Books exploring activism and social issues for teens

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Moxie

Jennifer Mathieu

When an unlikely teenager stands up to sexism in her high school she unwittingly starts a feminist revolution that shakes her whole town. It’s time to fight like a girl…

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A Scatter of Light

Malinda Lo

A Scatter of Light is a companion novel to the National Book Awards winner, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of family, inspiration, art…

$22.99

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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.

$19.99

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The Gaps

Leanne Hall

A tribute to friendship in all its guises, The Gaps is a moving examination of vulnerability and strength, safety and danger, and the particular uncertainty of being a young woman…

$19.99

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Parachutes

Kelly Yang

Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from award-winning author Kelly Yang about two girls navigating wealth, power, friendship and trauma.

$35.99

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Piglettes

Clementine Beauvais

A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age roadtrip story - winner of France’s biggest prize for teen and YA fiction.

$19.99

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When Michael Met Mina

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Michael has always believed that everything in life is black and white. But that was before he met Mina.

$18.99

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Stone Girl

Eleni Hale

A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA. 

$19.99

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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable novel is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough - then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.

$19.99

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Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi,Yusef Salaam

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated…

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Meet Me at the Intersection

Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus…

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Take Three Girls

Cath Crowley,Simmone Howell,Fiona Wood

Rumour is the new truth: feminism, identity and belonging are explored in a spectacular collaboration between three award-winning YA authors.

$19.99

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Amelia Westlake

Erin Gough

From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything.   

$21.99

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Fight Like A Girl

Clementine Ford

An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.        

$22.99

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The Nowhere Girls

Amy Reed

Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives…

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Because of You

Pip Harry

Meet Tiny and Nola. Two very different girls with two very different stories who are just trying to find a place to belong. A powerful and compelling novel about friendship…

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Laurinda

Alice Pung

Alice Pung tells an involving, original story that captures the drama and pain of school life today, as well as revealing much about the choices of young women.     

$24.99

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Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women

Kate Schatz,Miriam Klein Stahl

From the New York Times -bestselling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z comes a bold and brave collection of stories and art about inspiring and accomplished…

$37.99

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Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

Magic can burn, turn tides, light the darkness and bring back the dead. But magic is gone. And only one girl can bring it back.

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On the Come Up

Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got…

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Green Valentine

Lili Wilkinson

Astrid Katy Smythe is beautiful, smart and popular. She’s a straight - A student and a committed environmental activist. She’s basically perfect. Hiro is the opposite of perfect. He’s slouchy…

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