Search by: Biography / Memoir
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories
By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
Daniel Minter
Daniel Minter
ISBN: 9780316182362
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
By: Quartez Harris
Illustrated by:
Gordon C. James
Gordon C. James
ISBN: 9780316483933
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
James Ransome
James Ransome
ISBN: 9781984813664
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Aretha Franklin
By: Kristen Rajczak Nelson
ISBN: 9781534552371
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems
By: Caroline Brewer
Illustrated by:
Caroline Brewer
Caroline Brewer
ISBN: 9781804661444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
Stories of the Spirit of Justice
By: Jemar Tisby
ISBN: 9780310145592
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers, & Everyday Heroes
By: Briana Fitzsimons, Leon Diop
Illustrated by:
Jessica Louis
Jessica Louis
ISBN: 9781915071231
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
I Am the River
By: Gauch, Patricia Lee
Illustrated by:
Kristle Marshall
Kristle Marshall
ISBN: 9781646145805
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Those Who Saw the Sun
By: Avery, Jaha Nailah
ISBN: 9781646144624
Nonfiction, Teen, Anthology / Collection, History
Black Girls Unbossed
By: Khristi Lauren Adams
ISBN: 9781506479231
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
I Am, I Can, I Will
By: Dr. Cynthia Jacobs Carter and Ruth Chamblee
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781523514571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Emotional Learning
Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison dreams of space
By: Charles R Smith Jr
Illustrated by:
Evening Monteiro
Evening Monteiro
ISBN: 9781338815290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, History
I Can Be Brave Like Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Familius
Illustrated by:
Susanna Covelli
Susanna Covelli
ISBN: 9781641707473
Nonfiction, 4-6, Novelty / Pop-up, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Traiblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon
By: Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Charles
Chelsea Charles
ISBN: 9781459833975
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Swans
By: Laurel van der Linde
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9781503764095
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
It’s Her Story Josephine Baker: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Gamble
Illustrated by:
Markia Jenai
Markia Jenai
ISBN: 9781503764910
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
The True Story of Vanilla: How Edmond Albius Made History
By: Ann Richards
Illustrated by:
Arden Taylor
Arden Taylor
ISBN: 9781459838444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Brown Girl Dreaming
By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780399252518
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
It’s Her Story Rosa Parks: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Burke
Illustrated by:
Shane Clester
Shane Clester
ISBN: 9781503752948
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Twice Enslaved
By: Selene Castrovilla
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9781662680748
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Clothes to Make You Smile
By: Eric Darnell Pritchard
Illustrated by:
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright
ISBN: 9781419768866
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Journey Beyond the Walls
By: Sir James Thornhill
ISBN: 9798218594442
Nonfiction, 7-12, Anthology / Collection, Biography / Memoir
Writing Toward Justice
By: Peggy Thomas
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9781662680892
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Coming Home (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Brittney Griner and Michelle Buford
ISBN: 9798217027033
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Kentaji Brown Jackson
ISBN: 9798217117772
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
Congressman John Lewis: A Man on a Mission to Seek Justice for All
By: Jennifer Marino Walters
Illustrated by:
Niall Harding
Niall Harding
ISBN: 9781643713137
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the Stars
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781524738884
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Marvelous Cornelius
By: Phil Bildner
Illustrated by:
John Parra
John Parra
ISBN: 9781452125787
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680557
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring
By: Enigma Alberti
Illustrated by:
Tony Cliff
Tony Cliff
ISBN: 9781523507719
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, History
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Eric-Shabazz Larkin
Eric-Shabazz Larkin
ISBN: 9780983661580
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Nelson Mandela
By: Theia Lake
ISBN: 9781642826821
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
A Flea for Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change
By: Valerie Bolling
Illustrated by:
TeMika Grooms
TeMika Grooms
ISBN: 9781623545826
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Opening the Road
By: Keila V. Dawson
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781506467917
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Places / Travel
Florence Price
By: Joanne Mattern
Illustrated by:
Marilena Perilli
Marilena Perilli
ISBN: 9781643714493
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis
By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780399168567
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Gift of Freedom
By: Glennette Tilley Turner
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781419769290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
A Song for August
By: Denmead, Sally
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781646144396
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Call Me Roberto
By: Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by:
John Parra
John Parra
ISBN: 9781635928112
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
A Girl Named Rosita
By: Denise, Anika Aldamuy
Illustrated by:
Espinosa, Leo
Espinosa, Leo
ISBN: 9780062877703
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Leyendas/Legends
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Ready-to-Read Level 3
By: Laurie Calkhoven
Illustrated by:
Alyssa Peterson
Alyssa Peterson
ISBN: 9781534422414
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Revolutionary Playwright, Composer, and Actor
By: Heather E. Schwartz
ISBN: 9781541556164
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By: Denise, Anika Aldamuy
Illustrated by:
Escobar, Paola
Escobar, Paola
ISBN: 9780062748683
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Pura’s Cuentos
By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
Magaly Morales
Magaly Morales
ISBN: 9781419749414
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9780763680466
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Separate Is Never Equal
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419710544
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos
By: Lucía González
Illustrated by:
Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre
ISBN: 9780892392377
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Bilingual
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
By: Brown, Monica
Illustrated by:
López, Rafael
López, Rafael
ISBN: 9780061227837
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Wanda Hears the Stars
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced
Illustrated by:
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781623544874
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Doña Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor
By: Monica Brown
Illustrated by:
Rosa Ibarra
Rosa Ibarra
ISBN: 9780316178358
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Hispanic Star: Roberto Clemente
By: Claudia Romo Edelman and Sara E. Echenique
Illustrated by:
Manuel Gutierrez
Manuel Gutierrez
ISBN: 9781250828101
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
The Six Queens of Henry VIII
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
Illustrated by:
Jaimee Andrews
Jaimee Andrews
ISBN: 9781464258213
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Twice Enslaved
By: Selene Castrovilla
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9781662680748
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Legacy: A History of New York’s African Americans
By: William Loren Katz (Author); Herb Boyd (Introduction); Alan J. Singer and Imani Hinson (Contributors)
ISBN: 9781644214398
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, History
Diaspora-ish: Notes on Identities, Unbelonging, & Solidarities
By: Gayatri Sethi
ISBN: 9781949528046
Nonfiction, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Maysoon Zayid The Girl Who Can
By: Seema Yasmin
Illustrated by:
Noha Habaeib
Noha Habaeib
ISBN: 9781665953412
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Remember Her Name!
By: Tami Charles
Illustrated by:
Meredith Lucius
Meredith Lucius
ISBN: 9781623545659
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Clothes to Make You Smile
By: Eric Darnell Pritchard
Illustrated by:
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright
ISBN: 9781419768866
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars
By: Laura Alary
Illustrated by:
Yas Imamura
Yas Imamura
ISBN: 9780802855152
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Gift of Freedom
By: Glennette Tilley Turner
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781419769290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Joy Harjo
By: Katrina M. Phillips
ISBN: 9798889985013
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
Kwame Nkrumah: Warrior King
By: Nancy Loewen and Senchi Ferry Library
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9798896050117
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, Biography / Memoir
Louisa Learns to Write
By: Kate Hannigan
Illustrated by:
Sofia Moore
Sofia Moore
ISBN: 9781629794563
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Oprah Winfrey
By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
Sera Latterell
Sera Latterell
ISBN: 9781836007500
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist
By: Suzanne Sherman
Illustrated by:
Linda Olliver
Linda Olliver
ISBN: 9798899770104
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
This Big Country Star
By: Joan Holub
Illustrated by:
Daniel Roode
Daniel Roode
ISBN: 9781665974172
Nonfiction, 4-6, Board Book, Biography / Memoir
Writing Towards Justice
By: Peggy Thomas
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9781662680892
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Young Discoverers
By: Stephen Davies
Illustrated by:
Violaine Leroy
Violaine Leroy
ISBN: 9780711298309
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Technology / Inventions
Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater? Jacques Cousteau
By: Ned Wolfe
Illustrated by:
Caroline Hu
Caroline Hu
ISBN: 9780593385647
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape
By: Amy Alznauer
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781536229479
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery
By: Colleen Paeff
Illustrated by:
Ji-hyuk Kim
Ji-hyuk Kim
ISBN: 9781665931847
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei
By: Jeanne Walker Harvey
Illustrated by:
Khoa Le
Khoa Le
ISBN: 9781665953337
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Measuring Up: How Oliver Smoot Became a Standard Unit of Measurement
By: Jenny Lacika
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781536230123
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb: Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS
By: Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin; Adapted by Eric S. Singer
ISBN: 9780593856451
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites
By: Sandra Neil Wallace
Illustrated by:
Nancy Carpenter
Nancy Carpenter
ISBN: 9781534493339
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg—A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines
By: Catherine Thimmesh
Illustrated by:
Shanda McCloskey
Shanda McCloskey
ISBN: 9781452144221
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone
By: Ainissa Ramirez
Illustrated by:
Setor Fiadzigbey
Setor Fiadzigbey
ISBN: 9781536225280
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Spider Lady: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid World War II Army
By: Penny Parker Klostermann
Illustrated by:
Anne Lambelet
Anne Lambelet
ISBN: 9781662680359
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced
Illustrated by:
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781623544874
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Wanda Hears the Stars
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced
Illustrated by:
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781623544874
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Spider Lady
By: Penny Parker Klostermann
Illustrated by:
Anne Lambelet
Anne Lambelet
ISBN: 9781662680359
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Spark
By: Ainissa Ramirez
Illustrated by:
Setor Fiadzigbey
Setor Fiadzigbey
ISBN: 9781536225280
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Six
By: Loren Grush
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Stefoff
Rebecca Stefoff
ISBN: 9781534497047
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Rewriting the Rules
By: Danna Zeiger
Illustrated by:
Josée Bisaillon
Josée Bisaillon
ISBN: 9798765647271
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World
By: Kate Hannigan
Illustrated by:
Katie Hickey
Katie Hickey
ISBN: 9781662680571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Marjory’s River of Grass
By: Josie James
Illustrated by:
Josie James
Josie James
ISBN: 9780316446914
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Magic in a Drop of Water
By: Julie Winterbottom
Illustrated by:
Susan Reagan
Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9780593620229
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Jellyfish Scientist
By: Michelle Cusolito
Illustrated by:
Ellen Rooney
Ellen Rooney
ISBN: 9781623545819
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Girl Who Tested the Waters, The
By: Patricia Daniele
Illustrated by:
Junyi Wu
Junyi Wu
ISBN: 9781536230055
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Firefly Song
By: Colleen Paeff
Illustrated by:
Ji-hyuk Kim
Ji-hyuk Kim
ISBN: 9781665931847
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa
By: Sara Andrea Fajardo
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9781250838612
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
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Alberto Salas juega a la paka paka con la papa [Spanish Edition]
By: Sara Andrea Fajardo; Translated by Mariana Llanos
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9781250905932
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
This Little Rainbow: A Love-Is-Love Primer
By: Joan Holub
Illustrated by:
Daniel Roode
Daniel Roode
ISBN: 9781534475601
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Biography / Memoir
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
By: Joan Holub
Illustrated by:
Daniel Roode
Daniel Roode
ISBN: 9781534401068
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Biography / Memoir
Women in Art
By: Rachel Ignotofsky
ISBN: 9780593377666
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Biography / Memoir
Women in Science
By: Rachel Ignotofsky
ISBN: 9780593377642
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Biography / Memoir
