Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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I Am Harriet Tubman
$9.99 Read moreHarriet Tubman’s heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series. (Cover may vary)
This friendly,- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 059361917X
- Language: English
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The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, a Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice
$19.99 Read moreA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers, with a revise- Author: Hinton, Anthony Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1250817366
- Language: English
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DK Life Stories Queen Elizabeth II
$18.99 Read moreExplore the incredible life of Queen Elizabeth II in this children’s biography.
Discover the inspiring story of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, in this fascinating- Series: DK Life Stories
- Author: Williams, Brenda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0744089123
- Language: English
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A Mind Like Mine: 21 Famous People and Their Mental Health
$24.99 Read moreMind Like Mine is a stigma-busting collection of biographies of some of the great people from history who have lived with mental health conditions.
*2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book* Did you k- Author: Davis, Rachael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 0711274010
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #19: Abe Lincoln at Last
$7.99 Add to cartThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better.
Track the- Series: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #25
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: December 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0375870245
- Language: English
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What You Never Knew about Stephen Curry
$31.32 Read moreStephen Curry has wowed fans with his incredible basketball skills, including three NBA Championships. But what is his life like off the court? High-interest details and bold photos of her fascinating… [more below]
- Series: Behind the Scenes Biographies
- Author: Allen, Nafeesah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669049477
- Language: English
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What You Never Knew about Lionel Messi
$31.32 Read moreLionel Messi is a superstar soccer player. But what happens when he’s not scoring goals on the pitch? High-interest details and bold photos of his fascinating life will enthrall reluctant and struggli… [more below]
- Series: Behind the Scenes Biographies
- Author: Kerry, Isaac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669003094
- Language: English
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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
$19.99 Read moreThe story of Charles Henry Turner, the first Black entomologist — a scientist who studies bugs — is told in this fascinating book for young readers.
Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way hom- Author: Harrington, Janice N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1629795585
- Language: English
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Hispanic Star En Español: Sonia Sotomayor
$6.99 Add to cartLee sobre la magistrada de la Corte Suprema, Sonia Sotomayor, quien se encuentra entre los h?roes hispanos y latinos m?s innovadores e ic?nicos que han dado forma a nuestra cultura y al mundo en esta
- Series: Hispanic Star
- Author: Edelman, Claudia Romo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250840163
- Language: Spanish
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Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII
$10.99 Read moreAuthor Marissa Moss and illustrator Yuko Shimizu’s Barbed Wire Baseball is a picture book about a true story set in a Japanese American internment camp in World War II.
A California Book Award Gold M- Author: Moss, Marissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 1419720589
- Language: English
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Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters
$8.99 Read moreWhat do Beyonc? and Blue Ivy or Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst have in common? What about Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton or Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk? They’re all incredible mot… [more below]
- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1734877073
- Language: English
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Kid Trailblazers: True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders
$14.99 Read moreInspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and Jo… [more below]
- Series: Kid Legends
- Author: Stevenson, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1683693019
- Language: English
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Las Poderosas Palabras de Martin: La Vida del Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
$16.95 Read moreMartin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most influential and gifted speakers of all time. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work… [more below]
- Series: Palabras de Grandes / Big Words
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1543335845
- Language: Spanish
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Saint Isaac Jogues (Ess)
$8.95 Read moreNo difficulty could stop this heroic Jesuit priest. Father Isaac’s greatest desire was to bring Jesus to the Native Americans he encountered in the wilderness of the New World
- Series: Encounter the Saints (Paperback)
- Author: Kiwak, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0819870633
- Language: English
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Una Vez Fui Tú — Edición Para Jóvenes (Once I Was You — Adapted for Young Readers): Cómo Encontré Mi Voz Y Hoy Paso El Micrófono
$8.99 Read moreAhora para jóvenes lectores, la periodista ganadora de cuatro premios Emmy y presentadora de Latino USA de NPR, María Hinojosa, cuenta la historia de la inmigración en los Estados Unidos a través … [more below]
- Author: Hinojosa, Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1665920874
- Language: Spanish
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Starflower: The Making of a Poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay
$18.99 Read moreJ. M. Farkas and Emily Vizzo’s Starflower is a lyrical picture book biography about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay’s childhood and the two sisters who inspired her.
Good things c- Author: Farkas, J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1951836510
- Language: English
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A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad
$18.99 Add to cartFrom award-winning children’s author Glennette Tilley Turner, a daring account of Black Seminole warrior, chief, and diplomat John Horse and the route he forged on the Underground Railroad to gain fre… [more below]
- Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1419749331
- Language: English
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Soccer Queens
$15.99 Read moreThe Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator of Hoop Kings celebrates the skill and talent of top female soccer professionals–and pays homage to the legendary US World Cup team of 1999.
Soccer, f偀b- Series: Sports Royalty
- Author: Smith Jr, Charles R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1536225339
- Language: English
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Rascal
$8.99 Read moreA Newbery Honor Book
Celebrating 50 years of a beloved classic! Nothing’s surprising in the North household, not even Sterling’s new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, b- Series: Puffin Modern Classics
- Author: North, Sterling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 189
- Publish Date: April 30 1998
- ISBN10: 0140344454
- Language: English
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World Shakers: Inspiring Women Activists
$22.95 Read moreWhat does it take to change the world? Whether it was the rule that forced Muslim women athletes like Ibtihaj Muhammad to choose between competition and wearing hijab or Indigenous women like Mary Two
- Series: Do You Know My Name?
- Author: Wolfe, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1772603228
- Language: English
