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Activate Young Citizens

Encourage students to envision the world as the kind of place they want it to be with books that help them recognize their power to make a difference.
By: National Education Association
Published: October 1, 2020

October 2020

Activate Young Citizens

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

Vote for Our Future!

Cover page of Vote for Our Future!

Vote for Our Future!

by Margaret McNamara

The students of Stanton Elementary School might be too young to vote themselves, but they find ways to use their voices to encourage their parents, friends, and family to vote.
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Middle Grade

Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

Woke cover

Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

by Mahogany L. Browne with Elizabeth Acevado and Olivia Gatwood

A call-to-action collection of poems that celebrates diversity and individuality, reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, and encourages expression through words and poetry.
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Young Adult

One Person, No Vote (YA edition): How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally

One Person, No Vote cover

One Person, No Vote (YA edition): How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally

by Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden

This history of unconstitutional voter rights suppression in America is filled with statistics and stories sure to inspire soon-to-be voters to take action to ensure the basic right to vote for all Americans.
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