Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
$19.99 Read more“This book, a young reader’s edition of Knight’s autobiography, is an eye-opening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company. His tenacity is inspiring and will be a valuable… [more below]
- Author: Knight, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 26 2017
- ISBN10: 1534401180
- Language: English
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Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes
$8.99 Read moreRebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes celebrates the stories of 25 phenomenal women in sports all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for R… [more below]
- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1953424082
- Language: English
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Rosa: (Caldecott Honor Book)
$9.99 Add to cartFifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This tribute to
- Author: Giovanni, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0312376022
- Language: English
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The True West: Real Stories about Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsun
$19.99 Read moreA 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book from the Children’s Book Council and National Council for the Social Studies
“Especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, middle sch
- Author: Luong, Wiliam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1733633510
- Language: English
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The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
$19.99 Read moreBestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission
As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century,
- Author: Moss, Marissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1419758535
- Language: English
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Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La Juez Que Creció En El Bronx
$18.99 Add to cartThe inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.
Before Supreme Court Justic- Author: Winter, Jonah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 10 2009
- ISBN10: 1442403039
- Language: Spanish
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Free Lunch
$18.99 Add to cartInstead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the ca… [more below]
- Author: Ogle, Rex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 132400360X
- Language: English
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Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
$16.99 Add to cartA richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science.… [more below]
- Series: Women in Science
- Author: Ignotofsky, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 18 2017
- ISBN10: 1607749785
- Language: English
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Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
$15.99 Add to cartIn a riveting biography that reads like a crime novel, Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti uncovers the true story of Mary Mallon, a.k.a. Typhoid Mary, one of the most m
- Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0063295962
- Language: English
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Epic Athletes: Lebron James
$7.99 Add to cartEpic Athletes: LeBron James is an inspiring young readers biography of the best basketball player of the modern era from celebrated sports journalist Dan Wetzel!
Featuring comic-style illustrations by- Series: Epic Athletes #5
- Author: Wetzel, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 125061984X
- Language: English
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Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
$18.99 Read morePauli Murray was a trailblazer who spent her life fighting for civil rights and women’s rights. Writer, lawyer, activist, priest, Pauli was a champion for justice. Her extraordinary life is immortaliz… [more below]
- Author: Jennings, Terry Catasús
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1499812515
- Language: English
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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
$9.99 Add to cartA brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King
- Author: Magoon, Kekla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0062912526
- Language: English
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The Story of Simone Biles: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Simone Biles–a story about going for the gold for kids ages 6 to 9
Simone Biles has been called the greatest gymnast of all time, winning five Olympic and 25 World Champion medal- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Burk, Rachelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1647397758
- Language: English
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Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
$17.99 Read more“Muzoon takes readers on her perilous and ultimately hopeful journey from refugee child to advocate for others in need.”
When
–Malala Yousafzai, bestselling author and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize- Author: Almellehan, Muzoon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1984851985
- Language: English
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Who Is J.K. Rowling?
$6.99 Add to cartEveryone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry’s creator
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0448458721
- Language: English
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Who Was Bruce Lee?
$6.99 Add to cartBruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional martial arts film to a new l… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0448479494
- Language: English
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I Am Jackie Robinson
$16.99 Add to cart“We can all be heroes” is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie Robinson … [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0803740867
- Language: English
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Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show
$18.99 Add to cartNewbery Honoree Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez–the team behind Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library–reunite to take full measure of an iconic performer and … [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1536212970
- Language: English
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George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War
$7.95 Add to cartNow in paperback–the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and se… [more below]
- Author: Allen, Thomas B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 09 2007
- ISBN10: 1426300417
- Language: English
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The Story of Gandhi: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Gandhi–a story for kids ages 6 to 9 about building bridges to peace
Gandhi was one of the most important leaders in history. He used peaceful protests and other nonviolent metho- Series: Story of
- Author: Katz, Susan B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1647399459
- Language: English
