Young Adult Biography
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The Founders Unmasked
$8.99 Read more“Its power to spark important conversations should not be underestimated.” —Booklist
“A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.” —Sherri L. Smith, award-wi- Series: True History
- Author: Sabin, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0593386108
- Language: English
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
$25.99 Read moreA 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role play… [more below]- Author: Anderson, M. T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0763668184
- Language: English
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Finding Sunlight: A Coming-Of-Age Memoir about Love Within the Wreckage of Purity Culture
$18.95 Read moreIn this inspirational coming-of-age memoir, Chrissy Holm separates purity culture, LGBTQ religious trauma, and a patriarchal father-daughter relationship from all the possibilities of meaningful love.
- Author: Holm, Chrissy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1634896491
- Language: English
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P.K. Subban: Fighting Racism to Become a Hockey Superstar and Role Model for Athletes of Colour
$8.99 Read moreP.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. Initially drafted in 2007 to the Montreal Canadiens, P.K. now plays for the New Jersey Devils. He’s set records and won the Norris Trophy, the highe
- Series: Lorimer Recordbooks
- Author: Rondina, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1459415086
- Language: English
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Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator
$19.99 Read moreOn the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and
- Author: Reef, Catherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1328740056
- Language: English
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Uncommon Champions: Fifteen Athletes Who Battled Back
$11.99 Read moreJust in time for the 2022 Winter Olympics, here is a motivating collection of true stories from athletes, including many former Olympians, who have faced incredible adversity–proving that integrity a… [more below]
- Author: Kaminsky, Marty
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1590780051
- Language: English
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
$25.99 Add to cartPrintz Honor Book – YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner – Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner – SCBWI Golden Kite Winner – Cybils Senior High Nonfiction Award Winner
From the author of National Book Award f- Author: Heiligman, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 0805093397
- Language: English
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We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction
$12.99 Add to cartIn his follow-up to his bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines, Nic Sheff reveals a brutally honest account of a young person’s struggles with relapse and rehab.
In his bestsellin- Author: Sheff, Nic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 10 2012
- ISBN10: 0316080810
- Language: English
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The Children of La Salette
$19.95 Add to cartOver 50 years before three shepherd children in Fatima saw a beautiful, mysterious Lady, two similarly innocent children beheld the same Lady heartbroken, crying with her face in her hands. Maximin an… [more below]
- Author: Windeatt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 12 2017
- ISBN10: 1505111064
- Language: English
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Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall
$19.99 Read more“Bringing together rigorous research and a vibrant writing style” (School Library Journal), Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all… [more below]
- Author: Demetrios, Heather
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 153443187X
- Language: English
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The Cage
$8.99 Read moreA testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit, family, and, above all, hope, this “vivid memoir of a woman who lost her youth and family to the Nazis” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is a … [more below]
- Author: Sender, Ruth Minsky
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 1997
- ISBN10: 068981321X
- Language: English
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Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
$14.99 Read moreIn 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in ne… [more below]
- Author: Freedman, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 0823449459
- Language: English
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Brother: A Story of Autism
$12.99 Read moreBridget and Carlton are as close as any sister and brother. But their relationship is particularly special. Carlton has autism and is almost completely nonverbal. He’s smart, funny, creative, and lovi… [more below]
- Series: Zuiker Teen Topics
- Author: Hudgens, Carlton
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1947378082
- Language: English
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A Bowl Full of Ideas for Inventive Minds
$18.00 Read moreSouthern Ute elder Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) offers words of wisdom to children and the young at heart, as told to David R. Kopacz, MD. Joseph fills the bowls of hearts and minds with 18 i
- Author: Rael, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: June 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1734280050
- Language: English
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100 Women Who Shaped World History
$10.99 Read moreA woman can do anything if she persists! Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary women around the world with this fact-filled biography collection for kids
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- Series: 100
- Author: Meyer Rolka, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290066
- Language: English
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Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan
$15.95 Read moreOne of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two con… [more below]
- Author: Dau, John Bul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 12 2010
- ISBN10: 142630708X
- Language: English
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Food-Related Stories
$8.99 Read more“Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food–about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, … [more below]
- Series: Pocket Change Collective
- Author: Melian, Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593223497
- Language: English
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Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults): A Story of Race and Inheritance
$18.99 Read moreNow adapted for young adults–the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, which Toni Morrison called “quite extraordinary,” offers an intimate look at Barack Obama’s early days. This is a compelling jou… [more below]
- Author: Obama, Barack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0385738722
- Language: English
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Three Little Words
$12.99 Read moreAn inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own… [more below]
- Author: Rhodes-Courter, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 05 2009
- ISBN10: 1416948074
- Language: English
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Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer
$9.99 Read more“Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Sure to inspire a new generation of pioneers.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review)
This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter- Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1536228230
- Language: English
