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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
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Ducks

By: Kate Beaton
Illustrated by:
 Kate Beaton
ISBN: 9781770462892
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
As Fast As Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success

As Fast As Her

By: Kendall Coyne
ISBN: 9780310771135
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus)

Unlawful Orders

By: Barbara Binns
ISBN: 9781338754261
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Star Child

Star Child

By: Ibi Zoboi
ISBN: 9780399187384
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association

Hardcourt

By: Fred Bowen
Illustrated by:
 James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9781534460430
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Wonderful Hair: The Beauty of Annie Malone

Wonderful Hair

By: Eve Catarevas
Illustrated by:
 Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781954354104
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Revolution

The Sweetest Scoop

By: Lisa Robinson
Illustrated by:
 Stacy Innerst
ISBN: 9781419748035
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz

Hispanic Star

By: Claudia Romo Edelman and William Alexander
ISBN: 9781250828132
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence

Her Name Was Mary Katharine

By: Ella Schwartz
Illustrated by:
 Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9780316298322
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Dazzlin’ Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton

Dazzlin’ Dolly

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
 Edwin Fotheringham
ISBN: 9781635928419
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash

Building an Orchestra of Hope

By: Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by:
 Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780802854674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson

Breaking Through the Clouds

By: Sandra Nickel
Illustrated by:
 Helena Perez Garcia
ISBN: 9781419749568
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space

Blast Off!

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
 Sally W. Comport
ISBN: 9781684372416
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
The Poem Forest: Poet W. S. Merwin and the Palm Tree Forest He Grew from Scratch

The Poem Forest

By: Carrie Fountain
Illustrated by:
 Chris Turnham
ISBN: 9781536211269
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Black Boy, Black Boy

Black Boy, Black Boy

By: Ali Kamanda, Jorge Redmond
Illustrated by:
 Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781728250649
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:
 Theodore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781662680199
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Goddess: 50 Goddesses, Spirits, Saints and Other Female Figures Who Have Shaped Belief

Goddess

By: Dr. Janina Ramirez
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Walsh
ISBN: 9798887770109
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Dare to Question

Dare to Question

By: Jasmine A. Stirling
Illustrated by:
 Udaya a Lugo
ISBN: 9781454934578
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

Unstoppable

By: Michael G.Long
Illustrated by:
 Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9781499812060
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Sunjata of the Mandé Empire

Sunjata of the Mandé Empire

By: Ekiuwa Aire
Illustrated by:
 Alina Shabelnyk
ISBN: 9781778250200
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
She Spoke

She Spoke

By: Kathy MacMillan, Manuela Bernardi
Illustrated by:
 Kathrin Honesta
ISBN: 9781641701310
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change

Right Now!

By: Miranda Paul
Illustrated by:
 Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9780358137320
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba

By: Ekiuwa Aire
Illustrated by:
 Natalia Popova
ISBN: 9781777117955
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Making Their Voices Heard—The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Making Their Voices Heard—The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
 Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781499809152
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Kid Trailblazers—True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders

Kid Trailblazers—True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
 Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683693017
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
 Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683691419
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Jane Against the World—Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

Jane Against the World—Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

By: Karen Blumenthal
ISBN: 9781250820600
Nonfiction, Teen, Government / Politics / Law
I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults

I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults

By: Chasten Buttigieg
ISBN: 9781665904377
Nonfiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History

Girl Squads

By: Sam Maggs
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Woodall
ISBN: 9781683690726
Nonfiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Courageous People Who Changed the World

Courageous People Who Changed the World

By: Heidi Poelman
Illustrated by:
 Kyle Kershner
ISBN: 9781945547751
Nonfiction, 0-3, Historical Fiction
The Big Day

The Big Day

By: Terry Lee Caruthers
Illustrated by:
 Robert Casilla
ISBN: 9781595729132
Fiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Spin

The Spin

By: Marcus Stroman
ISBN: 9781665916172
Fiction, 7-12, Series
The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game

The Queen of Chess

By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
 Stevie Lewis
ISBN: 9781499813067
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
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, History
Chasing the Sun

Chasing the Sun

By: Liu Hao
Illustrated by:
 Liu Hao
ISBN: 9781605378428
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
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