40 Books about Peace and Social Justice

Compiled by Megan Schliesman
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in December, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

Paths to Peace: Ideas and Actions for Change -- Picture Books

Gregory, Valiska. When Stories Fell Like Shooting Stars. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Simon & Schuster, 1996. Ages 6 - 10

Muth, Jon J.. Stone Soup. Scholastic Press, 2003. Ages 5 - 8

Thomas, Shelley Moore. Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace. Photographed by Eric Futran. Albert Whitman, 1998. Ages 3 - 7

Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side. Putnam, 2001. Ages 5 - 8

Paths to Peace: Ideas and Actions for Change -- Fiction

Bruchac, Joseph. The Heart of a Chief. Dial, 1998. Ages 10 - 13

Carmi, Daniella. Samir and Yonatan. Translated by Yael Lotan. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000. Age 12 and older

Coman, Carolyn. Many Stones. Front Street, 2000. Ages 14 - 18

Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. Ages 9 - 13

Paths to Peace: Ideas and Action for Change -- Non-Fiction

Carter, Jimmy. Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation. Revised edition: Dutton, 1995. Age 11 and older

Dolphin, Laurie. Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salaam: Oasis of Peace. Photographed by Ben Dolphin. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 7 - 10

Hamanaka, Sheila, compiler. On the Wings of Peace: Writers and Illustrators Speak Out for Peace, in Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Clarion, 1995. Age 8 and older

King, Casey and Linda Barrett Osborne . Oh, Freedom! Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen. Knopf, 1997. Ages 8 - 14

Krull, Kathleen. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. Harcourt, 2003. Ages 5 - 9

Kuklin, Susan. Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists. Putnam, 1996. Age 12 and older

Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story.. Albert Whitman, 2003. 120 pages.

Lewis, Barbara A.. The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose -- and Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action. Free Spirit, 1998. Age 8 and older

Opdyke, Irene Gut and Jennifer Armstrong . In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. Random House, 1999. Age 12 and older

Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Picture Books

Hoestlandt, Jo. Star of Fear, Star of Hope. Translated by Mark Polizzotti. Illustrated by Johanna Kang. U.S. edition: Waler, 1995. Ages 7 - 10

Myers, Walter Dean. Patrol. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Ages 11 and older

Santiago, Chiori. Home to Medicine Mountain. Illustrated by Judith Lowry. Children's Book Press, 1998. Ages 6 - 9

Skarmeta, Antonio. The Composition. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. U.S. edition: A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. Ages 9 - 16

Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Fiction

Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten Fire. Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Age 14 and older

Branford, Henrietta. Fire, Bed & Bone. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 10 - 12

Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand. Candlewick Press, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Age 12 and older

Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 13 and older

Naidoo, Beverley. Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2003. Age 12 and older

Taylor, Mildred D. . The Well: David's Story. Dial, 1995. Ages 9 - 14

Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Non-Fiction

Crowe, Chris. Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case. Phyllis Fogelman Books / Penguin, 2003. 12 and older

Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997. Age 12 and older

Leapman, Michael. Witnesses to War: Eight True-Life Stories of Nazi Persecution. Viking, 1998. Age 11 and older

Levine, Ellen. A Fence Away from Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II. Putnam, 1995. Age 12 and older

Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. U.S. edition: Pantheon, 2003. Age 15 and older

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Books about Peace and Social Justice Compiled by Megan Schliesman © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in December, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. Paths to Peace: Ideas and Actions for Change -- Picture Books Gregory, Valiska. When Stories Fell Like Shooting Stars. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Simon & Schuster, 1996. Ages 6 - 10 Muth, Jon J.. Stone Soup. Scholastic Press, 2003. Ages 5 - 8 Thomas, Shelley Moore. Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace. Photographed by Eric Futran. Albert Whitman, 1998. Ages 3 - 7 Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side. Putnam, 2001. Ages 5 - 8 Paths to Peace: Ideas and Actions for Change -- Fiction Bruchac, Joseph. The Heart of a Chief. Dial, 1998. Ages 10 - 13 Carmi, Daniella. Samir and Yonatan. Translated by Yael Lotan. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000. Age 12 and older Coman, Carolyn. Many Stones. Front Street, 2000. Ages 14 - 18 Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. Ages 9 - 13 Paths to Peace: Ideas and Action for Change -- Non-Fiction Carter, Jimmy. Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation. Revised edition: Dutton, 1995. Age 11 and older Dolphin, Laurie. Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salaam: Oasis of Peace. Photographed by Ben Dolphin. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 7 - 10 Hamanaka, Sheila, compiler. On the Wings of Peace: Writers and Illustrators Speak Out for Peace, in Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Clarion, 1995. Age 8 and older King, Casey and Linda Barrett Osborne . Oh, Freedom! Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen. Knopf, 1997. Ages 8 - 14 Krull, Kathleen. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. Harcourt, 2003. Ages 5 - 9 Kuklin, Susan. Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists. Putnam, 1996. Age 12 and older Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story.. Albert Whitman, 2003. 120 pages. Lewis, Barbara A.. The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose -- and Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action. Free Spirit, 1998. Age 8 and older Opdyke, Irene Gut and Jennifer Armstrong . In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. Random House, 1999. Age 12 and older Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Picture Books Hoestlandt, Jo. Star of Fear, Star of Hope. Translated by Mark Polizzotti. Illustrated by Johanna Kang. U.S. edition: Waler, 1995. Ages 7 - 10 Myers, Walter Dean. Patrol. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Ages 11 and older Santiago, Chiori. Home to Medicine Mountain. Illustrated by Judith Lowry. Children's Book Press, 1998. Ages 6 - 9 Skarmeta, Antonio. The Composition. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. U.S. edition: A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. Ages 9 - 16 Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Fiction Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten Fire. Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Age 14 and older Branford, Henrietta. Fire, Bed & Bone. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 10 - 12 Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand. Candlewick Press, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Age 12 and older Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 13 and older Naidoo, Beverley. Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2003. Age 12 and older Taylor, Mildred D. . The Well: David's Story. Dial, 1995. Ages 9 - 14 Roads of Heartbreak: The Costs of Conflict and Injustice -- Non-Fiction Crowe, Chris. Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case. Phyllis Fogelman Books / Penguin, 2003. 12 and older Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997. Age 12 and older Leapman, Michael. Witnesses to War: Eight True-Life Stories of Nazi Persecution. Viking, 1998. Age 11 and older Levine, Ellen. A Fence Away from Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II. Putnam, 1995. Age 12 and older Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. U.S. edition: Pantheon, 2003. Age 15 and older This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.