Best History, Current Affairs and Religion books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
History, Current Affairs and Religion
Total books found: 30
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White Lies
by Ann Bausum
8/12/2025, 368 pages.
This powerful and unflinching examination of racism in America by award-winning historian Ann Bausum deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War for teen readers, perfect for...
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Fight AIDS!
by Michael G. Long
6/3/2025, 288 pages.
Acclaimed author Michael G. Long tells the story of the devastating AIDS crisis and the trailblazing activists who fought for dignity, compassion, and treatment.
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The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)
by Karen Valby
1/14/2025, 288 pages.
A full accounting of five incredibly talented Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, founding members among them, that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and ...
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Represent
by Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau
9/10/2024, 256 pages.
Read about the electrifying and continuing fight for voting rights—and discover your place in it—in this dramatic exploration of American democracy, from renowned ...
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The Salt Thief
by Neal Bascomb
9/3/2024, 272 pages.
The dramatic story of Gandhi and India's long march to freedom by award-winning author Neal Bascomb.
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Shift Happens
by J. Albert Mann
6/4/2024, 416 pages.
You need to work to live. That's the truth for most people, and plenty of people in power have been abusing that truth for centuries.
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Rising from the Ashes
by Paula Yoo
5/7/2024, 368 pages.
Award-winning author Paula Yoo delivers a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles's 1992 uprising and its impact on its Korean and Black American communities.
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American Wings
by Sherri L. Smith
1/16/2024, 384 pages.
From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.
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More Than a Dream
by Yohuru Williams
8/29/2023, 272 pages.
A gripping middle-grade history that offers a fresh look at the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom by spotlighting the protest's radical roots and the ...
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