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Amal Unbound is a great book that would fit your topic. It’s about a young girl who becomes bound as an indentured servant in Pakistan. It also has information in the back about Malala, although it’s a fictional story.

Robin Jacob
Rondout School Librarian

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Good afternoon all,

I am working on creating a reading list for next year on youth advocates that have pushed for change. In our current writing curriculum we have articles on:

·        Jake Andraka ~ Cancer research

·        Alex Lin ~ Environmental issues

·        Alex Libby ~ Bullying

·        Sophia Cruz ~ Immigration

·        Malala ~ Education

Hence, I am looking for two things:

1.     Non-fiction titles on similar energetic young adults. For example, I think I am going to add The Boy Who Invented TV : The Story of Philo Farnsworth to the list as one that is right at the grade’s reading level. I am rocking the inventors, I really need suggestions on youth that made political and social change.

2.     Fiction titles with a hero that does these things. For example, I am thinking about adding Jackie’s Wild Seattle, Adam Canfield of the Slash, and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora.

The materials need to cover a wide range in reading abilities. I have 6th graders that read at a high school level as well as some that are beginning readers.

Suggested titles/people are appreciated.

Sincerely,

Alan, Librarian serving Brooks Middle School

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education."
- Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education

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