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The Other Pandemic

The Other Pandemic

By: Lynn Curlee
ISBN: 9781623543501
Nonfiction, Teen, History
Daniela y Las Mujeres Pirata de la Historia

Daniela y Las Mujeres Pirata de la Historia

By: Susanna Isern
Illustrated by:
 Gomez
ISBN: 9788419253095
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Aquarium: How Jeannette Power Invented Aquariums to Observe Marine Life

Aquarium

By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
 Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629442327
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

Unstoppable

By: Mike Long
Illustrated by:
 Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9781499812060
Nonfiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
The Women Who Built Hollywood

The Women Who Built Hollywood

By: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 9781662680106
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Origins of Sport

The Origins of Sport

By: Tom Velcovsky, Stepanka Sekaninova
Illustrated by:
 Matej Ilcik
ISBN: 9788000067964
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Marie Curie

Marie Curie

By: Peter Nys
Illustrated by:
 Conz
ISBN: 9781605378596
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
It’s Not Bragging If It’s True

It’s Not Bragging If It’s True

By: Zaila Avant-garde, Marti Dumas
ISBN: 9780593568996
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
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, Biography / Memoir
Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer

Her Eyes on the Stars

By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
 Liz Wong
ISBN: 9781954354135
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Food for Hope

Food for Hope

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
 Michelle Laurentia Agatha
ISBN: 9781954354241
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.

My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.

By: Jason Reynolds and 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
Food-Related Stories (Pocket Change Collective)

Food-Related Stories (Pocket Change Collective)

By: Gaby Melian
Illustrated by:
 Ashley Lukashevsky
ISBN: 9780593223499
Nonfiction, Teen, 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
Pride: An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement

Pride

By: Stella Caldwell
ISBN: 9780593382943
Nonfiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
The Mother of a Movement

The Mother of a Movement

By: Rob Sanders
Illustrated by:
 Sam Kalda
ISBN: 9781433840203
Nonfiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz

Hispanic Star

By: Claudia Romo Edelman and William Alexander
ISBN: 9781250828132
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
Hardcourt

Hardcourt

By: Fred Bowen
Illustrated by:
 James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9781534460430
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
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
Dressing Up the Stars

Dressing Up the Stars

By: Jeanne W Harvey
Illustrated by:
 Diana Toledano
ISBN: 9781534451056
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
Because of You, John Lewis

Because of You, John Lewis

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
 Keith Henry Brown
ISBN: 9781338759082
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Young, Gifted, and Black Too

Young, Gifted, and Black Too

By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
 Andrea Pippins
ISBN: 9780711277021
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Secret Pocket

The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki
Illustrated by:
 Carrielynn Victor
ISBN: 9781459833722
Nonfiction, 4-6, Diversity
The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe

The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe

By: Edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave
ISBN: 9781638191469
Fiction, 7-12, Poetry
The Forest Keeper–The true story of Jadav Payeng

The Forest Keeper–The true story of Jadav Payeng

By: Rina Singh
Illustrated by:
 Ishita Jain
ISBN: 9780735845053
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice For All

Ketanji Brown Jackson

By: Tami Charles
Illustrated by:
 Jemma Skidmore
ISBN: 9781665935265
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

By: Patrice Lawrence
Illustrated by:
 Camilla Sucre
ISBN: 9798887770338
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
African Women Leading Change

African Women Leading Change

By: Dr. Artika R Tyner
Illustrated by:
 Reyhana Ismail
ISBN: 9780998555386
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson

Trailblazer

By: Leda Schubert
Illustrated by:
 Theodore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781499805925
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel

The Tryout

By: Christina Soontornvat
Illustrated by:
 Joanna Cacao
ISBN: 9781338741308
Nonfiction, 7-12, Humor
The Good Guys Agency: Brave Like Jackie Robinson

The Good Guys Agency

By: Nick Esposito
Illustrated by:
 Ricardo Tokumoto
ISBN: 9781638190806
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
That’s Not Hockey

That’s Not Hockey

By: Andrée Poulin
Illustrated by:
 Félix Girard
ISBN: 9781773210513
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Serena: The Littlest Sister

Serena

By: Karlin Gray
Illustrated by:
 Monica Ahanonu
ISBN: 9781624146947
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories

Rise Up

By: Amanda Li
Illustrated by:
 Amy Blackwell
ISBN: 9781524855291
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
Pitch Perfect And Persistent

Pitch Perfect And Persistent

By: Caitlin Delems
Illustrated by:
 Alison Jay
ISBN: 9781662680083
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
Modern Art for Kids

Modern Art for Kids

By: Stephanie Ho Poon
ISBN: 9780760382073
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
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
I Begin with Spring

I Begin with Spring

By: Julie Dunlap
Illustrated by:
 Megan Elizabeth Baratta
ISBN: 9780884489085
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World

Generation Brave

By: Kate Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Jade Orlando
ISBN: 9781524860684
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Born Hungry

Born Hungry

By: Alex Prud'homme
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781635923230
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Kitchen Pantry Scientist: Ecology for Kids

The Kitchen Pantry Scientist

By: Liz Lee Heinecke
Illustrated by:
 Manasawee Rojanaphan
ISBN: 9780760375693
Nonfiction, 7-12, Series
The House That Ruth Built

The House That Ruth Built

By: Kelly Bennett
Illustrated by:
 Susanna Covellii
ISBN: 9781641707541
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
The Brilliant Calculator

The Brilliant Calculator

By: Jan Lower
Illustrated by:
 Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781662680069
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Pitch Perfect and Persistent!

Pitch Perfect and Persistent!

By: Caitlin DeLems
Illustrated by:
 Alison Jay
ISBN: 9781662680083
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
No Horses in the House!: The Audacious Life of Artist Rosa Bonheur

No Horses in the House!

By: Mireille Messier
Illustrated by:
 Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781459833524
Nonfiction, 4–6, Biography / Memoir
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Lewis Hamilton

Little People, BIG DREAMS

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Fernando Martin
ISBN: 9780711283169
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Jovita Wore Pants

Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar
Illustrated by:
 Molly Mendoza
ISBN: 9781338283419
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine

Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine

By: Kate Hannigan
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781635926217
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Playdate!

Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES

By: Jamie Michalak
Illustrated by:
 Katie Mazeika
ISBN: 9781623542870
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Abuelito

Abuelito

By: David Corredor Benavides & Nelly Buchet
Illustrated by:
 Ana Sanfelippo
ISBN: 9781638940074
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Folk Artist Maud Lewis

A Tulip in Winter

By: Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by:
 Lauren Soloy
ISBN: 9781771649513
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

By: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood
Illustrated by:
 Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9780358387268
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

Alias Anna

By: Susan Hood
ISBN: 9780063083899
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman, World-class Swimmer, Fashion Pioneer, and Real-life Mermaid

Annette Feels Free

By: Katie Mazeika
Illustrated by:
 Katie Mazeika
ISBN: 9781665903431
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Because of You, John Lewis

Because of You, John Lewis

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
 Keith Henry Brown
ISBN: 9781338759082
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Black Boy, Black Boy

Black Boy, Black Boy

By: Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond
Illustrated by:
 Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781728250649
Nonfiction, 4-6, Diversity
Black Trailblazers: 30 Courageous Visionaries Who Broke Boundaries, Made a Difference, and Paved the Way

Black Trailblazers

By: Bijan Bayne
Illustrated by:
 Joelle Avelino
ISBN: 9781524874773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Choosing Brave

By: Angela Joy
Illustrated by:
 Janelle Washington
ISBN: 9781250220950
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams

Curve & Flow

By: Andrea J. Loney
Illustrated by:
 Keith Mallett
ISBN: 9780593429075
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Don’t Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America

Don’t Look Back

By: Achut Deng and Keely Hutton
ISBN: 9780374389727
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Founders Unmasked

The Founders Unmasked

By: Jennifer Sabin
ISBN: 9780593386101
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Hanged!: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

Hanged!

By: Sarah Miller
ISBN: 9780593181560
Nonfiction, Teen, History
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, History
I am Muhammad Ali

I am Muhammad Ali

By: Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by:
 Christopher Eliopoulos
ISBN: 9780593405857
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

I Will Protect You

By: Eva Mozes Kor with Danica Davidson
ISBN: 9780316460637
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
If You Were a Princess: True Stories of Brave Leaders from Around the World

If You Were a Princess

By: Hillary Homzie
Illustrated by:
 Udayana Lugo
ISBN: 9781534456174
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
If You’re a Kid Like Gavin

If You’re a Kid Like Gavin

By: Gavin Grimm
Illustrated by:
 J Yang
ISBN: 9780063057562
Nonfiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

In the Spirit of a Dream

By: Aida Salazar
Illustrated by:
 Alina Chau
ISBN: 9781338552874
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Legacy of Jim Crow

The Legacy of Jim Crow

By: Clarence A. Haynes
ISBN: 9780593385999
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth

A Life of Service

By: Christina Soontornvat
Illustrated by:
 Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9781536222050
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions

Lion Lights

By: Richard Turere and Shelly Pollock
Illustrated by:
 Sonia Possentini
ISBN: 9780884488859
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Mae Jemison (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

Mae Jemison (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Janna Morton
ISBN: 9780711270954
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Mama in Congress: Rashida Tlaib’s Journey to Washington

Mama in Congress

By: Rashida Tlaib
Illustrated by:
 Olivia Aserr
ISBN: 9780358683438
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Maya’s Song

Maya’s Song

By: Renée Watson
Illustrated by:
 Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9780062871589
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
A Mind Like Mine: 21 Famous People and Their Mental Health

A Mind Like Mine

By: Rachael Davis
Illustrated by:
 Islenia Mil
ISBN: 9780711274013
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria

Muhammad Najem, War Reporter

By: Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus
Illustrated by:
 Julie Robine
ISBN: 9780759556898
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University

One Wish

By: M. O. Yuksel
Illustrated by:
 Mariam Quraishi
ISBN: 9780063032910
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Parks for the People: How Frederick Law Olmsted Designed America

Parks for the People

By: Elizabeth Partridge
Illustrated by:
 Becca Stadtlander
ISBN: 9781984835154
Nonfiction, 4-6,History
Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes

Pink, Blue, and You!

By: Elise Gravel and Mykaell Blais
ISBN: 9780593178638
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
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, Poetry
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People

Revolution in Our Time

By: Kekla Magoon
ISBN: 9781536214185
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie’s Place, the Nation’s First Shelter for Women

Sanctuary

By: Christine McDonnell
Illustrated by:
 Victoria Tentler-Krylov
ISBN: 9781536211290
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

Seen and Unseen

By: Elizabeth Partridge
Illustrated by:
 Lauren Tamaki
ISBN: 9781452165103
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

She Persisted

By: Kelly Starling Lyons and Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint
ISBN: 9780593353523
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
She Persisted: Wangari Maathai

She Persisted

By: Eucabeth Odhiambo and Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint
ISBN: 9780593353585
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Spearhead (Adapted for Young Adults)

Spearhead (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Adam Makos
ISBN: 9780593303450
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote

Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote

By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
 Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9780063139770
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

Star Child

By: Ibi Zoboi
ISBN: 9780399187384
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Sweet Justice

By: Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by:
 R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781524720643
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
That’s Betty!: The Story of Betty White

That’s Betty!

By: Gregory Bonsignore
Illustrated by:
 Jennifer M. Potter
ISBN: 9781250796608
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
To the Front: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam

To the Front

By: Claudia Friddell
Illustrated by:
 Christopher Cyr
ISBN: 9781635923223
Nonfiction, 7-12, 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
Fiction, 7-12, History
We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet

We Have a Dream

By: Mya-Rose Craig
Illustrated by:
 Sabrena Khadija
ISBN: 9781419756665
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl’s Story of Virginia’s “Lost Generation” and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision

When the Schools Shut Down

By: Yolanda Gladden
Illustrated by:
 Keisha Morris
ISBN: 9780063011168
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Wilma Mankiller (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

Wilma Mankiller (Little People, BIG DREAMS Series)

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Bowman
ISBN: 9780711271203
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
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