Jewish Identity and History - Social Justice Books

Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells.com (an independent, unionized bookstore) and/or Bookshop (indie bookstore platform). A small percentage from book sales through these links goes to Teaching for Change. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

Elementary

By Michelle Markel, Melissa Sweet

By Patricia Polacco

By Nancy Churnin and Bethany Stancliffe (Illustrator)

By Linda Glaser

By Mem Fox

By Tony Johnston

By Kari Krakow and David Gardner (Illustrator)

By Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley

By Tracy Newman and Abigail Halpin (Illustrator)

By Natasha Wing

By Meeg Pincus and Jordi Solano (Illustrator)

By Patricia Polacco

By Sigal Samuel and Vali Mintzi (Illustrator)

By Levine

By Pamela Ehrenberg, Anjan Sarkar

By Jonah Winter, Stacy Innerst (Illustrator)

By Patricia Polacco

Middle School & Young Adult

By Michele Bollinger

The Assignment *

By Liza Wiemer

By Ronald Takaki

By Tilar J. Mazzeo and adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell

By Art Spiegelman

By Milton Meltzer

Rad Women Worldwide*

By Kate Schatz

By Shirley Reva Vernick

By Norman H. Finkelstein

By Margarita Engle

By Russell Freedman

By Kip Wilson

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