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• Accountable

  the True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

  Slater, Dashka

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  When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Weed

  Cannabis Culture in the Americas

  Donohue, Caitlin

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  Culture writer Caitlin Donohue uses interviews with medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to craft an inclusive and comprehensive overview of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere for young adults.

• Disappearing Act

  a True Story

  Castle, Jiordan

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  Moving and evocative, this YA memoir-in-verse follows author Jiordan Castle's coming-of-age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment.

• 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

• From Here

  Mufleh, Luma

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  Refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.

• In My Feelings

  a Teen Guide to Discovering What You Feel So You Can Decide What to Do

  Annan, Vidal, Jr

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  Be an Emotional Teen. Give the phrase being emotional a new, more positive meaning. Your emotions are sources of information you can use to make decisions, gain wisdom, and live your best life. This book shows you how.

• Work With What You Got

  Clark, Zion

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  In this inspirational story of courage, determination, strength, and self-invention, an elite wheelchair racer and wrestler recounts a childhood of abuse and neglect until he meets two saviors--a wrestling coach who sensed his "warrior spirit" and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Your Children Too

  Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America's Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia

  Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell)

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  In 1954, after the passing of Brown v Board, one county in southern Virginia chose to close its public schools rather than integrate. Those public schools stayed closed for five years. This was the reality of the people of Prince Edward County. When…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rising Class

  How Three First-generation College Students Conquered Their First Year

  Miller, Jennifer, 1980-

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  This eye-opening YA narrative nonfiction follows three first-generation college students as they navigate their first year-and ultimately a global pandemic

• Queer Power!

  Icons, Activists & Game Changers From Across the Rainbow

  Dom & Ink

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  Celebrate some of the LGBTQIA+ community's modern-day trailblazers, champions, and icons who have shaped, or are shaping, our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier. Covering topics…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fighting in a World on Fire

  the Next Generation's Guide to Protecting the Climate and Saving Our Future

  Malm, Andreas, 1977-

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  An argument for bold action to stop climate change and a guide to successful activism, adapted for young people from climate expert Andreas Malm's best-selling book How to Blow Up a Pipeline

• Fantastic Vegan Recipes for the Teen Cook

  60 Incredible Recipes You Need to Try for Good Health and a Better Planet

  Skiadas, Elaine

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  Delicious Vegan Recipes by Teens, for TeensWith her fresh, friendly voice and easy-to-follow instructions, recipe developer Elaine Skiadas shares helpful vegan cooking tips, tricks and techniques and mouthwatering recipes for showstopping vegan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Climate Champions

  15 Women Fighting for Your Future

  Sarah, Rachel

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  Sarah reached out to women around the world who are tirelessly working to repair our climate.

• The Big Backyard

  the Solar System Beyond Pluto

  Miller, Ron, 1947-

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  Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets.

• The Sum of Us

  How Racism Hurts Everyone : Adapted for Young Readers

  McGhee, Heather, 1980-

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  McGhee examines how damaging racism is not only to people of color but also to white people. She offers hope and real solutions so that we can all prosper. An expert in economic policy, Heath McGhee draws lessons from her work running a think tank…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Selma

  True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement

  Brown, Willie Mae

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  As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter rights unfold in Selma, Alabama, many things happen inside and outside the Brown family's home that do not have anything to do with the landmark 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Yet the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Food Stars

  15 Women Stirring Up the Food Industry

  Mahoney, Ellen

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  [Profiles] fifteen . . . women have made great strides in the field of food, whether it's coming up with meals for astronauts to eat in space, operating a 20-acre farm, hosting a food podcast, or fighting for food rights.

• Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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  Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation

• Better Than We Found It

  Conversations to Help Save the World

  Joseph, Frederick (Activist)

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  Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems--as many crises--as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Caste

  the Origins of Our Discontents : Adapted for Young Adults

  Wilkerson, Isabel

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  The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power-- which groups have it and which do not. Wilkerson explores how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human…Read moreRead more of this annotation