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List of recommendations from a local librarian for social-justice reading group of 4th-8th graders

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1	Seton Girls by Charlene Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 699, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson 4.07 avg rating — 27,606 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 34,235 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 8,608 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 35,558 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 8,052 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	New Kid (New Kid #1) by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 62,706 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 13,630 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition (Super Late Bloomer, #1) by Julia Kaye (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 2,172 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance by Bethany C. Morrow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 868 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 44,272 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Rebel Gift Box Set: 200 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Rebel Girls 4.55 avg rating — 176 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World (Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, #3) by Elena Favilli (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,956 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 744 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Free Lunch by Rex Ogle (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 11,694 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,553 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,157 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 94,883 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	[Don't] Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.01 avg rating — 2,371 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson 4.41 avg rating — 801 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery 4.19 avg rating — 4,043 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell 4.38 avg rating — 7,516 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds 4.46 avg rating — 55,183 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars