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Social Justice books for the children and teens in your life! Pictured here are some of our new favorites-- we have lots of book lists on our website in our updated Gift Guides! Click the image in the link in our bio. ⁠
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Books pictured: ⁠
1. When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke (@maxinebeneba) Publisher: @candlewickpress ⁠
2. Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani King (@shanimking), illustrated by Bobby C. Martin, Jr (@bobbycartist) Publisher: @tilburyhouse⁠
3. Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Veronica Chambers (@vvchambers) Publisher: @versifybooks ⁠
4. Together by Mona Damluji (@mona_damluji), illustrated by Innosanto Nagara (@innosantonagara) ⁠
5. Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults): 17 First-Person Stories for Today edited by Alice Wong (@disability_visibility) Publisher: @delacortepress ⁠
6. Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution by Judith Heumann (@theheumanniperspective), Kristen Joiner (@kristen_joiner) ⁠
7. We Move Together by Kelly Fritsch (@kmfritzy), Anne McGuire (@annemcguire), illustrated by Eduardo Trejos Publisher: @akpressdistro⁠
8. Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder (@tylerfeder) ⁠
9. Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Megan Madison (@meganmadison) and Jessica Ralli (@jessicaearlylit), illustrated by Isabel Roxas (@studioroxas) Publisher: @risebooks ⁠
10. Being You: A First Conversation About Gender by Megan Madison (@meganmadison) and Jessica Ralli (@jessicaearlylit), illustrated by Anne/Andy Passchier (@andyrogyny) Publisher: @risebooks ⁠
11. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell (@tracisorell), illustrated by Frane Lessac (@franelessac) Publisher: @charlesbridgepublishing⁠
12. Nibi's Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco, illustrated by Chief Lady Bird (@chiefladybird) Publisher: @leeandlow ⁠
13. This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer for Next-Gen Changemakers by Jamia Wilson (@jamiaawilson), illustrated by Aurelia Durand (@4ur3lia) Publisher: @franceslincolnpub

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Each year more and more non-Native people are coming into consciousness around the true history of the colonization and attempted genocide of Native people in this land we now call the United States. We respectfully honor this day as a day of mourning and reflection, while also recognizing that Native American art and literature continues to grow and thrive today.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the event which is the basis of the Thanksgiving myth. Today is a good day to spend some time learning about the history of the land where you live (Charis, and much of Georgia, is located on land which was once the home of the Muscogee/Creek people) and reading the work of contemporary Native American/American Indian authors across genres. Pictured here are some of our favorite recent books by Native American authors for people of all ages.
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1. Nibi's Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco, illustrated by Chief Lady Bird (@chiefladybird) Publisher: @leeandlow
2. The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson Publisher: @_secondstory
3. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (@tracisorell), illustrated by Frane Lessac (@franelessac) Publisher: @charlesbridgepublishing
4. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell (@tracisorell), illustrated by Frane Lessac (@franelessac) Publisher: @charlesbridgepublishing
5. Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congressional woman by Sharice Davids (@repdavids) with Nancy K. Mays (@nancykmays), illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley Publisher: @harpercollins
6. Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley (@dawn.a.quigley), illustrated by Tara Audibert (@tara_the_moxyfox)
7. Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene (@nativeapprops), illustrated by Ciara Sana (@artbyciara) Publisher: @tenspeedpress
8. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese (@dreese_nambe) Publisher: @beaconpress

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About Beth Godbee

I'm an educator and former college professor who believes our fully embodied selves matter in the world. We can’t just think our way out of the incredible injustices, dehumanization, violence, and wrongdoing that characterize everyday life. We must feel and act, too. [Pronouns: she/her.] Read more ...