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• Inside Out & Back Again

  Lại, Thanhhà,

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  A middle grade novel in verse about the experiences of a young Vietnamese girl in Alabama in 1975.

• Global

  One fragile world. An epic fight for survival.

  Colfer, Eoin • Donkin, Andrew

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  In this graphic novel, two tweens fight to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change.

• Strange Birds

  a Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers

  Pérez, Celia C., 1972-

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  A middle grade book about friendship and activism.

• Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

  Dee, Barbara

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  A tween girl turns her concerns about pollution into action.

• From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

  the Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

  Yoo, Paula

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  This Young Adult nonfiction title is a compelling account of the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin that led to unity in the Asian American community and a call for social justice.

• Butterfly Yellow

  Lại, Thanhhà

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  In 1981, Texas, a Vietnamese refugee meets an aspiring cowboy and together they search for her younger brother she was separated from during the Vietnam War.

• This Is My America

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  A Galveston teen and aspiring lawyer uncovers racist community secrets as she investigates a murder to clear her wrongfully accused brother.

• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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  In this graphic novel actor and activist George Takei shares his experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II.

• Generation Brave

  the Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World

  Alexander, Kate,

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  A celebration of young activists that are working to change to world.

• Don't Call Me a Hurricane

  Hagan, Ellen,

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  In this novel in verse a teen girl fights to protect her beach community from developers and calls for environmental justice, as her community is still rebuilding after a devastating hurricane.