Young Adult Biography
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They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood
$17.95 Read more“An inherently compelling memoir . . . A simply fascinating and ultimately inspiring story.” —Midwest Book Review
“Rodgers pulls no punches in this raw, emotional rags-to-riches memoir.” —Publishers
- Author: Rodgers, Sugar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1617759295
- Language: English
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Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors
$16.99 Read moreIn Hollywood, women don’t have to be in front of the camera to shine.
Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, “First. Only. Different.” Th- Series: Women of Power
- Author: Miller-Lachmann, Lyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 164160610X
- Language: English
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Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall
$12.99 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1534431888
- Language: English
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Gay Giant: A Memoir
$19.99 Read more“Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in the forthright but lighthearted memoir . . . This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charme
- Author: Ebensperger, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1951491165
- Language: English
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Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
$12.99 Read moreCelebrate Pride every day with the teen advocate, trailblazer, and reality show star Jazz Jennings–one of Time Magazine’s “25 Most Influential Teens” of the year. In this groundbreaking memoir, she i… [more below]
- Author: Jennings, Jazz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 27 2017
- ISBN10: 039955467X
- Language: English
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Kurt Vonnegut: The Making of a Writer
$23.95 Read moreThe first and only YA biography of the great American novelist and humanist comes out on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, Cat’s- Author: Wakefield, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1644211904
- Language: English
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Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her Home
$18.99 Read moreEndorsed by the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, writer and illustrator Francisco de la Mora’s full-color graphic novel explores the public and private faces of the iconic artist.
Frida Kahlo, reme- Author: de la Mora, Francisco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1914224108
- Language: English
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Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People
$19.95 Read moreThe first biography of Jane Jacobs for young people, the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker who transformed the way we inhabit and develop our cities.
Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred y- Author: Pitts, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1644212994
- Language: English
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One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet
$24.95 Read more★ “The activists’ stories are extraordinary…It’s a powerful answer to Rao’s framing questions: ‘Who is an environmental defender? What does she or he look like? Maybe like you. Maybe like me.’
- Author: Rao, Anuradha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1459818865
- Language: English
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Messi Crack (Spanish Edition)
$16.95 Read moreUna maravillosa biografÃa del mejor jugador de fútbol de todos los tiempos.
Descubre cómo Lionel Messi emigró de Argentina para convertirse en una leyenda del Barça, ganar SIETE veces el Balón d… [more below]- Author: Green, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 8419743364
- Language: Spanish
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A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up
$19.99 Read moreA Walk in Our Cleats is an exciting, inside look at 25 notable NFL players and their faith journeys. Each player has faced unique circumstances in staying fit, pursuing their dreams, and getting to pl
- Author: Johnson Jr, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 18 2018
- ISBN10: 0310767601
- Language: English
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The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition
$19.99 Read moreAward-winning author Reyna Grande shares her compelling experience of crossing borders and cultures in this middle grade adaptation of her “compelling…unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) memoir, The D… [more below]
- Author: Grande, Reyna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1481463713
- Language: English
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
$17.00 Read moreThe bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
I am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said mus- Author: Yousafzai, Malala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0316311197
- Language: English
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In the Mouth of the Wolf
$19.95 Add to cartRose Zar was 19 years old when the Nazis invaded her native Poland. Her father urged her to save herself by hiding “in the mouth of the wolf”–or within the enemy itself. She managed to obtain false p… [more below]
- Author: Zar, Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: March 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0827603827
- Language: English
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Simeon’s Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
$14.99 Read moreSkipping Stones Multicultural & International Awareness Books Honor Award
No modern tragedy has had a greater impact on race relations in America than the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. A 14-y- Author: Wright, Simeon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1569768196
- Language: English
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Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World
$14.99 Read more“Inviting and original.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what thre- Author: Krishnaswami, Uma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1481416790
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Jesus: His Life and Times
$25.99 Add to cartTwo thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His contemporaries are familiar historical figures: Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, Po
- Author: O’Reilly, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 09 2016
- ISBN10: 1250073405
- Language: English
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Sandra Day O’Connor: Paving the Way
$13.99 Read moreLearn about the first female Supreme Court Justice! Discover how Sandra Day O’Connor became a key government leader on the Supreme Court. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important ideas like leade… [more below]
- Series: Icivics Readers
- Author: Herweck Rice, Dona
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1087615496
- Language: English
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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
$9.99 Add to cartThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that “radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit” (Washington Post).
In June 1941, th
- Author: Hautzig, Esther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 006440577X
- Language: English
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100 Scientists Who Shaped World History
$10.99 Add to cartLearn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary scientists from all over the world with this fact-filled biography collection for kids
Educational and engaging, 100 Sci
- Series: 100
- Author: Tiner, John Hudson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290058
- Language: English
