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Books for Big-Thinking Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Kids, especially when they reach eight and older, can get pretty fascinated and all-consumed by certain topics—or bothered by social ills they see around them or that are affecting them. Here's a list that may have a book on it for a certain someone you know.

by Kiley Turner · Tagged non-fiction, YA, social justice, kids, young adult

Pay It Forward Kids

Small Acts, Big Change

by (author) Nancy Runstedler

Dieppe

Canada's Darkest Day of World War II

by (author) Hugh Brewster

Our Rights

How kids are changing the world

by (author) Janet Wilson

Homophobia Deal With It

Deal with it and turn prejudice into pride

by (author) Steven Solomon
illustrated by Nick Johnson

The Kids Book of World Religions

by (author) Jennifer Glossop
illustrated by John Mantha

Freaking Out

Real-life Stories About Anxiety

by (author) Polly Wells
illustrated by Peter Mitchell

Before the World Was Ready

Stories of Daring Genius in Science

by (author) Claire Eamer
illustrated by Sa Boothroyd

It's a Feudal, Feudal World

A Different Medieval History

by (author) Stephen Shapiro
illustrated by Ross Kinnaird

Case Closed?

Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science

by (author) Susan Hughes
illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier

Easy for You to Say

Q and As for Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disability

by (author) Miriam Kaufman

Technology

A Groundwork Guide

by (author) Wayne Grady
series edited by Jane Springer

True Stories of Rescue and Survival

Canada's Unknown Heroes

by (author) Carolyn Matthews

Courageous Women Rebels

by (author) Joy Crysdale

The Last Train

A Holocaust Story

by (author) Rona Arato

Off to War

Voices of Soldiers' Children

by (author) Deborah Ellis

Who Wants Pizza?

The Kids' Guide to the History, Science & Culture of Food

by (author) Jan Thornhill