Young Adult Biography
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The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
$14.99 Read moreWith determination and audacity, Josephine Baker used her comic and musical abilities to become a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. This lively biography covers her outspoken participation in the U.S. C… [more below]
- Series: Women of Action
- Author: Caravantes, Peggy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1613738323
- Language: English
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Food Stars: 15 Women Stirring Up the Food Industry
$16.99 Read moreFood is a great unifying force on Earth.
Not only do humans need food to survive, it also gives structure to our days, offers dining and recreational opportunities, provides employment, and speaks to- Series: Women of Power
- Author: Mahoney, Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1641605855
- Language: English
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Aire Encantado (Enchanted Air): DOS Culturas, DOS Alas: Una Memoria
$12.99 Read moreEn este poético libro de memorias–ganador del premio Pura Belpré de autor, finalista del premio de YALSA de no ficción y premio de honor Walter Dean Myers–la aclamada autora Margarita Engle recre… [more below]
- Author: Engle, Margarita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 29 2017
- ISBN10: 1534404279
- Language: Spanish
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Hole in My Life
$14.99 Add to cartFrom the Newbery Award-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, this is a memoir about becoming a writer the hard way. A Printz Honor and Sibert Honor book.
In the summer of 1971, Jack Gantos was an asp- Author: Gantos, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0312641575
- Language: English
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Upset
$24.99 Read moreONE OF BOOK AUTHORITY’S BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME WINNERS: Best American Biography Book, Best College Football Book, and Best Sports Book of All Time.
October 20, 2018, was just another normal Saturday i
- Author: Trent, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1732370168
- Language: English
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
$15.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author, Newbery Honor recipient, and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin presents both the heroism and the treachery of one of the Revolutionary War’s most infamous
- Author: Sheinkin, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1250024609
- Language: English
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Teen Innovators: Nine Young People Engineering a Better World with Creative Inventions
$19.99 Read moreTeen Innovators tells the stories of discovery and the inventions of nine young students.
For example, twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao, appalled by the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, found a cheaper, mor
- Author: Estes, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 172841721X
- Language: English
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Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
$8.99 Read moreIn Defiant, Wade Hudson, award-winning coeditor of The Talk and Recognize!, takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black ma… [more below]
- Author: Hudson, Wade
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0593126386
- Language: English
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Unbroken (the Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
$21.99 Add to cartIn this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian’s courage, cunning, and forti… [more below]
- Author: Hillenbrand, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 11 2014
- ISBN10: 0385742517
- Language: English
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Celebrating Sixty-Plus Years of Being a Twin to a Special Needs Brother
$18.95 Add to cartCelebrating Sixty-Plus Years of Being a Twin with My Special-Needs Brother was birthed by my desire to honor and celebrate my twin on our sixtieth birthday. For several weeks in April of 2020, our six
- Author: Hershberger, Martha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 24 2023
- ISBN10: 9798886855623
- Language: English
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Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History
$15.99 Add to cartEducational and inspirational, this gift-worthy New York Times bestseller from the authors of Rad American Women A-Z, is a bold, illustrated collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraord
- Series: Rad Women
- Author: Schatz, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 0399578862
- Language: English
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Eventually, Inevitably / Tarde O Temprano Era Inevitable: My Writing Life in Verse / Mi Vida de Escritor En Verso
$14.95 Read more- Author: Saldaña Jr. René
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1558859810
- Language: English
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We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story
$11.99 Add to cartFrom Paralympic ski racer and YouTube star Josh Sundquist, comes an always-funny (and sometimes-awkward) memoir about teenage misadventures.
When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention t- Author: Sundquist, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0316251003
- Language: English
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Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card
$12.99 Read moreIn development as a television series from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company and ABC Studios!
This hilarious, poignant and true story of one teen’s experience growing up in Americ- Author: Saedi, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1524717827
- Language: English
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Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape
$19.95 Add to cart“A tender and thoughtful rendering of an important artist’s life. Sam Nakahira uses the power and beauty of comics to its fullest to immerse you in the mind and genius of Ruth Asawa. As soon as I fini… [more below]
- Author: Nakahira, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1947440098
- Language: English
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My City Was a Sparkling Jewel: Voices of Newcomer Youth from Afghanistan
$24.99 Read moreUsing a trauma-informed approach to gathering stories, this unique collection of 19 stories illuminates the range of challenges and successes met by the latest generation of displaced peoples from Afg… [more below]
- Author: Rozman, Tea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1949523284
- Language: English
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Bts – The Ultimate Fan Book: Experience the K-Pop Phenomenon!
$12.95 Read moreExperience the K-Pop phenomenon of BTS in this best-selling fanbook – FULLY UPDATED for 2023!
BTS are much more than just a group of seven talented individuals, they are a band acclaimed for their reco
- Author: Croft, Malcolm
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 180279798X
- Language: English
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Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington
$13.95 Add to cartChosen a Best Children’s Book of the Year by the Bank Street Center!
Voted a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews!
A biography for younger readers about one of the most inf
- Author: Houtman, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 087286765X
- Language: English
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As Fast as Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success
$24.99 Read moreDream big, follow your passion and never give up. Decorated US Olympian and accomplished hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her drea
- Author: Coyne, Kendall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0310771137
- Language: English
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Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
$17.99 Read moreAs the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South dur… [more below]
- Author: Hudson, Wade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0593126351
- Language: English
