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Ages 8-11: Favorite World Changer

No Adults Allowed! The characters in these books, real and imagined, all work to change the world for the better. Kids can pick up to 5 of their Favorite World Changers from the list below.

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Characters from Ellen Outside the Lines, by A.J. Sass

Characters from The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children’s Books, by Adam Perry

Characters from Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, by Alda P. Dobbs

Characters from No More Plastic, written and illustrated by Alma Fullerton

Characters from Project Go Green (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #4), by Alyssa Milano and Debbie Rigaud; illus. Eric S. Keyes

Characters from The Accidental Apprentice, by Amanda Foody

Characters from The Wild World Handbook: Creatures: How Adventurers, Artists, Scientists—and You—Can Protect Earth’s Animals, by Andrea Debbink; illus. Asia Orlando

Characters from One Bee Too Many, by Andrés Pi Andreu; illus. Kim Amate

Characters from Singled Out, by Andrew Maraniss

Characters from Stella Díaz Dreams Big, by Angela Dominguez

Characters from Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas, by Anita Silvey

Characters from The Firebird Song, by Arnée Flores

Characters from Amari and the Night Brothers, by B.B. Alston

Characters from Nye, Sand and Stones, by Bree Galbraith; illus. Marion Arbona

Characters from Your Life Matters, by Chris Singleton; illus. Taylor Barron

Characters from The Undercover Book List, by Colleen Nelson

Characters from The People’s Painter, by Cynthia Levinson; illus. Evan Turk

Characters from Art of Protest, by De Nichols; illus. Molly Mendoza, Diana Dagadita, Olivia Twist, Raul Oprea, and Diego Becas

Characters from Pigskins to Paintbrushes, written and illustrated by Don Tate

Characters from Simon B. Rhymin’, by Dwayne Reede

Characters from Pinkie Promises, by Elizabeth Warren; illus. Charlene Chua

Characters from How to Become an Accidental Activist, by Frieda Wishinsky and Elizabeth MacLeod; illus. Jenn Playford

Characters from Animal Rescue Friends, by Gina Loveless and Meika Hashimoto; illus. Genevieve Kote

Characters from Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua; illus. Duncan Tonatiuh

Characters from Linked, by Gordon Korman

Characters from The Leaf Detective, by Heather Lang; illus. Jana Christy

Characters from Malcolm Mouse, Explorer, by Janet Graber; illus. C. B. Royal

Characters from Lemonade Code by Jarod Pratt; illus. Jey Odin

Characters from Stuntboy In the Meantime, by Jason Reynolds

Characters from Paradise on Fire, by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Characters from The Sprite and the Gardener, by Joe Whitt; illus. Rii Abrego

Characters from A Wilder Magic, by Juliana Brandt

Characters from Latinitas, by Juliet Menendez

Characters from The Tea Dragon Tapestry, written and illustrated by K. O’Neill

Characters from Willodeen, by Katherine Applegate

Characters from This Is Our Rainbow, by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby

Characters from Last Gamer Standing, by Katie Zhao

Characters from Living the Confidence Code: Real Girls. Real Stories. Real Confidence., by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

Characters from She Persisted: Ruby Bridges, by Kekla Magoon; illus. Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint

Characters from Room to Dream, by Kelly Yang

Characters from Black Boy Joy, by Kwame Mbalia

Characters from Without Separation, by Larry Dane Brimner; illus. Maya Gonzalez

Characters from Curious World of Dandy-Lion by Lorraine Hawley; illus. Jocie Salveson

Characters from Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists, by M.J. Fievre; illus. Kim Balacuit

Characters from Beetles for Breakfast, by Madeleine Finlay; illus. Jisu Choi

Characters from One Small Hop, by Madelyn Rosenberg

Characters from The Islanders, by Mary Alice Monroe

Characters from Women in Physics, by Mary Wissinger; illus. Danielle Pioli

Characters from The Hero Handbook, by Matt Langdon

Characters from Maud and Addie, by Maureen Buchanan Jones

Characters from She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor, by Meg Medina; illus. Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint

Characters from One Life: Young Readers Edition, by Megan Rapinoe

Characters from Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches, by Michel Guyon

Characters from Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers, by Michelle Obama

Characters from RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women, by Nadine Epstein; illus. Bee Johnson

Characters from Blancaflor, The Hero With Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America, by Nadja Spiegelman; illus. Sergio Garcia Sanchez

Characters from A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah, by Nancy Churnin

Characters from Beyoncé (The First Names Series), by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl; illus. Tammy Taylor

Characters from Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, by Nikki Grimes

Characters from Blackblood, by Phu Vuong; illus. Isa Enriquez

Characters from Pax Samson Vol. 1: The Cookout, by Rashad Doucet and Jason Reeves; illus. Rashad Doucet

Characters from Boy from Buchenwald, by Robbie Waisman with Susan McClelland

Characters from Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers by Robin Stevenson; illus. Allison Steinfeld

Characters from Floppy Lop-Ears and the Spectrum by Rochelle Caruso Flynn, MD; illus. Joshua Allen

Characters from Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, by Samira Ahmed

Characters from Amazon River, by Sangma Francis; illus. Rômolo D’Hipólito

Characters from Obie is Man Enough, by Schuyler Bailar

Characters from Lumberjanes Vol. 19 SC, by Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh; illus. Kat Leyh

Characters from Out of My Heart, by Sharon M. Draper

Characters from The Secret Explorers and the Rainforest Rangers, by S.J. King

Characters from Pencilvania, by Stephanie Watson; illus. Sofia Moore

Characters from Star Beasts, by Stephanie Young; illus. Allyson Lassiter and Lisa Hadley

Characters from Spy School At Sea, by Stuart Gibbs

Characters from Murder on the Baltimore Express, by Suzanne Jurmain

Characters from The Outdoor Scientist, by Temple Grandin

Characters from Eugene the Architect, written and illustrated by Thibaut Rassat

Characters from Borders, by Thomas King; illus. Natasha Donovan

Characters from We Can, by Tyler Gordon

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