Alifirenka, Caitlin and Martin Ganda.I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives.Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015.
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends—and better people—through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.

Anderson, Carol.One Person, No Vote: How Not all Voters are Treated Equally.Bloomsbury, 2019.
Carol Anderson chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season.

Jenkins, Tommy.Drawing the Vote: The Illustrated Guide to the Importance of Voting in America. Abrams ComicArts, 2020.
Coinciding with the 2020 US presidential election, Drawing the Vote, an original graphic novel, looks at the history of voting rights in the United States and how it affects the way we vote today. Throughout the book, the author, Tommy Jenkins, identifies events and trends that led to the unprecedented results of the 2016 presidential election that left American political parties more estranged than ever. To balance these complex ideas and statistics, Kati Lacker’s original artistic style makes the book accessible for readers of all ages. At a time when many citizens are experiencing challenges and apathy about voting and skepticism concerning our bitterly divided government, Drawing the Vote seeks to offer some explanation for how we got here and how every American can take action to make their vote count.

Miller, Michael.Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction.Twenty-First Century Books, 2019.
While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "fake news" actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism. Since then, it has come to encompass a broad universe of news stories and marketing strategies ranging from outright lies, propaganda, and conspiracy theories to hoaxes, opinion pieces, and satire―all facilitated and manipulated by social media platforms. This title explores journalistic and fact-checking standards, Constitutional protections, and real-world case studies, helping readers identify the mechanics, perpetrators, motives, and psychology of fake news. A final chapter explores methods for assessing and avoiding the spread of fake news.

Plouffe, David.Ripples of Hope: Your Guide to Electing a New President.Henry Holt, 2020.
Now more than ever, young people around the world are standing up and speaking out. As President Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe saw firsthand that nothing is more powerful than young people believing deeply in something. With an expert's overview of the presidential election process and concrete ways to get involved, Ripples of Hope is a book for this generation--impassioned, creative, and ready to make a difference.

Rusch, Elizabeth.You Call this Democracy? How to Fix Our Government and Return Power to the People.Houghton Mifflin Company, 2020.
All of the challenges facing our democracy today such as problems with the electoral college, gerrymandering, voter suppression, lack of representation, voter disinterest, citizens who cannot vote, lobbying, money lead to two questions: why doesn't every vote really count? And what are we going to do about it?