Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: 2020 Amelia Bloomer Social Responsibility Booklist
Big Boys Cry
Howley, Jonty.
As they walk to his new school, a frightened Levi and his father learn that it is okay for big boys...
Dream Big
Wan, Joyce.
"Every big dream begins with a dreamer.what dreams will you dream? Encourage little ones to dr...
Hair Love
Cherry, Matthew A.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. "A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arran...
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior
Gale, Heather.
"An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true stor...
Under My Hijab
Khan, Hena.
As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different...
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Muhammad, Ibtihaj.
Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to scho...
A Boy Like You
Murphy, Frank.
Also available in Hoopla. Encourages every boy to embrace all of the things that make him unique, a...
Mira's Curly Hair
Al Serkal, Maryam.
Also available in Hoopla. "Mira doesn't like her hair. It curls at the front. It curls at...
Ruby's Sword
Véissid, Jacqueline.
Also available in Hoopla. Ruby wants to play with her older brothers, but they always ignore her an...
Maybe He Just Likes You
Dee, Barbara.
When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she do...
Girl of the Southern Sea
Kadarusman, Michelle.
Nia, who dreams of an education and the chance at a better life, must battle the dangers of local s...
Indian No More
McManis, Charlene Willing.
When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to L...
Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
Pérez, Celia C.
Also availablie in Overdrive. After Ofelia, Aster, Cat, and Lane fail to persuade a local girls clu...
A Good Kind of Trouble
Ramée, Lisa Moore.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing a...
At the Mountain's Base
Sorell, Traci.
"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a...
Best Friends
Hale, Shannon.
When she becomes part of the in-crowd, Shannon begins to question whether she wants to remain there...
Rise: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Hegedus, Bethany.
"A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a ch...
Me and the Sky: Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot
Bass, Beverley.
"The groundbreaking female pilot featured in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away tells her...
A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks
Duncan, Alice Faye.
A collection of poems profiles the Chicago author who gave voice to the urban African American expe...
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Johnson, Katherine G.
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo...
What Do You Do With A Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Barton, Chris.
"A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan."--Provided...
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller
Rappaport, Doreen.
"A picturebook biography of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.&qu...
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
Schmidt, Gary D.
A picture-book biography of Sojourner Truth, who "was born into slavery but possessed a mind a...
Raise Your Hand
Tapper, Alice Paul.
"When Alice Tapper noticed that the girls in her class weren't participating as much as t...
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time
Mir, Saira.
Also available in Hoopla. This picture book introduces readers to nineteen powerhouse Muslim women ...
Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington
Markel, Michelle.
Chronicles the life and works of the surrealist artist, who created some of the most enigmatic and ...
Girls with Guts!: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records
Gonzales, Debbie.
"A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the a...
Billie Jean!: How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women's Sports
Rockliff, Mara.
"A picture book biography of tennis champion and social activist Billie Jean King"-- ...
Her Fearless Run: Kathrine Switzer's Historic Boston Marathon
Chaffee, Kim.
Kathrine Switzer changed the world of running. This narrative biography follows Kathrine from runni...