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Haymarket Books for Young Readers

At Haymarket, we seek to publish books for changing the world, for readers of all ages! Here's a reading list of our favorite books for young readers, perfect for facilitating important and honest conversations between kids and their parents or guardians during this time of crisis and uncertainty.

Missing Daddy

Missing Daddy

by Mariame Kaba
Hardback
$18.95 $17.06 10% off
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A father and daughter's love cannot be broken even when prison bars separate them.
See You Soon

See You Soon

by Mariame Kaba
Hardback
$18.99 $17.09 10% off
From New York Times Bestselling Author Mariame Kaba, a poignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl’s worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between ...
Prisons Must Fall

Prisons Must Fall

by Jane Ball and Mariame Kaba
Hardback
$18.95 $17.06 10% off
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From Mariame Kaba, New York Times-bestselling author of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us, and social worker Jane Ball comes a powerful book showing the harm that prisons cause and exploring alternatives,...
An Asian American A to Z

An Asian American A to Z

by Cathy Linh Che and Kyle Lucia Wu
Hardback
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A comprehensive and spirited exploration of Asian American history—its movements, cultures, and key figures—beautifully illustrated and compellingly told for readers of all ages. Co-authors Cathy L...
The Everywhere Atom

The Everywhere Atom

by Christine Shearer
Hardback
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Take a wild ride with the carbon atom through a history of Earth’s climate, from dinosaurs to wooly mammoths to today’s climate crisis. The Everywhere Atom blends science, humor, and cartoon atoms ...
Aim High, Little Giant, Aim High!

Aim High, Little Giant, Aim High!

by Bobbito García
Hardback
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Aim High, Little Giant, Aim High! is a story about Taína, a nine-year-old Afro Boricua basketball player growing up in Brooklyn during a pandemic who learns valuable life lessons from family, frien...
Duckling

Duckling

by Kamila Shamsie
Hardback
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A duck unlike other ducks, a raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, strikes out into the world on her own.
Hansel and Greta

Hansel and Greta

by Jeanette Winterson
Hardback
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It takes a lot more time for anything to grow than it does for anything to be chopped down.
Cinderella Liberator

Cinderella Liberator

by Rebecca Solnit
Hardback
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Rebecca Solnit reimagines a classic fairytale with a fresh, feminist Cinderella and new plot twists that will inspire young readers to change the world.
Waking Beauty

Waking Beauty

by Rebecca Solnit
Hardback
$19.95 $17.96 10% off
A fresh, feminist adaptation of a classic fairy tale from award-winning author Rebecca Solnit.
Blueblood

Blueblood

by Malorie Blackman
Hardback
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If you really love her, you have to trust her.
101 Changemakers

101 Changemakers

Edited by Michele Bollinger and Dao X. Tran
Hardback
$24.95

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101 profiles of social justice leaders that changed the world, made accessible for students in grades 5-9.
A Little Piece of Ground

A Little Piece of Ground

by Elizabeth Laird
Paperback
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An extraordinary book about war and peace through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy.
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)

by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
Hardback
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Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.
Electric Arches

Electric Arches

by Eve L. Ewing
Paperback
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Original meditations on race, gender, identity, and the joy and pain of growing up, from a distinctive new voice.
1919

1919

by Eve L. Ewing
Paperback
$16.00

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Reflections on race, class, violence, segregation, and the hidden histories that shape our divided urban landscapes.
IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq

IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq

by IraqiGirl
Paperback
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In a country torn apart by war, a teenage girl blogs her story of family, friendship, and life under American occupation.
The Speech

The Speech

by Gary Younge
Paperback
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. Sixty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement and remains a beaco...
Flying Kites

Flying Kites

by Project Novel Graphic Stanford
Paperback
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A beautifully illustrated graphic novel about resilience, forgiveness, hope, and what it means to find your own voice behind prison walls
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