BIPOC Role Models for Future Leaders
Strong BIPOC characters in kids picture books, middle readers, and young adult books. Give your kids the tools and confidence they need to change the world.
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
A book for young people of all races, giving them the language to understand personal and systemic racism, stand up to…
"A" is for Activist
Do you want to show your children a broader and more diverse context of history? Nagara has been heavily involved in…
Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Short bios, relevant quotes, and vividly colorful illustrations combine to spotlight 52 of history’s black…
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer
Each spread in this little board book features an inspiring famous person, beginning their story with "This little…
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
Learn all about some of the influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for…
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Let these 40 women who changed the world inspire you and your kiddo to aim for great heights. From Alice Ball the…
I am Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman not only escaped slavery but risked everything to then establish and run the Underground Railroad,…
Little Guides to Great Lives: Nelson Mandela
In 1964 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for treason. In 1994 he was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the…
Little Guides to Great Lives: Frida Kahlo
This colorful and beautifully illustrated guide chronicles the life of prolific artist Frida Kahlo. With a timeline and…
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Frederick Douglass lived a huge life—abolitionist, newspaper reporter, women's rights activist, diplomat, politician,…
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
In the early 1900s, Ethel Payne was the daughter of a Pullman Porter with an ear for good stories. She grew up to be…
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight
Dr. Patricia Bath was an ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery for removing cataracts. She was the first…
Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business
From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a story based on the life of Madam C.J. Walker—America’s…
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
This illustrated, middle grade level book tells the life story of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Wangari Maathai.…
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
A short biography of Wu Chien Shiung, a Chinese woman who made incredible discoveries in physics. This illustrated…
Ada Twist, Scientist
If you have kids (or you like things explained to you as if you were a kid), this book offers up some answers to basic…
Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists: 40+ Things to Draw, Discover, and Make
Do you ask questions? Is why your favorite word? Do you like to search for answers and conduct experiments? Then…
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read
Nick loves books and loves playing with his cats. His grand vision: Get his cats as excited about reading books as he…
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
A rhyming children's book that covers the history of rap! The illustrations in this book have a vibrant style,…
The Hate U Give
When a sixteen-year-old black girl, Starr Carter, witnesses the murder of her friend by a police officer, her surburban…
Roller Girl
A delightful coming of age graphic novel about roller skating, girl power, and lost friendships. The summer before…
The Green Bicycle
The adaptation of the 2012 movie Wadjda about a girl who wants nothing more than to buy a bicycle—which was, btw the…
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
An essential collection of short fiction for and about teens about so many different facets of what it is like to be…
A Young People's History of the United States
Now in paperback, this is the new, illustrated, and updated single-volume young adult edition of Howard Zinn's classic…
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers' Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong
Look, let's face it - your teachers lied. To be fair, so did theirs. This book looks to dismantle those lies for young…
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
The story of a pair of sisters, an untimely death, and a hunt to discover family secrets. After Julia leaves home to…
Juliet Takes a Breath
This book is so good it'll have you reading bits out loud as you go, just to savor the humor and wisdom and teenage…
I am Jackie Robinson
As a great athlete faced with great prejudices, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to join a major-league…
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a powerful minister, speaker, and activist for African American rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., was an incredibly…
I am Rosa Parks
When segregation was still the norm, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white rider, igniting the…
I am Sacagawea
As the only girl and the only Native America to journey with Lewis and Clark and co. through the wild and unfamiliar…
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set)
Discover the inside story of the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of one of its most iconic figures, Congressman…
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Meet the Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks, with extensive interviews and historical documentations of a high school student…