Young Adult Biography
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El Ni?o Que Dom? El Viento / The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
$14.95 Add to cartEl libro en el que se bas la pel cula de Netflix con el mismo nombre, protagonizada y dirigida por Chiwetel Ejiofor, esta es una apasionante memoria de supervivencia y perseverancia sobre el heroico … [more below]
- Author: Kamkwamba, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1644732645
- Language: Spanish
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Saint José: Boy Cristero Martyr
$12.95 Read moreThis new title in the acclaimed Vision Books lives of the saints series for youth 9-15 yrs. brings to life the inspirational story of St. Jos? S?nchez del R?o, a 14 yr. old boy in Mexico who died a ma
- Series: Vision Books
- Author: McKenzie, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1621642429
- Language: English
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The Independent Investigator
$12.00 Add to cartAnswers to a range of questions asked by young people regarding the Baha’i Faith and its perspective on many issues. A book written to support young people’s search for spiritual truth through indepen
- Series: The Independent Investigator #1
- Author: Lemon, Tahirih
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: August 31 2019
- ISBN10: 0648585107
- Language: English
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Devotion (Young Readers Edition): An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship
$12.99 Add to cartA young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as t… [more below]
- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0593481488
- Language: English
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Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
$25.99 Add to cart“Both timely and terrifying.” –Gregory Macguire, New York Times-bestselling author of Wicked
Pairing free verse with over three hundred pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations, Mary’s Monst- Author: Judge, Lita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1626725004
- Language: English
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Saints Chronicles Collection 5
$14.95 Add to cartThe Saints Chronicles bring vividly to life the stories of courageous Christians from the earliest days of Christianity to modern times. All five volumes of this popular graphic novel series are packe
- Author: Sophia Institute Press
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: October 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1644133148
- Language: English
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Ronaldo
$9.95 Add to cartRonaldo captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.
Scoring over 790 goals during his career so far, Christian Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest players
- Series: Tales from the Pitch
- Author: Coninx, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1948585863
- Language: English
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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance
$24.99 Add to cartIn Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has
- Author: Biles, Simone
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0310759668
- Language: English
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The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
$19.99 Add to cartThe stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive in the midst of the Bosnian genocide–and the stray cat who protected her family through it all.
*Six Starred Reviews*
“Extraordinary.” – Bookl- Author: Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1547604530
- Language: English
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Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation
$16.95 Add to cartAn unusual and thought-provoking collection of biographies that tell the story of the two great movements in European history that ushered in modern times. Many of the figures will be familiar (Da Vin… [more below]
- Author: Shearer, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: September 01 1996
- ISBN10: 1882514106
- Language: English
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I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
$8.99 Add to cartWhat is death all about? What is life all about?
So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Yea- Author: Bitton-Jackson, Livia
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0689823959
- Language: English
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Kids of New York: Family, Street Culture, and Violence
$16.95 Add to cartThe author was born in the South Bronx in 1970, a time when chaos and despair wreaked havoc on the community, in a place where crime ruled the streets, where hope and poverty lived on the same side of
- Author: Colon, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887937212
- Language: English
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Normal: One Kid’s Extraordinary Journey
$9.99 Read morePraised by R.J. Palacio as “wondrous”–this moving memoir follows a teenage boy with TC syndrome and his exceptional family from diagnosis at birth to now.
“This touching memoir is a must-read for an- Author: Newman, Magdalena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0358569796
- Language: English
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Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a ne… [more below]
- Series: Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories of Courageous Black Women
- Author: Dunbar, Erica Armstrong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1665919930
- Language: English
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Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
$25.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times Notable Children’s Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, follow the life stories of ten Black men in American history and the legacies they left that forever c
- Series: Coretta Scott King Award – Author Winner Title(s)
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 23 2012
- ISBN10: 1423142578
- Language: English
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The Maddie Diaries: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times bestselling memoir, the incredibly talented breakout star of Dance Moms and judge on So You Think You Can Dance brings her uplifting coming-of-age story about following her drea… [more below]
- Author: Ziegler, Maddie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1501150677
- Language: English
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Bad Boy: A Memoir
$15.99 Read moreA classic memoir that’s gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading–an engaging and pow
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0064472884
- Language: English
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Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience
$19.95 Add to cartTilly has always known she’s part Lakota on her dad’s side. She’s grown up with the traditional teachings of her grandma, relishing the life lessons of her beloved mentor. But it isn’t until an angry … [more below]
- Author: Gray Smith, Monique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1550392093
- Language: English
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Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution
$13.95 Add to cartAbigail Adams is often referred to as the wife of one president and the mother of another. Rarely is she described as a woman in her own right. Although her primary focus and concerns were in her role… [more below]
- Author: Bober, Natalie S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0689819161
- Language: English
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Pieces of a Girl
$24.99 Add to cartA raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and… [more below]
- Author: Kuehnert, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0525429751
- Language: English
