The 2022 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee selected the following titles, listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name, as our Top Ten.










Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
El cuarto turquesa/The Turquoise Room by Monica Brown, Adriana M. Garcia, and Cinthya Miranda-McIntosh
Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne
Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove by Jesmeen Kaur Deo
Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement by Toufah Jallow with Kim Pittaway
Yes! No! A First Conversation About Consent by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas
The Billboard by Natalie Y. Moore
A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 is a project of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.

Members of the 2023 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee are:
Jean-Louise Zancanella, (co-chair), College of Western Idaho, ID;
Allison Staley, (co-chair), Lake Oswego Public Library, OR;
Sara Saxton, Wasilla Public Library, AK;
Vicki Pietrus, Niles West High School, IL;
Cynthia Medrano, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA;
Laura Simeon, Kirkus Reviews;
Ari Nussbaum, Hayward Public Library, CA ;
Emma Carbone, Brooklyn Public Library, NY ;
Suzan Alteri, California State University Fresno, CA;
Isolda Page, Lisle Library District, IL; and
Elena Pereira, The Park School, MA
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