
Booklists for Educators
Explore Our Booklists for Youth:
- 1st Grade
- African American History & Heritage for Kids
- Children Book Club Kits
- Teen Book Club Kits
- Libros en español para niños
- A New Home
- Hispanic Heritage for Kids
- Native American Heritage for Young Children
- Urban Wildlife: Poetry in Your Backyard
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Young Children
- Explore the Universe
- Teen E-books
- Inspirational Teen Poetry & Novels in Verse
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Kids
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Middle Graders
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Teens
- Black Lives Matter for Young Children
- Black Lives Matter - Teen edition
- Black Lives Matter for Kids
- Black Lives Matter for Middle Graders
- Pride for Young Children
- Pride for Kids
- Pride for Middle Graders
- LGBTQ+ Teen Reads
- Famous African Americans for Teens
- African American History & Heritage for Middle Graders
- Women's Equality Day 2020 - Teen Reads
- Hispanic Heritage for Young Children
- Hispanic Heritage for Middle Graders
- Hispanic Heritage for Teens
- Voting for Young Children
- Voting for Kids
- Voting for Middle Graders
- Vote! Teen Reads
- Native American Heritage for Kids
- Native American Heritage for Middle Graders
- Native American Heritage for Teens
- Great Books for Middle Graders 2020
- Great Books 2020 for Teens
- Great Books for Young Children 2020
- Great Books for Kids 2020
- Civil Rights Resources for Kids
- Civil Rights Resources for Teens
- Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominees 2019-20
Voting for Middle Graders
Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
by Evette Dionne
This eye-opening book tells the important story of African American women as a force in the suffrage movement.
View on CountyCatDanny Constantino's First (and maybe last?) Date
by Paul Acampora
Whether going to a school dance with a celebrity or watching his mom's mayoral campaign, Danny has a lot to learn about life in the spotlight.
View on CountyCatGive Us the Vote!: Over 200 Years of Fighting for the Ballot
by Susan Goldman Rubin
Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to today's voter suppression controversies.
View on CountyCatThe Kids’ Complete Guide to Elections
by Emma Carlson Berne
From campaigns and political parties to voting, kids can find out all about our elections.
View on CountyCatAct
by Kayla Miller
Olive, acting against an unfair school policy, prepares to do whatever it takes to be heard, even if that means running against her closest friends in the student council election!
View on CountyCatIda B. Wells
by Diane Bailey
Explore the life and accomplishments of activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horrors of lynching, long before the Civil Rights Movement.
View on CountyCatVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
This illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals is inspired by the civil rights advocate.
View on CountyCatFor Which We Stand
by Jeff Foster; illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
Learn about the Constitution, the Electoral College, and how branches of government work together.
View on CountyCatUnderstanding Your Role in Elections
by Jessica Gunderson
When election season starts, the race is on! But what do campaigns, candidates, polls, and the Electoral College have to do with voting for our nation's leaders?
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