Social Activists
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Jason Reynolds: Groundbreaking Storyteller
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Jason Reynolds's interest in hip-hop and poetry turned into a successful writing career. The New York Times best-selling author has received a Newbery Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and many… Read More →
Kendrick Lamar: Platinum Rap Artist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Kendrick Lamar is American hip-hop royalty, with twenty-three tracks and three albums that have sold more than a million copies and gone platinum. As a respected MC, Lamar speaks to socially… Read More →
LeBron James, 2nd Edition
From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has wowed basketball fans throughout his career. Dig deeper into James's impressive play, discover how he stays on top, and learn more about his life… Read More →
LeBron James: NBA Superstar and Activist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been a basketball superstar since high school. Learn about his journey to become an all-time NBA great and his life of activism off the court. Read More →
Lerner Sports Classroom Library
Lerner™ Sports books bring excitement from the field into readers’ hands. Drive engaged independent reading with high-interest sports titles. From player biographies to greatest-of-all-time… Read More →
Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she spent hours exploring meadows and woods, dreaming of seeing the ocean. As… Read More →
Live Oak Media eReadalong Collection — Live Oak Media eReadalong Set
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
eReadalongs are eBooks integrated with the fully-produced, high-quality audio productions that distinguish Live Oak Media in the field of children's recordings. Read by the most prominent… Read More →
Lupita Nyong'o: Actor, Filmmaker, Activist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Lupita Nyong'o became an internationally known actor after appearing in 12 Years a Slave, winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie and becoming the first Kenyan Read More →
Malala Yousafzai: Heroic Education Activist
From the Series Boss Lady Bios (Alternator Books ®)
Malala Yousafzai's activism has placed her in grave danger from the Taliban, but she remains determined to defend girls' right to an education around the world. Follow Yousafzai from young… Read More →
Malala Yousafzai: Shot by the Taliban, Still Fighting for Equal Education
From the Series Gateway Biographies
On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai was on her way home from school in Swat Valley, Pakistan, when she was shot in the head by members of the Taliban. Though she was only fifteen years old,… Read More →
Manjhi Moves a Mountain
Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, Read More →
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2nd Edition
From the Series On My Own Holidays
On January 20, 1986, church bells rang in New York City, world leaders gathered in Atlanta, and thousands paraded in Chicago. It was the first annual celebration of a new national holiday.… Read More →
Martin Luther King Jr.: Walking in the Light
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential and inspiring leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His life, work, and death are brought to life for readers like never before. Read More →
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Life of Resourcefulness
From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies
How did Mary McLeod Bethune solve problems? How did she make life better for other people? What did Mary do to help African Americans gain equal rights? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →
Mother Teresa: A Life of Caring
From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies
What did Mother Teresa want to be when she was 12 years old? How did Mother Teresa help the poor? Why did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize? Find out in this introduction to the life of Read More →
Nat Love
From the Series History Maker Biographies
True or False: After Nat Love became a cowboy, he never gave up riding the trails. False! After many years as a cowboy, Nat saw that railroads were connecting towns across the country. He… Read More →
Nelson Mandela: A Life of Persistence
From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies
Why was Nelson Mandela jailed for twenty-seven years? How did Nelson Mandela helped to bring peace to South Africa? How did Nelson Mandela become the first black president of South Africa?… Read More →
Nelson Mandela: World Leader for Human Rights
From the Series Gateway Biographies
On December 5, 2013, former South African President Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95. People around the world mourned the death of this human rights activist. Thousands of South… Read More →
Never Again: The Parkland Shooting and the Teen Activists Leading a Movement
From the Series Gateway Biographies
This biography of a movement and the teen activists behind it delves into the quest for gun safety legislation in light of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in… Read More →
Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change
Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair. Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm was smart and ambitious. She poured her energy into… Read More →
Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Read More →
Peace and Me: Inspired by the Lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
What does peace mean to you? This beautifully-illustrated collection of inspirational ideas about peace is based on the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of the 20th and 21st centuries,… Read More →
President of the Underground Railroad: A Story about Levi Coffin
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Growing up in a Quaker family in the South in 1830, Levi Coffin did not support slavery, but he was exposed to its atrocities. Convinced that every person deserved to be free, Levi began… Read More →
Prudence Crandall: Teacher for Equal Rights
From the Series On My Own Biography
When Prudence Crandall opened a school for young girls in 1831, she didn't expect trouble. But that is just what she got when she allowed African American girls to attend. A Quaker and… Read More →