Rachel C. Katz
Author of Books for Children and Young Adults
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Rise Up!
Powerful Protests
in American History
by Rachel C. Katz (Author), Sophie Bass (Illustrator)From the Boston Tea Party to the Capitol Crawl, inspire young activists and explore 25 moments of protest, resistance and revolution throughout American history in this lyrical nonfiction picture book.
Praise for Rise Up!
One of Literary Hub’s Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2025
“As the country commemorates Lexington and Concord and the American Revolution, author Rachel Katz and illustrator Sophie Bass’s fact-filled and delightfully rendered picture book shows how 25 moments of protest, resistance, and revolution led to victories won by the same kind of grit and risk-taking of the Minutemen 250 years ago—emancipation from slavery, women’s rights, safe foods, environmental protection, and minority voting rights.” –Ray Anthony Shepard
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Photo Credit: Liesl ClarkAbout Rachel
Rachel C. Katz taught middle school humanities for many years and introduced hundreds of students to her passions: writing, literature, American history, and civics. Now, she writes the books she always dreamed of sharing with her students.
Rachel writes nonfiction, from picture books to YA, about the histories left out of textbooks. She is drawn to stories of imperfect people who tried their best to make a complex world better. Rachel also writes fiction: silly stories, graphic novels, and mysteries.
