Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults is an adaptation of Robin Wall Kimmerer's acclaimed work, tailored for a younger audience. This edition, adapted by Monique Gray Smith, maintains the original's core themes while presenting them in a more accessible format for teens and young adults.

In this adaptation, Kimmerer and Smith explore the interconnectedness between humans and the natural world through the lens of Indigenous wisdom and scientific knowledge. The book emphasizes principles such as reciprocity, gratitude, and mindfulness, encouraging readers to recognize the gifts that plants and nature offer. Each chapter concludes with a call to action, prompting readers to engage with and appreciate the environment around them.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Colonialism 

• Indigenous Displacement
  
  

• Cultural Loss
  
  

• Environmental Degradation

• Ecological Crisis

In this illustrated work, Kimmerer examines the serviceberry tree as a symbol of abundance and generosity in nature. Drawing from her Potawatomi heritage and scientific background, she contrasts the gift economy—where wealth is shared and relationships are prioritized—with the scarcity-driven capitalist economy. Through personal anecdotes and ecological insights, Kimmerer invites readers to reconsider values such as gratitude, interdependence, and communal well-being.

While not a traditional political treatise, the book critiques capitalist structures and proposes an alternative economic model rooted in reciprocity and community, aligning it with political theory focused on economic systems. So, the book serves as a meditation on how embracing these principles can lead to a more sustainable and harmonious way of living. 

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Colonialism 

• Indigenous Displacement
  
  

• Environmental Degradation & Consumerism
  
  

• Loss & Ecological Crisis

This book explores the evolution of systems of power, discipline, and punishment in society. Foucault traces the shift from public, brutal forms of punishment to modern, more subtle systems of surveillance and control, examining how institutions—like prisons, schools, and the military—shape behavior and enforce societal norms. The book offers a critical lens on how power operates through both visible and invisible mechanisms.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Graphic Descriptions of Torture & Corporal Punishment
  
  

• Prisons, Incarceration, & Systemic Violence
  
  

• Executions

• Physical Abuse

This book serves as a guide and encouragement for activists, organizers, and everyday people seeking to build movements rooted in care, solidarity, and justice. Hayes and Kaba draw on personal experience, political analysis, and practical wisdom to show how radical imagination and mutual aid can counter despair and create meaningful change. It’s both a call to action and a handbook for sustaining hope and community while resisting oppressive systems, and ultimately written with hope & empowerment at its core - meant to inspire resilience and radical care while acknowledging the harsh realities of organizing.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Discussions of State Violence

• Police Brutality
  
  

• Racism & Systemic Oppression
  
  

• Incarceration & Prison Abolition
  
  

• References to Trauma, Grief, and Death