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By Danielle Hall

Recommendations for novels to explore social justice topics in middle and high school

bookcover for Nearer My Freedom

Nearer My Freedom

Lesley Younge, 

Monica Edinger 

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$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Punching the Air

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, 

Yusef Salaam 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

Novel in verse // juvenile justice // MS & HS

bookcover for Love from A to Z

Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali 

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Paperback

$12.99

$12.08

Prejudice // Disability Rights // Islamaphobia // HS

bookcover for Monday's Not Coming

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D Jackson 

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Paperback

$15.99

$14.87

Mystery // Child services // Trauma-informed teaching // HS

bookcover for The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves

Cherie Dimaline 

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Paperback

$19.95

$18.55

Dystopian // Indigenous Lit // MS & HS

bookcover for I Am a Taxi

I Am a Taxi

Deborah Ellis 

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Paperback

$10.99

$10.22

Political corruption // Justice // Bolivian drug trade // MS & HS

bookcover for Harbor Me

Harbor Me

Jacqueline Woodson 

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Paperback

$8.99

$8.36

Bullying // police violence // Immigration Issues // MS

bookcover for All American Boys

All American Boys

Brendan Kiely, 

Jason Reynolds 

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Paperback

$12.99

$12.08

Racial justice // police violence // MS

bookcover for Internment

Internment

Samira Ahmed 

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Paperback

$12.99

$12.08

Speculative // Islamaphobia // MS & HS

bookcover for The 57 Bus

The 57 Bus

Dashka Slater 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

Narrative nonfiction // juvenile justice // LGBTQ+ // MS & HS

bookcover for This Is Where It Ends

This Is Where It Ends

Marieke Nijkamp 

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Paperback

$10.99

$10.22

School shooting // LGBTQ+ // HS

bookcover for The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas, 

Amandla Stenberg 

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Hardback

$21.99

$20.45

Racial justice // HS