Social Justice Books

Critically reviewed selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.

It’s Holi!

Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author:  Sameer is excited to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, with his family and friends, but when it’s time to throw colored powder and water around, he’s not so excited about getting messy. Does he really want color splashed across his face? What if it […]

Invisible Son

Reviewed by Keesha Ceran Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: It was a grand day receiving the notice that Kim Johnson was releasing her second book, Invisible Son. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it, having fallen in love with her debut book This Is My America. Johnson’s writing is captivating. She […]

Zain’s Super Friday

Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author:  It’s Friday and all Zain wants to do is fight off aliens and save the world with Dad. But Friday afternoons are reserved for Jumu’ah, the special Friday prayer for Muslims around the world. It’s hard for Zain to reel in all of his energy […]

A Roof!

Reviewed by Deborah Menkart Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy tells a heartwarming story of a community coming together to help a family whose roof blew off in a typhoon, a common occurrence where the book is set in the Philippines. The book provides a description of the roles of […]

Pockets of Love

Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author:  Star and Sebi pair up with their father to make empanadas for mami on her birthday, just as their grandmother used to do every year before she passed away. Fortunately, grandma Monona left a recipe, but unfortunately, it doesn’t disclose what her secret ingredient was. […]

Tíos and Primos

Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: We recommend this book because it addresses the common occurrence of young people from the United States not learning Spanish and then having a difficult time speaking with family members in Spanish-speaking countries. However, a shortcoming of this book is that it does not name the country the […]