Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this list since 2015 -- honoring exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016)
70 Resources15 Awards
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2021)
70 Resources13 Awards
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021)
68 Resources18 Awards
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Biography Selection, 2022)
65 Resources20 Awards
The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020)
60 Resources21 Awards
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019)
52 Resources13 Awards
All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016)
51 Resources8 Awards
Thunder Boy Jr.
by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
(Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017)
50 Resources9 Awards
Watercress
by Andrea Wang and Jason Chin
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022)
47 Resources13 Awards
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020)
46 Resources14 Awards
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by Ibi Zoboi, Jason Reynolds, Renée Watson, and Leah Henderson
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020)
45 Resources4 Awards
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015)
44 Resources14 Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Biography Selection, 2015)
44 Resources14 Awards
Merci Suárez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina
(Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019)
44 Resources12 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Biography Selection, 2021)
44 Resources18 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015)
43 Resources16 Awards
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
(Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022)
43 Resources13 Awards
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
(Biography Selection, 2016)
42 Resources19 Awards
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Reference Selection, 2022)
41 Resources12 Awards
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Women's History Selection, 2018)
40 Resources13 Awards
Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022)
40 Resources8 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Biography Selection, 2017)
39 Resources11 Awards
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022)
39 Resources10 Awards
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul, and Rachelle Baker
(Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022)
39 Resources5 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015)
38 Resources14 Awards
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
(World History & Culture Selection, 2016)
38 Resources8 Awards
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017)
38 Resources15 Awards
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Biography Selection, 2017)
38 Resources12 Awards
A Place to Land
by Barry Wittenstein and Jerry Pinkney
(History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020)
38 Resources9 Awards
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
by Meg Medina and Sonia Sánchez
(Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021)
38 Resources10 Awards