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Champions of Change (Spring 2020)

We want to feature books that highlight characters or historical figures who are Champions of Change. This could be a champion for equality, environmental issues, and so much more. Let’s showcase how change is not only for the better, but it’s possible!

If These Wings Could Fly

If These Wings Could Fly

By: Kyrie McCauley

ISBN: 9780062885029

The Lizard Lady

The Lizard Lady

By: Jennifer Keats Curtis, Nicole Angeli

Illustrated by:
Veronica Jones

ISBN: 9781607180661

Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story

Bat Count

By: Anna Forrester

Illustrated by:
Susan Detwiler

ISBN: 9781628558944

b.b. free vol 1

b.b. free vol 1

By: Gabby Rivera

Illustrated by:
Royal Dunlap

ISBN: 9781684155309

Mech Cadet Yu vol 1

Mech Cadet Yu vol 1

By: Greg Pak

Illustrated by:
Takeshi Miyazawa

ISBN: 9781684151950

Midas

Midas

By: Ryan North

Illustrated by:
Braden Lamb, Shelli Paroline

ISBN: 9781684153596

Ronin Island vol 1

Ronin Island vol 1

By: Greg Pak

Illustrated by:
Giannis Milonogiannis

ISBN: 9781684154593

A Sparrow’s Roar

A Sparrow’s Roar

By: C.R. Chua, Paolo Chikiamco

Illustrated by:
C.R. Chua

ISBN: 9781684154760

New World

New World

By: David Jesus Vignolli

Illustrated by:
David Jesus Vignolli

ISBN: 9781684153985

Lizzie Demands a Seat

Lizzie Demands a Seat

By: Beth Anderson

Illustrated by:
E.B. Lewis

ISBN: 9781629799391

Buzzing With Questions

Buzzing With Questions

By: Janice N. Harrington

Illustrated by:
Theodore Taylor III

ISBN: 9781629795584

Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

By: Barb Rosenstock

Illustrated by:
Sarah Green

ISBN: 9781629799087

Sing and Shout

Sing and Shout

By: Susan Goldman Rubin

ISBN: 9781629798578

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop

By: Alice Faye Duncan

Illustrated by:
Gregory Christie

ISBN: 9781629797182

Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction

Accused!

Accused!

By: Larry Dane Brimner

ISBN: 9781629797755

Zora & Me

Zora & Me

By: Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon

ISBN: 9780763658144

Granddaddy’s Turn

Granddaddy’s Turn

By: Michael S. Bandy; Eric Stein

Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome

ISBN: 9781536205619

X: A Novel

X

By: Kekla Magoon; Ilyasah Shabazz

ISBN: 9780763690922

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Voice of Freedom

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes

ISBN: 9780763665319

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Schomburg

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez

ISBN: 9781536208979

Five Midnights

Five Midnights

By: Ann Davila Cardinal

ISBN: 9781250296078

Category Five

Category Five

By: Ann Davila Cardinal

ISBN: 9781250296122

A Song Below Water

A Song Below Water

By: Bethany C. Morrow

Catfishing on CatNet

Catfishing on CatNet

By: Naomi Kritzer

ISBN: 9781250165084

The Extraordinaries

The Extraordinaries

By: TJ Klune

ISBN: 9781250203656

Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+

The Infinite Noise

The Infinite Noise

By: Lauren Shippen

ISBN: 9781250297518

Dinosaur Lady

Dinosaur Lady

By: Linda Skeers

Illustrated by:
Marta Alvarez Miguens

ISBN: 9781728209517

Shark Lady

Shark Lady

By: Jess Keating

Illustrated by:
Marta Alvarez Miguens

ISBN: 9781492642046

Women Who Dared

Women Who Dared

By: Linda Skeers

Illustrated by:
Livi Gosling

ISBN: 9781492653271

Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir

My Name Is Not Isabella

My Name Is Not Isabella

By: Jennifer Fosberry

Illustrated by:
Mike Litwin

ISBN: 9781402243950

All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

Illustrated by:
Nabi H. Ali

ISBN: 9781492688976

The Boy Who Dared

The Boy Who Dared

By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti

ISBN: 9780439680141

Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction

You Should See Me in a Crown

You Should See Me in a Crown

By: Leah Johnson

ISBN: 9781338503265

Follow Chester: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

Follow Chester

By: Gloria Respress-Churchwell

Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman

ISBN: 9781580898355

King and the Dragonflies

King and the Dragonflies

By: Kacen Callender

ISBN: 9781338129335

Can You See Me?

Can You See Me?

By: Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott

ISBN: 9781338608915

Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age

Front Desk

Front Desk

By: Kelly Yang

ISBN: 9781338157796

Project Animal Rescue (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #2)

Project Animal Rescue (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #2)

By: Alyssa Milano, Debbie Rigaud

Illustrated by:
Eric S. Keyes

ISBN: 9781338329414

Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman

Trailblazers

By: Sandra A. Agard

ISBN: 9780593124079

The Oldest Student

The Oldest Student

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

Illustrated by:
Oge Mora

ISBN: 9781524768287

Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

Eliza

By: Margaret McNamara

Illustrated by:
Esme Shapiro

ISBN: 9781524765880

Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.

Stonewall

By: Rob Sanders

Illustrated by:
Jamey Christoph

ISBN: 9781524719524

Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World

Noisemakers

By: Kazoo Magazine and Erin Bried

ISBN: 9780525580171

Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Woman Who Changed the World

Brave. Black. First.

By: Cheryl Willis Hudson

Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson

ISBN: 9780525645818

Moe Berg: Spy Catcher

Moe Berg

By: Jeri Cipriano

Illustrated by:
Scott R. Brooks

ISBN: 9781634402941

A Wish in the Dark

A Wish in the Dark

By: Christina Soontornvat

ISBN: 9781536204940

Harriet Tubman: Union Spy

Harriet Tubman

By: Jeri Cipriano

Illustrated by:
Scott R. Brooks

ISBN: 9781634402842

Sojourner Truth: Fighting for Freedom

Sojourner Truth

By: Jeri Cipriano

Illustrated by:
Scott R. Brooks

ISBN: 9781634409933

Ruby Bridges: A Brave Child Who Made History

Ruby Bridges

By: Jeri Cipriano

Illustrated by:
Scott R. Brooks

ISBN: 9781634409636

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Fighter for Women’s Rights

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

By: Jeri Cipriano

Illustrated by:
Scott R. Brooks

ISBN: 9781634409872

Mario and the Hole in the Sky

Mario and the Hole in the Sky

By: Elizabeth Rusch

Illustrated by:
Teresa Martinez

ISBN: 9781580895811

Loony Little: The Ice Cap Is Melting

Loony Little

By: Dianna Hutts Aston

Illustrated by:
Kelly Murphy

ISBN: 9781623541170

Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

Kid Activists

By: Robin Stevenson

Illustrated by:
Allison Steinfeld

ISBN: 9781683691419

Magic Trash

Magic Trash

By: J.H. Shapiro

Illustrated by:
Vanessa Brantley-Newton

ISBN: 9781580893862

Work It, Girl!: Oprah Winfrey

Work It, Girl!

By: Caroline Moss

Illustrated by:
Sinem Erkas

ISBN: 9781786037367

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

By: Lisbeth Kaiser

Illustrated by:
Marta Antelo

ISBN: 9781786030184

Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

By: Aitziber Lopez

Illustrated by:
Luciano Lozano

ISBN: 9781786037053

Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass

Friends for Freedom

By: Suzanne Slade

Illustrated by:
Nicole Tadgell

ISBN: 9781580895682

Martin Luther King Jr (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

Martin Luther King Jr (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Illustrated by:
Mai Ly Degnan

ISBN: 9780711245679

Beautiful Shades of Brown

Beautiful Shades of Brown

By:

Speak Up!

Speak Up!

By: Adora Svitak

Illustrated by:
Camila Pinheiro

Work It, Girl!: Michelle Obama

Work It, Girl!

By: Caroline Moss

Illustrated by:
Sinem Erkas

ISBN: 9780711245181

Women in Physics

Women in Physics

By: Mary Wissinger

Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli

ISBN: 9781945779145

No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld

Illustrated by:
Shiella Witanto

ISBN: 9781939547552

Women in Chemistry

Women in Chemistry

By: Mary Wissinger

Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli

ISBN: 9781945779107

Women in Biology

Women in Biology

By: Mary Wissinger

Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli

ISBN: 9781945779091

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin

Illustrated by:
Danny Popovici

ISBN: 9781939547347

Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over

Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over

By: Mark Friedlander Jr.

ISBN: 9780967802060

Wheels of Change

Wheels of Change

By: Darlene Beck Jacobson

ISBN: 9781939547132

We’ve Got a Job The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March

We’ve Got a Job The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March

By: Cynthia Levinson

ISBN: 9781561458448

Martin & Anne: the Kindred Spirits of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

Martin & Anne

By: Nancy Churnin

Illustrated by:
Yevgenia Nayberg

ISBN: 9781939547538

Rocket Man The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn

Rocket Man The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn

By: Ruth Ashby

Illustrated by:
Robert Hunt

ISBN: 9781682631041

DK Life Stories: Helen Keller

DK Life Stories

By: Libby Romero

Illustrated by:
Charlotte Ager

ISBN: 9781465475442

When I Grow Up – Great Leaders

When I Grow Up – Great Leaders

By: DK

Illustrated by:
Lucy Semple

ISBN: 9781465491404

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet

By: Don Tate

Illustrated by:
Don Tate

ISBN: 9781682630624

Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

Marching with Aunt Susan

By: Claire Rudolf Murphy

Illustrated by:
Stacey Schuett

ISBN: 9781561459797

Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird

Away with Words

By: Lori Mortensen

Illustrated by:
Kristy Caldwell

ISBN: 9781682630051

The Amazing Mr. Franklin

The Amazing Mr. Franklin

By: Ruth Ashby

Illustrated by:
Michael G. Montgomery

ISBN: 9781682631027

What Matters

What Matters

By: Alison Hughes

Illustrated by:
Holly Hatam

ISBN: 9781459826410

On My Mountain

On My Mountain

By: François Aubineau

Illustrated by:
Jérôme Peyrat

ISBN: 9781459822320

Fiction, 4-6, Animals

The Justice Project

The Justice Project

By: Michael Betcherman

ISBN: 9781459822504

How to Become an Accidental Genius

How to Become an Accidental Genius

By: Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky

Illustrated by:
Jenn Playford

ISBN: 9781459816763

Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir

Puerto Rico Strong: A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster Relief and Recovery

Puerto Rico Strong

By: Hazel Newlevant

ISBN: 9781941302903

Witchy

Witchy

By: Ariel Slamet Ries

Illustrated by:
Ariel Slamet Ries

ISBN: 9781549304811

Princess Ka’iulani

Princess Ka’iulani

By: Sharon Linnea

ISBN: 9780802850881

Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride

Fast Enough

By: Joel Christian Gill

Illustrated by:
Joel Christian Gill

ISBN: 9781549303142

Aquicorn Cove

Aquicorn Cove

By: Katie O’Neill

Illustrated by:
Katie O’Neill

ISBN: 9781620105290

Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Count Me In

Count Me In

By: Varsha Bajaj

ISBN: 9780525517245

Amal Unbound

Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

ISBN: 9780399544682

The Life and Times of Martin Luther

The Life and Times of Martin Luther

By: Meike Roth-Beck

Illustrated by:
Klaus Ensikat

ISBN: 9780802854957

Fur, Fins, and Feathers

Fur, Fins, and Feathers

By: Cassandre Maxwell

Illustrated by:
Cassandre Maxwell

ISBN: 9780802854322

The War Within These Walls

The War Within These Walls

By: Aline Sax

Illustrated by:
Caryl Strzelecki

ISBN: 9780802854285

Eva’s Story

Eva’s Story

By: Eva Schloss

ISBN: 9780802855312

Lulu the One and Only

Lulu the One and Only

By: Lynnette Mawhinney

Illustrated by:
Jennie Poh

ISBN: 9781433831591

A Girl Called Problem

A Girl Called Problem

By: Katie Quirk

ISBN: 9780802854049

Drawing On Walls: A Story Of Keith Haring

Drawing On Walls

By: Matthew Burgess

Illustrated by:
Josh Cochran

ISBN: 9781592702671

Noodlephant

Noodlephant

By: Jacob Kramer; Illus. by K-Fai Steele

Illustrated by:
K-Fai Steele

ISBN: 9781592702664

My Maddy

My Maddy

By: Gayle Pitman

Illustrated by:
Violet Tobacco

ISBN: 9781433830440

What What What?

What What What?

By: "Arata Tendo "

Illustrated by:
Ryoji Arai

ISBN: 9781592702374

Dumpster Dog

Dumpster Dog

By: Colas Gutman

Illustrated by:
Marc Boutavant

ISBN: 9781592702350

Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)

Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)

By: Henriqueta Cristina

Illustrated by:
Yara Kono

ISBN: 9781592702206

Child of Glass

Child of Glass

By: Beatrice Alemagna

Illustrated by:
Beatrice Alemagna

The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl

The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl

By: Keith Negley

Illustrated by:
Keith Negley

ISBN: 9780062846808

Mary Wears What She Wants

Mary Wears What She Wants

By: Keith Negley

Illustrated by:
Keith Negley

ISBN: 9780062846792

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

By: Seamus Kirst

Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth

ISBN: 9781433832390

Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando

Magic Ramen

By: Andrea Wang

Illustrated by:
Kana Urbanowicz

ISBN: 9781499807035

IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FUJIKAWA DREW THE WAY

IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE

By: Kyo Maclear

Illustrated by:
Julie Morstad

ISBN: 9780062447623

Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

Rice from Heaven

By: Tina Cho

Illustrated by:
Keum Jin Song

ISBN: 9781499806823

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver

By: Gene Barretta

Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison

ISBN: 9780062430151

Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir

Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber

Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust

By: Deborah Blumenthal

Illustrated by:
Masha D'yans

ISBN: 9781499808988

The Compton Cowboys: Young Readers’ Edition

The Compton Cowboys

By: Walter Thompson-Hernandez

ISBN: 9780062956842

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre

Planting Stories

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

Illustrated by:
Paola Escobar

ISBN: 9780062748683

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

A Place to Land

By: Barry Wittenstein

Illustrated by:
Jerry Pinkney

ISBN: 9780823443314

Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)

By: Little Bee Books

Illustrated by:
Victoria Grace Elliott

ISBN: 9781499810165

Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir

Hey, Water!

Hey, Water!

By: Antoinette Portis

Illustrated by:
Antoinette Portis

ISBN: 9780823441556

Ellen DeGeneres (People of Pride Series)

Ellen DeGeneres (People of Pride Series)

By: Little Bee Books

Illustrated by:
Victoria Grace Elliott

ISBN: 9781499810158

Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir

A New Green Day

A New Green Day

By: Antoinette Portis

Illustrated by:
Antoinette Portis

ISBN: 9780823444885

I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference

I Voted

By: Mark Shulman

Illustrated by:
Serge Bloch

ISBN: 9780823445615

Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot

Give Us the Vote!

By: Susan Goldman Rubin

ISBN: 9780823439577

Dreamers

Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

Illustrated by:
Yuyi

ISBN: 9780823440559

Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Making Their Voices Heard

By: Vivian Kirkfield

Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris

ISBN: 9781499809602

The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks

The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks

By: Dr. Sheila Kanani

Illustrated by:
Nan Lawson

ISBN: 9781684640775

The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai

The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai

By: Hiba Noor Khan

Illustrated by:
Rita Petruccioli

ISBN: 9781684640768

Polly and Buster The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster

Polly and Buster The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster

By: Sally Rippin

Illustrated by:
Sally Rippin

ISBN: 9781610679268

The Cherry Pie Princess

The Cherry Pie Princess

By: Vivian French

Illustrated by:
Marta Kissi

ISBN: 9781610677332

Being Jack

Being Jack

By: Susanne Gervay

Illustrated by:
Cathy Wilcox

ISBN: 9781610673792