Learning for Justice Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Classics at Primary School: A Tool for Social Justice
Evelien Bracke
Read-along with LFJ! We’re hosting three virtual read-alongs this summer. Up first: On Wed., June 14, at 3:30 p.m. CDT, we’ll be reading the lead feature from LFJ magazine’s spring issue, “The Power of Place: Art as a Tool for Social Justice.” RSVP now! https://t.co/MeHLNEmaa9 https://t.co/M6m3XZ75yr
Paperback, 2024
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide
Britt Hawthorne
Britt Hawthorne, nationally recognized anti-racist educator and author of Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide, took time for a conversation with Learning for Justice, sharing her insights as a parent and educator. https://t.co/AS87s1r2VW
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection
Deepa Iyer
On the last day of #LFJInstitutes in Mississippi, we heard from guest speaker Deepa Iyer, author of Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection. And our educators put on an empowering showcase of their plans for the upcoming school year. https://t.co/e1WiY5s2CB
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Reclaim.: A Collection of Poetry and Essays
Zyahna Bryant
As we remember #Charlottesville today on the fifth anniversary of the deadly far-right "Unite the Right" rally, we commend the local activists like Zyahna Bryant who stood tall in the fight to reclaim their city. https://t.co/Uoq08aGRJp
Paperback, 2019
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines
Efrén C. Olivares
Efrén C. Olivares, @splcenter #ImmigrantJustice Project director has written a memoir that releases Tuesday. My Boy Will Die of Sorrow reflects on his experience migrating from Mexico as a teen, the immigrant experience then & now, and family separations.https://t.co/sy9RZcsrPI
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Shadow Is Pink
Scott Stuart
My Shadow Is Pink—based upon the book of the same name by Scott Stuart, who also directed this animated film—packs in a mighty amount of wonderful imagery as well as commentary on the power of a parent’s love and support. https://t.co/LQAKNC0Oyj
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander
In this conversation, Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, discusses her book and its relevance to educators. Participants also learn about our teacher's guide to The New Jim Crow. https://t.co/ihHacccsnE
Hardcover, 2020
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
Jazz Jennings
“We have to embrace our differences to create freedom and acceptance for all.” —Jazz Jennings On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate advocates like Jazz Jennings, author of “Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen.” https://t.co/QLsojB40pd
Paperback, 2017
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queer America: A People's Glbt History of the United States
Vicki L. Eaklor
“Inequality directly affected the scope of the epidemic.” This episode of ‘Queer America’ discusses the history and structural discrimination surrounding AIDS, and ways to approach these difficult conversations with students. https://t.co/9sed07Nhkc
Paperback, 2011
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yearning for Justice: A Collection of Sermons About Race, Conscience, and Human Dignity
Clovice A. Lewis
Internationally renowned Native American scholar Debbie Reese, Ph.D., asks, “What, I wonder, do the book banners want in schools?" Read the entire Q&A with Debbie Reese in the most recent issue of #LearningForJustice magazine. https://t.co/8SzkEoM409
Paperback, 2022
$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book