Young Adult NonFiction - Social Topics

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Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South By Jaha Nailah Avery Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781646142446
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Published: Levine Querido - July 11th, 2023

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we would be wrong.
 
Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow.


Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed By Dashka Slater Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9780374314347
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - August 22nd, 2023

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking true story about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question: What does it mean to be held accountable for harm that takes place behind a screen?


Disappearing Act: A True Story By Jiordan Castle Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9780374389772
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - August 15th, 2023

Moving and evocative, Disappearing Act is a YA memoir-in-verse following author Jiordan Castle's coming of age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment.

It was the summer before high school,
the beginning of everything.
But also an end.


A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama By Ray Anthony Shepard, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781662680663
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Published: Calkins Creek - August 8th, 2023

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 shows how much—and how little—has changed for Black Americans since our country’s founding.


Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults): 17 First-Person Stories for Today By Alice Wong (Editor) Cover Image
By Alice Wong (Editor)
$10.99
ISBN: 9780593381700
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Published: Ember - July 4th, 2023

Disabled young people will be proud to see themselves reflected in this hopeful, compelling, and insightful essay collection, adapted for young adults from the critically acclaimed adult book, Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century that "sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with the


The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change By Elizabeth Rusch Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063220850
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Published: Greenwillow Books - September 26th, 2023

Compelling and timely, award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch’s The Twenty-One tells the gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark federal climate change lawsuit, Juliana vs. United States of America.


The Teen Anxiety Guidebook: Improve Self-Esteem, Discover New Coping Skills, and Relieve Social Anxiety, Worry, and Panic Attacks  By Jon Patrick Hatcher, Dr. Thomas McDonagh Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781646045044
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Published: Bloom Books for Young Readers - July 4th, 2023

Break free from anxiety and manage stress with simple strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in this straightforward and encouraging handbook.

Keeping up with friendships, relationships, school, extracurriculars, and social media is already a lot of work. And when anxiety spikes, it sometimes feels like it’s impossible to keep your life on track.


Black Joy By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (Editor), Timi Sotire (Editor) Cover Image
By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (Editor), Timi Sotire (Editor)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780241519684
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Published: Penguin - July 13th, 2023

An uplifting anthology with essays from 28 exciting Black British voices centered around where they've found joy in their lives.

Black joy is . . .

The babble and buzz of the barber shop.
Stepping foot in your mother country for the very first time.
Feeling at one with nature.
Learning to cook with your mom.


Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens By Luvvie Ajayi Jones Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780593526040
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Published: Philomel Books - June 6th, 2023

*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in.


Before You Meet Your Future Husband: 30 Questions to Ask Yourself and 30 Heartfelt Prayers By Robin Jones Gunn, Tricia Goyer Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593444771
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Published: Multnomah - May 2nd, 2023

Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn teams up with author and teen advocate Tricia Goyer on a devotional for young single women to help them establish God-honoring thinking and beliefs that will lay a firm foundation for their future marriage.


Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing By Suzanne Methot Cover Image
$23.95
ISBN: 9781770417243
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Published: ECW Press - June 6th, 2023

An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults


America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History By Ariel Aberg-Riger, Ariel Aberg-Riger (Illustrator) Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9780063057531
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 2nd, 2023

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Redux is a necessary and galvanizing read. 

What are the stories we tell ourselves about America? 

How do they shape our sense of history, 

cloud our perceptions, 

inspire us?