{"id":5534,"date":"2020-02-24T14:37:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5534"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:40:29","slug":"ya-books-about-advocacy-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/ya-books-about-advocacy-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"YA Books About Advocacy & Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"

YA Books About Advocacy & Activism<\/h1>\n

by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian
\nupdated 2\/20\/2020<\/p>\n

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Yes No Maybe So<\/em> by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed<\/h2>\n

New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed have crafted a resonant, funny, and memorable story about the power of love and resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

YES
\nJamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate\u2014as long as he\u2019s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let\u2019s face it, speaking\u00a0at all<\/em>\u00a0to almost anyone), Jamie\u2019s a choke artist. There\u2019s no way he\u2019d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes\u2026until he meets Maya.<\/p>\n

NO
\nMaya Rehman\u2019s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is\u00a0political canvassing<\/em>\u2014with some awkward dude she hardly knows\u2014is beyond her.<\/p>\n

MAYBE SO
\nGoing door to door isn\u2019t exactly glamorous, but maybe\u00a0<\/em>it\u2019s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer\u2014and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural romance of the century is another thing entirely.<\/p>\n

Publication Date:\u00a0 February 2020<\/p>\n

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Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth<\/em> by Angie Thomas<\/h2>\n

Write fearlessly. Write what is true and real to you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this guided journal, #1\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling author Angie Thomas shares advice and best practices for developing a true-to-you writing project.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Includes step-by-step craft tips, writing prompts, and exercises for:<\/p>\n

Discovering story ideas
\nCreating memorable characters
\nRealizing your setting
\nShaping your story
\nWriting your \u201czero draft\u201d
\nAnd more!
\nWith 24 illustrated inspirational quotes from Angie\u2019s acclaimed novels\u00a0The Hate U Give<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0On the Come Up,<\/em>\u00a0and plenty of blank pages for your own words,\u00a0Find Your Voice<\/em>\u00a0will ignite your creativity and help you bring your own unique stories to life.<\/p>\n

Publication Date: March 2020<\/p>\n

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Running<\/em> by Natalia Sylvester<\/h2>\n

When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz\u2019s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero\u2014while the whole country is watching.<\/b><\/p>\n

In this thoughtful, authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written novel about privacy, waking up, and speaking up, Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president. Throughout his successful political career he has always had his daughter\u2019s vote, but a presidential campaign brings a whole new level of scrutiny to sheltered fifteen-year-old Mariana and the rest of her Cuban American family, from a 60 Minutes\u2013style tour of their house to tabloids doctoring photos and inventing scandals. As tensions rise within the Ruiz family, Mari begins to learn about the details of her father\u2019s political positions, and she realizes that her father is not the man she thought he was.<\/p>\n

But how do you find your voice when everyone\u2019s watching? When it means disagreeing with your father\u2014publicly? What do you do when your dad stops being your hero? Will Mari get a chance to confront her father? If she does, will she have the courage to seize it?<\/p>\n

Publication Date: May 2020<\/p>\n

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The Voting Booth<\/em> by Brandy Colbert<\/h2>\n

From Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes an all-in-one-day love story perfect for fans of\u00a0The Sun is Also A Star<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She’s always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election?<\/p>\n

Duke Crenshaw is do done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band’s first paying gig tonight.<\/p>\n

Only problem? Duke can’t vote.<\/p>\n

When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn’t spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right. And that’s how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva’s missing cat), it’s clear that there’s more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy.<\/p>\n

Romantic and triumphant,\u00a0The Voting Booth<\/i>\u00a0is proof that you can’t sit around waiting for the world to change?but some things are just meant to be.<\/p>\n

Publication Date:\u00a0 July 2020<\/p>\n

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You Call This Democracy? How To Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People<\/em> by Elizabeth Rusch<\/b><\/h2>\n

America is the greatest democracy in the world . . . isn’t it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them.<\/b><\/p>\n

The political landscape has never been so tumultuous: issues with the electoral college, gerrymandering, voter suppression, and a lack of representation in the polls and in our leadership have led to Americans of all ages asking,\u00a0How did we get here?<\/i><\/p>\n

The power to change lies with the citizens of this great country\u2014especially teens! Rather than pointing fingers at people and political parties,\u00a0You Call This Democracy?<\/i>\u00a0looks at flaws in the system\u2014and offers a real way out of the mess we are in. Each chapter breaks down a different problem plaguing American democracy, exploring how it\u2019s undemocratic, offering possible solutions (with examples of real-life teens who have already started working toward them), and suggesting ways to effect change\u2014starting NOW!<\/p>\n

Publication Date: March 2020<\/p>\n

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Enough is Enough: How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety<\/em> by Michelle Roehm McCann<\/b><\/h2>\n

From award-winning author Michelle Roehm McCann comes a young activist\u2019s handbook to joining the fight against gun violence\u2014both in your community and on a national level\u2014to make schools safer for everyone.<\/b><\/p>\n

Young people are suffering the most from the epidemic of gun violence\u2014as early as kindergarten students are crouching behind locked doors during active shooter drills. Teens are galvanizing to speak up and fight for their right to be safe. They don\u2019t just want to get involved, they want to change the world.\u00a0Enough Is Enough<\/i>\u00a0is a call to action for teens ready to lend their voices to the gun violence prevention movement. This handbook deftly explains America\u2019s gun violence issues\u2014myths and facts, causes and perpetrators, solutions and change-makers\u2014and provides a road map for effective activism.<\/p>\n

Told in three parts,\u00a0Enough Is Enough\u00a0<\/i>also explores how America got to this point and the obstacles we must overcome, including historical information about the Second Amendment, the history of guns in America, and an overview of the NRA. Informative chapters include interviews with teens who have survived gun violence and student activists who are launching their own movements across the country. Additionally, the book includes a Q&A with gun owners who support increased gun safety laws.<\/p>\n

Publication Date: October 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YA Books About Advocacy & Activism by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian updated 2\/20\/2020   Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed New York Times\u00a0bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed have crafted a resonant, funny, and memorable story about the power of love and resistance. 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