Make Your Voice Heard! Books on Voting for Teens

Your voice matters! Learn how to make your voice heard, get inspired by historical changemakers, and more with these great books for teens.

Updated October 28, 2024
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Votes of confidence : a young person's guide to American elections
Fleischer, Jeff
Paper Book
Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Give young adult readers clear explanations about how our election process actually works, why it matters, and how they can become involved. Using real...
Youth to power : your voice and how to use it
Margolin, Jamie
Paper Book
**Winner of the 2020 Nautilus GOLD Award for YA Nonfiction** "Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political...
One person, no vote : how not all voters are treated equally
Anderson, Carol
Paper Book
A timely and essential history of Black voter suppression, adapted from the National Book Award longlisted adult book This young adult adaptation brings to light the shocking truth about how not every voter is treated equally. After the election of Barack Obama, a rollback of...
Painless American government
Strausser, Jeffrey
Paper Book
Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless American Government provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. An essential resource for: Virtual learning Homeschool ...
Steal this country : a handbook for resistance, persistence, and fixing almost anything
Styron, Alexandra
Paper Book
A walk-the-walk, talk-the-talk, hands-on, say-it-loud handbook for activist kids who want to change the world! Inspired by Abbie Hoffman's radical classic, Steal This Book, author Alexandra Styron's stirring call for resistance and citizen activism will be clearly heard by...
A user's guide to democracy : how America works
Capodice, Nick
Paper Book
From Nick Capodice & Hannah McCarthy, the hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio's Civics 101, and New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro, A User's Guide to Democracy is a lively crash course in everything you should know about how the US government works. Do you know what...
Rise up and sing! : power, protest, and activism in music
Warner, Andrea
Paper Book
This inspiring introduction to activism and social justice for young teens shows the important role music plays in changing the world, featuring: Musicians young teens will know and love: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, and more! Iconic...
Rad American history A-Z : movements & moments that demonstrate the power of the people
Schatz, Kate
Paper Book
From theNew York Timesbestselling team behindRad American Women A-Zcomes an illustrated collection of radical and transformative political, social, and cultural movements in American history. "An engaging, fascinating, and necessary book that speaks truth to...
The fight to vote
Waldman, Michael
Paper Book
Praised by the late John Lewis, this is the seminal book about the long and ongoing struggle to win voting rights for all citizens by the president of The Brennan Center, the leading organization on voter rights and election security, now newly revised to describe today's intense fights over...
Cheap speech : how disinformation poisons our politics -- and how to cure it
Hasen, Richard L.
Paper Book
An informed and practical road map for controlling disinformation, embracing free speech, saving American elections, and protecting democracy   "Hasen puts forth a number of solid recommendations on how to combat disinformation."--Richard Stengel, New York...

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