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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
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
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