Search by: Biography / Memoir
The Trailblazing 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, Biography / Memoir
Pauli Murray—The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
By: Rosita Stevens-Holsey
Illustrated by:
Terry Catasús Jennings
Terry Catasús Jennings
ISBN: 9781499812510
Nonfiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Fancy Party Gowns—The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe
By: Deborah Blumenthal
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781499802399
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Climate Is Just the Start
By: Mikaela Loach
ISBN: 9780593897324
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
True Gretch—Young Adult Edition
By: Gretchen Whitmer
ISBN: 9781665983761
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Farmer Eva’s Green Garden Life
By: Jacqueline Beriggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Christy Hale
Christy Hale
ISBN: 9780998047775
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Queen of Chess—How Judit Polgár Changed the Game
By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
Stevie Lewis
Stevie Lewis
ISBN: 9781499813067
Nonfiction, 4-6, Sports / Games / Recreation
Shaking Things Up—14 Young Women Who Changed the World
By: Susan Hood
Illustrated by:
Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson, Sara Palacios
Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson, Sara Palacios
ISBN: 9780062741721
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Bad Girls of Fashion
By: Jennifer Croll
Illustrated by:
Ada Buchholc
Ada Buchholc
ISBN: 9781554517855
Nonfiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Birdlore—The Iridescent Life of Florence Merriam Bailey
By: Jess Keating
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9780593488584
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The ABCs of Women’s History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523523290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
As the Seas Rise
By: Angela Quezada Padron
Illustrated by:
Angela Quezada Padron
Angela Quezada Padron
ISBN: 9781665913942
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
AQUARIUM—How Jeannette Power Invented Aquariums to Observe Marine Life
By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
Peter Willis
Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629442327
Nonfiction, 7-12, STEM / STEAM
Madam Speaker—Nancy Pelosi Calls the House to Order
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Chris Hsu
Chris Hsu
ISBN: 9781499811896
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious
By: Jacqueline Beriggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Hayelin Choi
Hayelin Choi
ISBN: 9780983661566
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Swans Of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)—Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy Of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
By: Karen Valby
ISBN: 9780593643563
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
No Horses in the House
By: Mirielle Messier
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781459833524
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Classified—The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781541579149
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Be Strong—The Rise of Beloved Public Art Sculptor, Nancy Schon
By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
Rich Davis
Rich Davis
ISBN: 9781629442365
Nonfiction, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress
By: Gretchen Woelfle
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Gibbon
Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781662680120
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Virginia Was a Spy
By: Catherine Urdahl
Illustrated by:
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley
ISBN: 9781568463483
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Ballet Brown
By: Bellen Woodard
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781546134077
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Ruby Bridges—A Talk With My Teacher
By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Courage in Her Cleats—The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach
By: Kim Chaffee
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Badiu
Alexandra Badiu
ISBN: 9781645676294
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Yusra Swims
By: Julie Abery
Illustrated by:
Sally Deng
Sally Deng
ISBN: 9781568463292
Nonfiction, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
Climate Is Just the Start
By: Mikaela Loach
ISBN: 9780593897324
7-12, Prose, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The One and Only Rumi
By: Rabiah York
Illustrated by:
Maneli Manouchehri
Maneli Manouchehri
ISBN: 9780593325766
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Play It Forward—How Women Are Changing Sports to Change the World
By: TOGETHXR
ISBN: 9781797232171
Teen, Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History
By: Rachel C. Katz
Illustrated by:
Sophie Bass
Sophie Bass
ISBN: 9798888593684
7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Fastest Drummer—Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
Susanna Chapman
Susanna Chapman
ISBN: 9781536224863
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Lost at Windy River—A True Story of Survival
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Finding Home—Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary
By: Gwen Agna
Illustrated by:
Shelley Rotner
Shelley Rotner
ISBN: 9780063304178
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School
By: Traci Huahn
Illustrated by:
Michelle Jing Chan
Michelle Jing Chan
ISBN: 9780593644027
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Voice Of Hope
By: Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525913
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Free to Learn—How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
By: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrated by:
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781665904278
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
My Lost Freedom—A Japanese American WWII Story
By: George Takei
Illustrated by:
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
ISBN: 9780593566350
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
We Are Golden—27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World
By: Eva Chen
Illustrated by:
Sophie Diao
Sophie Diao
ISBN: 9781250879912
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Ballerina of Auschwitz—Young Adult Edition of The Choice
By: Edith Eva Eger
ISBN: 9781665952552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Freedom on the Sea
By: Michael Boulware Moore
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781250818355
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Outspoken—Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time; A One-Man Show
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536212976
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
We Sing from the Heart—How the Slants(r) Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Victor Bizar Gómez
Victor Bizar Gómez
ISBN: 9781636550879
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Black History Heroes—Chadwick Boseman
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Gifts from the Garbage Truck—A True Story About the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away
By: Andrew Larsen
Illustrated by:
Oriol Vidal
Oriol Vidal
ISBN: 9781728283517
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Plate of Hope
By: Erin Frankel
Illustrated by:
Paola Escobar
Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9780593380574
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Wild at Heart—The Story of Olaus and Mardy Murie, Defenders of Nature
By: Evan Griffith
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781534112919
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Black History Heroes—Mae Jemison
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191780
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Girl Who Fought Back—Vladka Meed and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Scholastic Focus)
By: Joshua M. Greene
ISBN: 9781338880519
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Remember My Story—A Girl, a Holocaust Survivor, and a Friendship That Made History
By: Claire Sarnowski with Sarah Durand
ISBN: 9780316592895
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Born A Girl—It Takes Courage
By: Alice Dussutour; translated By David Warriner
Illustrated by:
Alice Dussutour
Alice Dussutour
ISBN: 9781459838987
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Girl Who Sang
By: Estelle Nadel with Bethany Strout
Illustrated by:
Sammy Savos
Sammy Savos
ISBN: 9781250247773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Rez Doctor
By: Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by:
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781553799245
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Careers / Hobbies
Born Naughty
By: Jin Wang with Tony Johnston
Illustrated by:
Anisi Baigude
Anisi Baigude
ISBN: 9780593563618
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)—A Nonfiction Graphic Novel
By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781419752698
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Rollin’ on Down the Line—Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 Whistle-Stop Tour for Civil Rights
By: Helen Kampion and Reneé Critcher Lyons
Illustrated by:
Erin McGuire
Erin McGuire
ISBN: 9781534113015
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, History
Bridges Instead Of Walls
By: Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9780593624692
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s—A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771484
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Samba! The Heartbeat of a Community—Ailton Nuñes’s Musical Journey
By: Philip Hoelzel
Illustrated by:
Andre Ceolin
Andre Ceolin
ISBN: 9781534112957
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Claudette Colvin—I Want Freedom Now!
By: Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose
Illustrated by:
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9780374389734
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Heroes of World War II—25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom
By: Jarret Keene
Illustrated by:
Roberto Gualberto
Roberto Gualberto
ISBN: 9781638191711
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Sculptors of Light
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi
ISBN: 9781478879602
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Continental Drifter
By: Kathy Macleod
ISBN: 9781250813749
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Seeker of Truth—Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor
By: Srividhya Venkat
Illustrated by:
Danica da Silva Pereira
Danica da Silva Pereira
ISBN: 9781499815696
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
A Crown of Stories—The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Khalif Thompson
Khalif Thompson
ISBN: 9780062911032
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
I Am Osage—How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General
By: Kim Rogers
Illustrated by:
Bobby Von Martin
Bobby Von Martin
ISBN: 9780063081161
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
She Spoke Too—14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
By: Manuela Bernardi and Kathy McMillan
Illustrated by:
Becky Thorns
Becky Thorns
ISBN: 9781641707510
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Daughter of the Light-Footed People—The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez
By: Belen Medina
Illustrated by:
Natalia Rojas Castro
Natalia Rojas Castro
ISBN: 9781665931427
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By: Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by:
Christopher Eliopoulos
Christopher Eliopoulos
ISBN: 9780593533338
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Sole Man—Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Stephen Costanza
Stephen Costanza
ISBN: 9781534113008
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Elinor McGrath, Pet Doctor—The Story of America’s First Female Veterinarian
By: Jacqueline Johnson
Illustrated by:
Alette Straathof
Alette Straathof
ISBN: 9781506492032
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues—The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
By: Michelle Meadows
Illustrated by:
Jamiel Law
Jamiel Law
ISBN: 9780063273474
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Stealing Little Moon—The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools (Scholastic Focus)
By: Dan Sasuweh Jones
ISBN: 9781338889475
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
The Enigma Girls—How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (Scholastic Focus)
By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9781338749571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Let Us March On! James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade
By: Yohuru Williams
Illustrated by:
Xia Gordon
Xia Gordon
ISBN: 9781665902786
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Toypurina—Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
By: Cheyenne M. Stone and Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Katie Dorame
Katie Dorame
ISBN: 9781499814668
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
Nik Henderson
Nik Henderson
ISBN: 9780593426814
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Let’s Fly
By: Barrington Irving, Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Tree Of Life
By: Elisa Boxer
Illustrated by:
Alianna Rozentsveig
Alianna Rozentsveig
ISBN: 9780593617120
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
One Girl’s Voice—How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land
By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Gibbon
Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781662680458
7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Sea Legs
By: Jules Bakes
Illustrated by:
Niki Smith
Niki Smith
ISBN: 9781338835861
7-12, Graphic Novel, Places / Travel
Yayoi Kusama
By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
Ryoko Ichikawa
Ryoko Ichikawa
ISBN: 9780711292970
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Dragonflies Of Glass
By: Susan Goldman Rubin
Illustrated by:
Susanna Chapman
Susanna Chapman
ISBN: 9781419754364
7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Game Changers—Stories of Hijabi Athletes from around the World
By: Charlene Smith
Illustrated by:
Natalya Tariq
Natalya Tariq
ISBN: 9781459838048
7-12, Anthology / Collection, Sports / Games / Recreation
Héroes afroamericanos del salvaje Oeste (Black Heroes of the Wild West)
By: James Otis Smith; translated by Maria E. Santana
ISBN: 9781662665592
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
How to Draw a Secret
By: Cindy Chang
Illustrated by:
Cindy Chang
Cindy Chang
ISBN: 9780358659655
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
How to Love the Whole World
By: Henry Martin
Illustrated by:
Shelley Hampe
Shelley Hampe
ISBN: 9781949480535
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
If Kamala Can…You Can Too!
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ariana Pacino
Ariana Pacino
ISBN: 9781464247989
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams
By: Katherine Paterson
Illustrated by:
Sally Deng
Sally Deng
ISBN: 9781452182629
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
The ABCs of Women’s History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523523290
4-6, Picture Book, History
Carl Walker—The Sound of Justice
By: Majeste Phillip
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223603
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
4-6, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Passover on Everest
By: Rachelle Burk
Illustrated by:
Craig Orback
Craig Orback
ISBN: 9781951365288
4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
