Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
$5.99 Read moreDiscover how a young girl who was the star of her school’s debate team became a federal jurist and the first Black woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Presenting Who HQ Now: an exciting a- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Moses, Shelia P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0593659554
- Language: English
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The Met Frida Kahlo: She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits
$14.99 Add to cartSee the world through Frida Kahlo’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint- Series: What the Artist Saw
- Author: Guglielmo, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0744070694
- Language: English
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My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
$9.99 Add to cartDiane Guerrero, the star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents’ deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocum
- Author: Guerrero, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 16, 2019
- ISBN10: 125030878X
- Language: English
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The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game
$18.99 Read moreThis is the true story of how Judit Polg?r captivated the world as she battled to become the youngest chess grandmaster in history!
“I was at both events where Judit got her first IM norm (I drew her- Author: Wallmark, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1499813066
- Language: English
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The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
$18.99 Add to cartThe Faithful Spy is the dramatic true story of German pastor and Nazi resister Dietrich Bonhoeffer come to life in this award-winning graphic novel from John Hendrix.
“Intertwines two stories: the ins- Author: Hendrix, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 141973265X
- Language: English
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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
$21.99 Read moreAn enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.
According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie- Author: Williams, Yohuru
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0374389950
- Language: English
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483122
- Language: English
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We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet
$17.99 Read moreThirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose Craig
Indigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they a
- Author: Craig, Mya-Rose
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1419756664
- Language: English
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Who Is Jane Goodall?
$6.99 Add to cartA life in the wild
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa Goodall’s up-close obs- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0448461927
- Language: English
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Reaching for the Moon
$8.99 Add to cart“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review)- Author: Johnson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: 5-May-20
- ISBN10: 1534440844
- Language: English
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My Name Is Lamoosh
$14.95 Add to cartMy Name is LaMoosh is the life story of Warm Springs Tribal Elder Linda Meanus. She grew up with her grandma Flora Thompson and grandpa Chief Tommy Thompson near Celilo Falls, a mighty fishery on the … [more below]
- Author: Meanus, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0870712314
- Language: English
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
$19.99 Add to cartAn American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s first female engineer
- Author: Sorell, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541579143
- Language: English
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Who Is Shaquille O’Neal?
$6.99 Add to cartNBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O’Neal is a lively and entertaining addition to the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!
Shaquille O’Neal discovered his love of bas- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0399544070
- Language: English
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Who Was Frank Sinatra?
$6.99 Read moreLearn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!
Before Frank Sinatra became the int- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0399544100
- Language: English
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Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
$18.95 Add to cartThe Apgar Score is known the world over: a test given to babies to determine their health moments after they are born. Less well-known is the story of the brilliant, pioneering woman who invented it.
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- Author: Pearson, Carrie A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: 8-Aug-23
- ISBN10: 1324003936
- Language: English
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Rise Up and Sing!: Power, Protest, and Activism in Music
$19.95 Add to cartThis inspiring introduction to activism and social justice for young teens shows the important role music plays in changing the world, featuring:
- Musicians young teens will know and love: Beyoncé, Bi
- Author: Warner, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: 17-Oct-23
- ISBN10: 1771648988
- Language: English
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A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
$18.99 Add to cartThe inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson–made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures–who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
Katherine k… [more below]- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0316435171
- Language: English
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age–literally (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0448448866
- Language: English
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Who Was Amelia Earhart?
$6.99 Add to cartAmelia Earhart was a woman of many “firsts.” In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her ear… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Jerome, Kate Boehm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0448428563
- Language: English
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Lucille Ball Had No Eyebrows?
$6.95 Add to cartDid you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio exec
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: 16-May-23
- ISBN10: 1324030739
- Language: English
