#Social Justice

2 books tagged with social justice, sorted by rating.

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

5/5

young-adult fiction

A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

4/5

history

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

5/5

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend Khalil by a police officer. Caught between her poor neighborhood and the elite prep school she attends, Starr must find her voice and stand up for justice in the face of enormous pressure.

young-adult fiction

A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

4/5

Howard Zinn's radical retelling of American history from the perspective of the people who are typically left out — Indigenous Americans, enslaved Africans, women, laborers, and immigrants. A provocative counter-narrative that challenges the traditional textbook version of the American story.

history