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Ketanji

Ketanji

By: Kekla Magoon
Illustrated by:
 Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9780063296169
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Kati’s Tiny Messengers

Kati’s Tiny Messengers

By: Megan Hoyt
Illustrated by:
 Vivien Mildenberger
ISBN: 9780063216624
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future

Jackie Ormes Draws the Future

By: Liz Montague
ISBN: 9780593426548
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

How Do You Spell Unfair?

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9781536215540
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hispanic Star: Sonia Sotomayor

Hispanic Star

By: Claudia Romo Edelman, Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Beguez
ISBN: 9781250828224
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
From Here

From Here

By: Luma Mufleh
ISBN: 9780593354452
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Door by Door

Door by Door

By: Meeg Pincus
Illustrated by:
 Meridth McKean Gimbel
ISBN: 9780593484654
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Cut!

Cut!

By: C. E. Winters
Illustrated by:
 Matt Schu
ISBN: 9780063067394
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Cantora

Cantora

By: Melisa Fernández Nitsche
ISBN: 9780593645970
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Brave Volodymyr: The Story of Volodymyr Zelensky and the Fight for Ukraine

Brave Volodymyr

By: Linda Elovitz Marshall
Illustrated by:
 Grasya Oliyko
ISBN: 9780063294141
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Boundless (Scholastic Focus)

Boundless (Scholastic Focus)

By: Chaunté Lowe
ISBN: 9781338741520
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever

The Ashe Brothers

By: Judy Allen Dodson
Illustrated by:
 David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781684465361
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Amazing

Amazing

By: Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, Dane Liu
Illustrated by:
 Aaliya Jaleel
ISBN: 9780593525432
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

All Rise

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Ashley Evans
ISBN: 9780593650165
Nonfiction, 3-5, Biography / Memoir
A Steminist Force

A Steminist Force

By: Laura Carter
Illustrated by:
 Anna Doherty
ISBN: 9781641709606
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Space Torah

Space Torah

By: Rachelle Burk
Illustrated by:
 Craig Orback
ISBN: 9781951365196
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
She Spoke Too

She Spoke Too

By: Kathy MacMillan, Manueal Bernardi
Illustrated by:
 Becky Thorns
ISBN: 9781641707510
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie

By: Luke Hanlon
ISBN: 9781634947909
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Gifts from Georgia’s Garden

Gifts from Georgia’s Garden

By: Lisa Robinson
Illustrated by:
 Hadley Hooper
ISBN: 9780823452668
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park

Cactus Queen

By: Lori Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Ely
ISBN: 9781662680212
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature With the World

Bird Girl

By: Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by:
 Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781635926866
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Be Strong: The Rise of Beloved Public Art Sculptor Nancy Schön

Be Strong

By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
 Rich Davis
ISBN: 9781629442365
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Bard and the Book

The Bard and the Book

By: Ann Bausum
Illustrated by:
 Marta Sevilla
ISBN: 9781682634950
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Primetime: Legends Simone Biles: Gymnastics Legend

Primetime

By: Chrös McDougall
ISBN: 9781634947848
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman To Cycle Around the World

Pedal, Balance, Steer

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
 Alison Jay
ISBN: 9781635926828
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
One Of a Kind: The Life Of Sydney Taylor

One Of a Kind

By: Richard Michelson
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781635925319
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More 

My Antarctica

By: G. Neri
Illustrated by:
 Corban Wilkin
ISBN: 9781536223323
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
The Longest Shot

The Longest Shot

By: Chad Soon and George Chiang
Illustrated by:
 Amy Qi
ISBN: 9781459835030
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Journey to the Stars

Journey to the Stars

By: Laurie Wallmark, Raakhee Mirchandani
Illustrated by:
 Maitreyi Ghosh
ISBN: 9781506484693
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith, Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Guts for Glory: The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta Wakeman

Guts for Glory

By: Joanna Lapati
Illustrated by:
 Joanna Lapati
ISBN: 9780802854643
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai

You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai

By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
 Maithili Joshi
ISBN: 9781338895087
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist And America’s Cook

The Fabulous Fannie Farmer

By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
 Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781635926125
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision Of Photographer Roy Decarava

Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem

By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
 E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680557
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Be A Creative Changemaker

Be A Creative Changemaker

By: Paula Liz
Illustrated by:
 Babmi Ramsey
ISBN: 9780760378021
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-To / Activity
Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers

Barracoon

By: Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Ibram X. Kendi
Illustrated by:
 Jazzmen Lee-Johnson
ISBN: 9780063098336
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Nour’s Secret Library

Nour’s Secret Library

By: Wafa' Tarnowska
Illustrated by:
 Vali Mintzi
ISBN: 9781646862917
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Human Kindness

Human Kindness

By: John Francis
Illustrated by:
 Josy Bloggs
ISBN: 9781912920327
Nonfiction, 7-12, Kindness / Generosity
I’m Going to Be a Princess

I’m Going to Be a Princess

By: Stephanie Taylor
Illustrated by:
 Jade Orlando
ISBN: 9798887770345
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Shining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter

Shining Star

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
 Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781635926019
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Santiago Saw Things Differently

Santiago Saw Things Differently

By: Christine Iverson
Illustrated by:
 Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781536224535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses

Sew Sister

By: Elise Matich
Illustrated by:
 Elise Matich
ISBN: 9780884489825
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Santiago Saw Things Differently : Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Artist, Doctor, Father of Neuroscience

Santiago Saw Things Differently

By: Christine Iverson
Illustrated by:
 Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781536224535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Rooting for Plants: the Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector

Rooting for Plants

By: Janice N. Harrington
Illustrated by:
 Theadore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781662680199
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines

Never Give Up

By: Debbie Dadey
Illustrated by:
 Juliana Oakley
ISBN: 9781728456331
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story

Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion

By: Dave Eggers
Illustrated by:
 Júlia Sardà
ISBN: 9781536215885
Nonfiction, 4-6, STEM / STEAM
Masked Hero

Masked Hero

By: Shan Woo Liu
Illustrated by:
 Lisa Wee
ISBN: 9781536228984
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane’s Bright Invention Makes a Splash

Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine

By: Kate Hannigan
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781635926217
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever

Jerry Changed the Game!

By: Don Tate
Illustrated by:
 Cherise Harris
ISBN: 9781665919081
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
How to Spacewalk : Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts

How to Spacewalk

By: Michael J. Rosen, Kathryn D. Sullivan
Illustrated by:
 Michael J. Rosen
ISBN: 9781536226218
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan

Friend of Numbers

By: Priya Narayanan
Illustrated by:
 Satwik Gade
ISBN: 9780802856081
Nonfiction, 7-12, Math
Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Takes Flight

By: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by:
 Oliver Dominguez
ISBN: 9780759554948
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America

The Brilliant Calculator

By: Jan Lower
Illustrated by:
 Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781662680069
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Woman in the Moon

The Woman in the Moon

By: Richard Maurer
ISBN: 9781626728561
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Technology / Computers
Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

Sisters in Science

By: Linda Elovitz Marshall
Illustrated by:
 Anna and Elena Balbusso
ISBN: 9780593377581
Nonfiction, 4-6, Technology / Computers
Shining Star: Vera Rubin Discovers Dark Matter

Shining Star

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
 Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781635926019
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses

Sew Sister

By: Elise Matich
Illustrated by:
 Elise Matich
ISBN: 9780884489825
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Santiago Saw Things Differently: Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Artist, Doctor, Father of Neuroscience

Santiago Saw Things Differently

By: Christine Iverson
Illustrated by:
 Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781536224535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Queen of Leaves: the Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia

Queen of Leaves

By: Stephen Briseño
Illustrated by:
 Isabel Muñoz
ISBN: 9781959244011
Nonfiction, 7-12,Biography / Memoir
Old Enough to Make a Difference: Be inspired by real-life children building a more sustainable future

Old Enough to Make a Difference

By: Hui, Rebecca
ISBN: 9781419765995
Nonfiction, 7-12, Series
Masked Hero: How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic

Masked Hero

By: Shan Woo Liu
Illustrated by:
 Lisa Wee
ISBN: 9781536228984
Nonfiction, 4-6, Technology / Computers
How to Spacewalk: Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts

How to Spacewalk

By: Michael J. Rosen, Kathryn D. Sullivan
Illustrated by:
 Michael J. Rosen
ISBN: 9781536226218
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientisct Karen Chin

The Clues Are in the Poo

By: Karen Chin, Jane Kurtz
Illustrated by:
 Francisco Riolobos
ISBN: 9781478876175
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Bone Wars: the True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils

Bone Wars

By: Jane Kurtz
Illustrated by:
 Alexander Vidal
ISBN: 9781534493643
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Leo Messi

Little People, BIG DREAMS

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Florencia Gavilán
ISBN: 9780711290587
Nonfiction, 4-6, Prose, Biography / Memoir, History, Background / Culture
I’m Gonna Paint

I’m Gonna Paint

By: Anne Broyles
Illustrated by:
 Victoria Tentler-Krylov
ISBN: 9780823450060
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
I’m Going to Be a Princess

I’m Going to Be a Princess

By: Stephanie Taylor
Illustrated by:
 Jade Orlando
ISBN: 9798887770345
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Presidents Decoded

The Presidents Decoded

By: Katie Kennedy
Illustrated by:
 Monique Steele
ISBN: 9781523515868
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Painting with Bob Ross for Kids

Painting with Bob Ross for Kids

By: Bob Ross Inc
ISBN: 9780760385319
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
One in a Million

One in a Million

By: Claire Lordon
Illustrated by:
 Claire Lordon
ISBN:  9781536213676
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
On The Tip Of The Wave

On The Tip Of The Wave

By: Joanna Ho
Illustrated by:
 Catia Chien
ISBN: 9781338715941
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Grand Canyon: The traveling tales of Nacho & Lola

The Grand Canyon

By: Terrilynn M. Trejo
Illustrated by:
 Emily Brunner
ISBN: 978958302828
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan

Friend of Numbers

By: Priya Narayanan
Illustrated by:
 Satwik Gade
ISBN: 9780802856081
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist

Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist

By: Violet Lemay
Illustrated by:
 Violet Lemay
ISBN: 9781612546490
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection: 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists

Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection

By: Emma Reynolds
Illustrated by:
 Emma Reynolds
ISBN: 9780063084216
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild

Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee
Illustrated by:
 Julie Wilson
ISBN: 9780998047713
Nonfiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars

Kid Scientists

By: David Stabler
Illustrated by:
 Anoosha Syed
ISBN: 9781683690740
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet

Girls Who Green the World

By: Diana Kapp
Illustrated by:
 Ana Jarén
ISBN: 9780593428054
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
 Shabazz Larkin
ISBN: 9780983661580
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Breaking the Mold: Changing the Face of Climate Science

Breaking the Mold

By: Dana Alison Levy
ISBN: 9780823449712
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious

Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
 Hayelin Choi
ISBN: 9780983661566
Nonfiction, 7-12, Mental/Physical Health
All the Fighting Parts

All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr
ISBN: 9781419762611
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
Building a Dream: How the Boys of Koh Panyee Became Champions

Building a Dream

By: Darshana Khiani
Illustrated by:
 Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9780802855473
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras

Colorful Mondays

By: Nelson Rodríguez, L.A. Montes
Illustrated by:
 Rosana Faría, Carla Tabora
ISBN: 9780802856166
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King

Coretta’s Journey

By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
 R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781662680045
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Enlightened

Enlightened

By: Sachi Ediriweera
Illustrated by:
 Sachi Ediriweera
ISBN: 9781665903103
Fiction, Teen, Religion
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America

Invincible

By: Wade Hudson
Illustrated by:
 E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781635925098
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Princess Diana

Little People, BIG DREAMS

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Archita Khosla
ISBN: 9780711283077
Nonfiction, 4-6, Series
Queen of Leaves: the Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia

Queen of Leaves

By: Stephen Briseño
Illustrated by:
 Isabel Muñoz
ISBN: 978-1959244011
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
She’s a Mensch!: Jewish Women Who Rocked the World

She’s a Mensch!

By: Rachelle Burk and Alana Barouch
Illustrated by:
 Arielle Trenk
ISBN: 9781951365110
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews

Song After Song

By: Julie Hedlund
Illustrated by:
 Ilaria Urbinati
ISBN: 9781499813791
Nonfiction, 4-6, Coming of Age
Stay Up

Stay Up

By: Khodi Dill
Illustrated by:
 Stylo Starr
ISBN: 9781773218076
Nonfiction, Teen, Background / Culture
Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter

Susie King Taylor

By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford
ISBN: 9781665919944
Nonfiction, Teen, Diversity
This Indian Kid: A NATIVE AMERICAN MEMOIR

This Indian Kid

By: Eddie Chuculate
ISBN: 9781338802085
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Women in Science Who Changed the World

Women in Science Who Changed the World

By: Heidi Poleman
Illustrated by:
 Angie Alape
ISBN: 9781641706452
Nonfiction, 0-3, History
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel

Welcome to St. Hell

By: Lewis Hancox
ISBN: 9781338824438
Nonfiction, Teen, Coming of Age
Nowhere Girl

Nowhere Girl

By: Magali Le Huche
Illustrated by:
 Magali Le Huche
ISBN: 9781913123192
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.

My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.

By: Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin
ISBN: 9781534478220
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet

Girls Who Green the World

By: Diana Kapp
Illustrated by:
 Ana Jarén
ISBN: 9780593428054
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
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