24 Books to Inspire Your Children to Be Activists

The Hate U Give ($18) is about a 16-year-old named Starr who witnesses her unarmed best friend being fatally shot by police. As his death makes headlines and the whole nation speculates about the shooting and his background, Starr knows she is the only one who can tell the truth about that night — but what she "does — or does not — say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life."