The Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 committee (formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project), a subgroup of the Feminist Task Force (FTF) of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), selected its top ten books for 2020. Each year, the committee creates an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18, to be used by interested librarians, teachers, parents, and others who work with youth. The following titles were chosen as the 2020 Top Ten:
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou by Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly
A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy, illustrated by Kayla Harren
Forward Me Back to You by Mitali Perkins
Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre
Surviving the City, Vol. 1 by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan
The complete bibliography will be available at https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/.
