Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Social Justice

Social justice “is the equal access to wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.” Something that many countries across the globe continue to struggle with because it something that affects everyone. It’s not just to eliminate racism or sexism, but ageism, the opportunities afforded to the wealthy over the poor, the difficulty in getting assistance when needed. Each and every person should be afforded basic human rights as defined by the United Nations, but realistically that is not the case. Here are twelve books about characters facing their own social justice situations.

1. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
2. American Street by Ibi Zoboi
3. Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
4. Draw the Line by Laurent Linn
5. Dream Things True by Marie Marquardt
6. Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
7. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
8. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
9. No Place by Todd Strasser
10. The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
11. Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
12. Sold by Patricia McCormick

I’m spending the month of April promoting diversity in children and young adult literature as part of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Stop by every day for a new list of titles! Also, check out other bloggers who are participating by heading over at the Blogging From A to Z website!