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How to Become an Accidental Activist

How to Become an Accidental Activist

By: Frieda Wishinsky and Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Playford
ISBN: 9781459826113
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Ida and the World Beyond Mount Kaiserzipf

Ida and the World Beyond Mount Kaiserzipf

By: Linda Schwalbe
ISBN: 9780735844209
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective

Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective

By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by:
 April Chu
ISBN: 9781939547330
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
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
Kid Innovators

Kid Innovators

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
 Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683692270
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Leonardo Da-Vinci Gets a Do-Over

Leonardo Da-Vinci Gets a Do-Over

By: Mark P. Friedlander Jr.
ISBN: 9780967802060
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Little Heroes of Color

Little Heroes of Color

By: David Heredia
Illustrated by:
 David Heredia
ISBN: 9781338326420
Nonfiction, 0-3, Biography / Memoir
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Danny Popovici
ISBN: 9781939547347
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
My Way West: Real Kids Traveling the Oregon and California Trails

My Way West

By: Elizabeth Goss
Illustrated by:
 Elizabeth Goss
ISBN: 9781513267302
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
 Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History

No Voice Too Small

By: Lindsay H. Metcalf (Editor); Keila V. Dawson (Editor); Jeanette Bradley (Editor)
Illustrated by:
 Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 9781623541316
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
One Earth: People of Color Protecting the Planet

One Earth

By: Anuradha Rao
ISBN: 9781459818866
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Resist: Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World

Resist

By: Diane Stanley
ISBN: 9780823444878
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
This Is Your Time

This Is Your Time

By: Ruby Bridges
ISBN: 9780593378526
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
We Are Still Here!

We Are Still Here!

By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
 Frané Lessac
ISBN: 9781623541927
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Whoosh!

By: Chris Barton
Illustrated by:
 Don Tate
ISBN: 9781580892988
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
ArtyFacts

ArtyFacts

By: Hal Eveans
ISBN: 9781612545004
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
A Brief History of Underpants

A Brief History of Underpants

By: Christine Van Zandt
Illustrated by:
 Harry Briggs
ISBN: 9780760370605
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Little Kid, Big City!: London

Little Kid, Big City!

By: Beth Beckman
Illustrated by:
 Holly Maher
ISBN: 9781683692485
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
PNSO Encyclopedia for Children The Secrets of Ancient Sea Monsters

PNSO Encyclopedia for Children The Secrets of Ancient Sea Monsters

By: Yang Yang
Illustrated by:
 Zhao Chuang
ISBN: 9781612545196
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress

Shirley Chisholm Dared

By: Alicia D. Williams
Illustrated by:
 April Harrison
ISBN: 9780593123683
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers

Beavers

By: Frances Backhouse
ISBN: 9781459824690
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree

Branches of Hope

By: Ann Magee
Illustrated by:
 Nicole Wong
ISBN: 9781623541323
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
My Way West

My Way West

By: Elizabeth Goss
Illustrated by:
 Elizabeth Goss
ISBN: 9781513267302
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Bobbie the Wonder Dog

Bobbie the Wonder Dog

By: Tricia Brown
Illustrated by:
 Cary Porter
ISBN: 9781513277387
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
How to Become an Accidental Activist

How to Become an Accidental Activist

By: Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Playford
ISBN: 9781459826113
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Murder on the Baltimore Express: The Plot to Keep Abraham Lincoln from Becoming President

Murder on the Baltimore Express

By: Suzanne Jurmain
ISBN: 9781499810448
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging

The Disability Experience

By: Hannalora Leavitt
Illustrated by:
 Belle Wuthrich
ISBN: 9781459819283
Nonfiction, Teen, Diversity
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

We Are Still Here!

By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
 Frane Lessac
ISBN: 9781623541927
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
 Nabi H. Ali
ISBN: 9781492688976
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Olivia Lauren’s Olivia Connects: A Guide to Modes of Communication

Olivia Lauren’s Olivia Connects

By: Melissa-Sue John and Alyssa Simone
Illustrated by:
 Lionel Emabat
ISBN: 9780997952056
Fiction, 7-12, Science
All the Way to the Top. How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

All the Way to the Top. How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
 Nabi H. Ali
ISBN: 9781492688976
Nonfiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
All Thirteen. The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team

All Thirteen. The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team

By: Christina Soontornvat
ISBN: 9781536209457
Nonfiction, Action / Adventure, 3-5 Grade
Art Is Life. The Life of Artist Keith Haring

Art Is Life. The Life of Artist Keith Haring

By: Tami Lewis Brown
Illustrated by:
 Keith Negley
ISBN: 9780374304249
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-12 Grade
Astronauts. Women on the Final Frontier

Astronauts. Women on the Final Frontier

By: Jim Ottaviani
Illustrated by:
 Maris Wicks
ISBN: 9781626728776
Nonfiction, History, 6-8 Grade
Atomic Women. The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb

Atomic Women. The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb

By: Roseanne Montillo
ISBN: 9780316489591
Nonfiction, History, 9-12 Grade
Be Amazing: A History of Pride

Be Amazing

By: Desmond is Amazing (Desmond Napoles)
Illustrated by:
 Dylan Glynn
ISBN: 9780374312589
Nonfiction, Diversity, K-12 Grade
Beautiful Shades of Brown. The Art of Laurie Wheeler Waring

Beautiful Shades of Brown. The Art of Laurie Wheeler Waring

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781939547651
Nonfiction, Diversity, 3-5 Grade
BOX. Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

BOX. Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Michele Wood
ISBN: 9780763691561
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 6-8 Grade
Breaking Through. How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties

Breaking Through. How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties

By: Sue Macy
ISBN: 9781426336768
Nonfiction, History, 3-8 Grade
Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults): The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant

Call Me American (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Abdi Nor Iftin
ISBN: 9781984897114
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 9-12 Grade
The Cat I Never Named. A True Story of Love, War, and Survival

The Cat I Never Named. A True Story of Love, War, and Survival

By: Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan
ISBN: 9781547604531
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 9-12 Grade
Chance. Escape from the Holocaust

Chance. Escape from the Holocaust

By: Uri Shulevitz
ISBN: 9780374313715
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 6-12 Grade
Desert Diary. Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire

Desert Diary. Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire

By: Michael O. Tunnell
ISBN: 9781580897891
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
Dinosaur Lady. The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

Dinosaur Lady. The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
 Marta Álvarez Miguéns
ISBN: 9781728209517
Nonfiction, Science, K-5 Grade
Equality’s Call. The Story of Voting Rights in America

Equality’s Call. The Story of Voting Rights in America

By: Deborah Diesen
Illustrated by:
 Magdalena Mora
ISBN: 9781534439580
Nonfiction, History, K-2 Grade
Erosion. How Hugh Bennett Saved America’s Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl

Erosion. How Hugh Bennett Saved America’s Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl

By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
 Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629441498
Nonfiction, Health, 3-5 Grade
Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

By: Lindsey Metcalf
ISBN: 9781684379088
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier

The Fighting Infantryman

By: Rob Sanders
Illustrated by:
 Nabi H. Ali
ISBN: 9781499809367
Nonfiction, Diversity, K-5 Grade
Flight for Freedom. The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany

Flight for Freedom. The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany

By: Kristen Fulton
Illustrated by:
 Torben Kuhlmann
ISBN: 9781452149608
Nonfiction, History, K-5 Grade
Flying Free. How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight

Flying Free. How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight

By: Karyn Parsons
Illustrated by:
 R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9780316457194
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-2 Grade
Fred’s Big Feelings. The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers

Fred’s Big Feelings. The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers

By: Laura Renauld
Illustrated by:
 Brigette Barrager
ISBN: 9781534441224
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-2 Grade
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

Harlem Grown

By: Tony Hillery
Illustrated by:
 Jessie Hartland
ISBN: 9781534402317
Nonfiction, Health, K-2 Grade
History Comics, The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies

History Comics, The Challenger Disaster

By: Pranas T. Naujokaitis
ISBN: 9781250174291
Nonfiction, Science, 6-8 Grade
History Smashers. The Mayflower

History Smashers. The Mayflower

By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
 Dylan Meconis
ISBN: 9780593120316
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home

The House by the Lake

By: Thomas Harding
Illustrated by:
 Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9781536212747
Nonfiction, History, 3-12 Grade
The Interactive Constitution: Explore the Constitution with flaps, wheels, color-changing words, and more!

The Interactive Constitution

By: David Miles
Illustrated by:
 Albert Pinilla
ISBN: 9781733633529
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
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: 9781626721654
Nonfiction, Teen, Government / Politics / Law
Lizzie Demands a Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights

Lizzie Demands a Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights

By: Beth Anderson
Illustrated by:
 E.B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781629799391
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
Lost Cities

Lost Cities

By: Giles Laroche
ISBN: 9781328753649
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
Mamie on the Mound. A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues

Mamie on the Mound. A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues

By: Leah Henderson
Illustrated by:
 George Doutsiopoulos
ISBN: 9781684460236
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-5 Grade
Marie’s Ocean: Marie Tharp Maps the Mountains Under the Sea

Marie’s Ocean

By: Josie James
Illustrated by:
 Josie James
ISBN: 9781250214737
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Mary Seacole. Bound for the Battlefield

Mary Seacole. Bound for the Battlefield

By: Susan Goldman Rubin
Illustrated by:
 Richie Pope
ISBN: 9780763679941
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
Mighty Justice (Young Readers’ Edition): The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Mighty Justice (Young Readers’ Edition)

By: Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
ISBN: 9781250229007
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 6-8 Grade
Most Wanted. The Revolutionary Partnership of John Hancock & Samuel Adams

Most Wanted. The Revolutionary Partnership of John Hancock & Samuel Adams

By: Sarah Jane Marsh
Illustrated by:
 Edwin Fotheringham
ISBN: 9781368026833
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents

The Next President

By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
 Adam Rex
ISBN: 9781452174884
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
The Oldest Student. How Mary Walker Learned to Read

The Oldest Student. How Mary Walker Learned to Read

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Illustrated by:
 Oge Mora
ISBN: 9781524768287
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-5 Grade
On the Horizon

On the Horizon

By: Lois Lowry
Illustrated by:
 Kenard Pak
ISBN: 9780358129400
Nonfiction, History, 6-8 Grade
The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share

The Pig War

By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
 Alison Jay
ISBN: 9781684371716
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
The Power of Her Pen. The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

The Power of Her Pen. The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
 John Parra
ISBN: 9781481462891
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
Powwow. A Celebration through Song and Dance

Powwow. A Celebration through Song and Dance

By: Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
ISBN: 9781459812345
Nonfiction, Diversity, 6-8 Grade
Boardwalk Babies

Boardwalk Babies

By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by:
 April Chu
ISBN: 9781939547668
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Radium Girls, Young Readers’ Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark

Radium Girls, Young Readers’ Edition

By: Kate Moore
ISBN: 9781728209470
Nonfiction, Health, 6-8 Grade
Respect. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

Respect. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9781534452282
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-2 Grade
Saving Lady Liberty: Joseph’s Pulitzer’s Fight for the Statue of Liberty

Saving Lady Liberty

By: Claudia Friddell
Illustrated by:
 Stacy Innerst
ISBN: 9781684371303
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
The Secret Garden of George Washingon Carver

The Secret Garden of George Washingon Carver

By: Gene Barretta
Illustrated by:
 Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9780062430151
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, K-2 Grade
A Sporting Chance. How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games

A Sporting Chance. How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games

By: Lori Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Allan Drummond
ISBN: 9781328580795
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 6-8 Grade
Strong Voices. Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

Strong Voices. Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
 Eric Valasquez
ISBN: 9780062572042
Nonfiction, History, 6-12 Grade
Strongman. The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy

Strongman. The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy

By: Kenneth C. Davis
ISBN: 9781250205643
Nonfiction, History, 6-8 Grade
The Suffragist Playbook. Your Guide to Changing the World

The Suffragist Playbook. Your Guide to Changing the World

By: Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Roberts
ISBN: 9781536210330
Nonfiction, History, 6-8 Grade
Thanks to Frances Perkins. Fighter for Workers’ Rights

Thanks to Frances Perkins. Fighter for Workers’ Rights

By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682631362
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
The True West: Real Stories About Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsung Explorers, Builders, and Heroes Who Shaped the American West

The True West

By: Mifflin Lowe
Illustrated by:
 Wiliam Luong
ISBN: 9781733633512
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
We Are Power. How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

We Are Power. How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

By: Todd Hasak-Lowy
ISBN: 9781419741111
Nonfiction,, History, 6-8 Grade
We The People. The United States Constitution Explored and Explained

We The People. The United States Constitution Explored and Explained

By: Aura Lewis and Evan Sargent
Illustrated by:
 Aura Lewis
ISBN: 9780711254046
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
The Woman’s Hour (Adapted for Young Readers): Our Fight for the Right to Vote

The Woman’s Hour (Adapted for Young Readers)

By: Elaine Weiss
ISBN: 9780593125182
Nonfiction, History, 6-8 Grade
Wood, Wire, Wings. Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

Wood, Wire, Wings. Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

By: Kirsten W. Larson
Illustrated by:
 Tracy Subisak
ISBN: 9781629799384
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
A Plan for the People

A Plan for the People

By: Lindsey McDivitt
Illustrated by:
 Charly Palmer
ISBN: 9780802855022
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Ancient Games

Ancient Games

By: Iris Volant
Illustrated by:
 Avalon Nuovo
ISBN: 9781912497768
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Baby Loves Political Science: Congress!

Baby Loves Political Science

By: Ruth Spiro
Illustrated by:
 Greg Paprocki
ISBN: 9781623542344
Nonfiction, 0-3, History
Baby Loves Political Science: The Presidency!

Baby Loves Political Science

By: Ruth Spiro
Illustrated by:
 Greg Paprocki
ISBN: 9781623542351
Nonfiction, 0-3, History
Kids On The March

Kids On The March

By: Michael Long
ISBN: 9781643751009
Nonfiction, Teen, History
Kite to Freedom: The Story of a Kite-Flying Contest, the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, and the Underground Railroad

Kite to Freedom

By: Kathleen A. Dinan
Illustrated by:
 Iris M. Kirkwood
ISBN: 9781942483717
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide To Sex, Relationships, And Being A Human

Let’s Talk About It

By: Erika Moen
Illustrated by:
 Matthew Nolan
ISBN: 9781984893147
Nonfiction, Teen, Health
Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile

Niños

By: María José Ferrada
Illustrated by:
 María Elena Valdez
ISBN: 9780802855671
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
Seen: Rachel Carson OGN SC

Seen

By: Birdie Willis
Illustrated by:
 Rii Abrego
ISBN: 9781684156481
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars

Code Breaker, Spy Hunter

By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
 Brooke Smart
ISBN: 9781419739637
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators

Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call

By: Claudia Friddell
Illustrated by:
 Elizabeth Baddeley
ISBN: 9781684373505
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Great Rivers of the World

Great Rivers of the World

By: Volker Mehnert
Illustrated by:
 Martin Haake
ISBN: 9783791374703
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Little Kid, Big City!: New York

Little Kid, Big City!

By: Beth Beckman
Illustrated by:
 Holley Maher
ISBN: 9781683692447
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
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