CHICAGO - Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18, a subgroup of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s Feminist Task Force, announced its Top Ten feminist books for young readers.

Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 recommends well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content for young readers. Books may be recommended by anyone through the field recommendation process, but books can only be officially nominated for the list by regular Rise committee members.

The bibliography is intended as a recommended reading list for children and teens. It may also be used by interested librarians, teachers, parents, and others who work with youth. The complete list can be found on the official RISE blog and FTF’s official website. The 2025 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee selected the following titles, listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name, as their Top Ten:

• The Judgment of Yoyo Gold by Isaac Blum
• Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol
• Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
• Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote by Dinah Johnson, illustrated by Jerry Jordan
• The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez
• Find Her by Ginger Reno
• The Race To Be Myself: Young Readers Edition by Caster Semenya
• The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté
• Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
• Diary of a Confused Feminist by Kate Weston

Members of the 2025 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee are: Laura Simeon (co-chair), Kirkus Reviews, Redmond, WA; Vicki Pietrus (co-chair), Niles West High School, Skokie, IL; Suzan Alteri, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Raynelda A. Calderon, Queens Public Library, Corona, NY; Kim Dare, Herndon High School, Herndon, VA; Lindsay J. Hall, Marietta City School District, Marietta, GA; Ari Nussbaum, Hayward Public Library, Hayward, CA; Shaunterria Owens, North Miami Public Library, North Miami, FL; Marta Monforte Perez, Hiba Academy Nantong, Nantong, China; and Sara Beth West, Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, TN.