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Learning for Justice Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Classics at Primary School: A Tool for Social Justice, Evelien Bracke

Classics at Primary School: A Tool for Social Justice

Evelien Bracke
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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Book Cover for: Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide, Britt Hawthorne

Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide

Britt Hawthorne
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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Book Cover for: Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, Deepa Iyer

Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection

Deepa Iyer
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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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Book Cover for: Reclaim.: A Collection of Poetry and Essays, Zyahna Bryant

Reclaim.: A Collection of Poetry and Essays

Zyahna Bryant
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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Book Cover for: My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines, Efrén C. Olivares

My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines

Efrén C. Olivares
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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Book Cover for: My Shadow Is Pink, Scott Stuart

My Shadow Is Pink

Scott Stuart
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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Book Cover for: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander
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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
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Book Cover for: Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen, Jazz Jennings

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

Jazz Jennings
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

“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
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Book Cover for: Queer America: A People's Glbt History of the United States, Vicki L. Eaklor

Queer America: A People's Glbt History of the United States

Vicki L. Eaklor
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

“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
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Book Cover for: Yearning for Justice: A Collection of Sermons About Race, Conscience, and Human Dignity, Clovice A. Lewis

Yearning for Justice: A Collection of Sermons About Race, Conscience, and Human Dignity

Clovice A. Lewis
Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice

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
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