Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Resources for the top titles recognized as the best feminist books for young readers since 2011
From Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association

- 2,182 Resources including
- 211 Videos
- 147 Book Readings
- 200 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Commended, 2016)
46 Resources16 Awards



Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
44 Resources14 Awards


Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Commended, 2023)
38 Resources12 Awards



I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Commended, 2017)
36 Resources12 Awards


Speak: The Graphic Novel
by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
(Commended, 2019)
32 Resources7 Awards

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly, and S.K. Ali
(Commended, 2020)
31 Resources10 Awards



Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
(Commended, 2014)
28 Resources8 Awards



What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
by Chris Barton and Ekua Holmes
(Commended, 2020)
25 Resources7 Awards



Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
(Commended, 2018)
24 Resources6 Awards





I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
(Commended, 2015)
21 Resources5 Awards

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Commended, 2018)
21 Resources10 Awards


Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources4 Awards

Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today
by Alice Wong
(Commended, 2022)
20 Resources6 Awards




It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad
(Commended, 2021)
18 Resources8 Awards





Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel
(Commended, 2020)
17 Resources5 Awards


Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
by Carole Lindstrom and Bridget George
(Commended, 2024)
17 Resources8 Awards


