Self-Esteem: Social Justice Book List #1

This first book list for Social Justice focuses on Self-Esteem and how we feel about ourselves.

PICTURE BOOKS

Earth to Audrey
Written by Susan Hughes
Illustrated by Stéphane Poulin
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5+
2005

Miss Meow Pageant
Written by Ricardo Keene Douglas
Illustrated by Marie LaFrance
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
1998

Oddrey
Written and illustrated by Dave Whamond
Owlkids
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2012

The Paper Bag Princess
Written by Robert Munsch
Illustrated by Michael Martchenko
Annick Press
28 pp.
Ages 4+
1981

Small Saul
Written and illustrated by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
2011

Spork
Written by Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 2-6
2010

Willow’s Whispers
Written by Lana Button
Illustrated by Tanya Howells
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2010

FICTION

The Boy from Left Field
Written by Tom Henighan
Dundurn
209 pp.
Ages 9-14
2012 

Good-bye Marianne: 

A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany 
Written by Irene N. Watts
Tundra
105 pp.
Ages 9-12
1998
 

Just Deserts
Written by Eric Walters with Ray Zahab
Penguin
280 pp.
Ages 12-15
2011

Middle of Nowhere
Written by Caroline Adderson
Groundwood Books
214 pp.
Ages 8-12
2012

My Book of Life by Angel
Written by Martine Leavitt
Groundwood Books
978-1-55498-117-5
246 pp.
Ages 14+
2012

No Ordinary Day
Written by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
160 pp.
Ages 9-12
2011

The Royal Woods
Written by Matt Duggan
Key Porter
218 pp.
Ages 8-12
2007

Wanting Mor
Written by Rukhasana Khan
Groundwood Books
192 pp.
Ages 10-14
2009

NON-FICTION

Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War
Written by Marsha Skrypuch
Pajama Press
99 pp.
Ages 10-15
2011

The Remarkable Maria
Written by Patti McIntosh
Illustrated by Tara Langois
Maggie and Pierrot
40 pp.
Ages 8-12
2005

Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultra Marathon Journey
Written by Steve Pitt with Ray Sahab
Puffin
119 pp.
Ages 11-14
2011

Terry Fox: A Story of Hope
Written by Maxine Trottier
Scholastic Canada
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
2005

Terry Fox: His Story 
Written by Leslie Scrivener
McClelland and Stewart
234 pp.
Ages 12+
2000