. from one of america's most respected journalists, the brand new kid is a heartwarming story about tolerance and the need to give others a chance that will entertain and inspire children and adults alike.

the latest story from hit author julia cook, bully b.e.a.n.s. is a fun story that teaches people of all ages to become proactive when it comes to bullying. this book can help children and adults understand why bullying happens and what they can do to stop it. finally, a bullying book that speaks to the bystander

jake may not be the biggest kid in his class, but he has big ideas, which he shares with readers in his self-published memoirs that show his metamorphosis from first-grade runt to super cool fourth grader. b&w illustrations.

gavin hates riding the bus. max, the bus bully, is always picking on him. but when max is gone for a few days, gavin starts to worry. does gavin actually miss the bus bully?

sixth-graders mac and vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.

"first they went after jalal. but i'm not black--so i didn't stand up for him. then they went after mariana. i was born in this country--so i didn't stand up for her. a picture book inspired by the iconic poem first they came for socialists written by martin niemoller in opposition to the oppressive nazi regime, i didn't stand up looks at common circumstances of oppression that children encounter through the eyes of the bystander--until he or she becomes the victim."

after his life is shattered, henry and his father are forced to resume their lives in a new city where in spite of henry's desire to remain invisible he befriends some oddball characters at school and in the apartment building.

lucy's grandpa has always taught her the importance of treating others the way you would want to be treated, and that it's okay to be different. when lucy's classmate ralph starts teasing her at school, lucy makes a very courageous decision to stand up for herself and what she believes.

even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.