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By Coe Booth, Kekla Magoon, Rita Williams-Garcia, Varian Johnson, Tracey Baptiste, Justina Ireland, Jason Reynolds, Lamar Giles, Brandy Colbert, Dhonielle Clayton, Ibi Zoboi, Leah Henderson, Renée Watson, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jay Coles. 2019
Seventeen short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, and emphasize that one person's experiences, reality,…
and personal identity are different from someone else's. Contributors include René Watson, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, and Justina Ireland. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019By Monica Clark-Robinson. 2018
By David Stabler. 2018
Unusual yet true stories from the childhoods of notable scientists, including Albert Einstein, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Katherine Johnson. A…
young Rachel Carson was instructed by her mother to catch--not kill--the bugs in the house and free them outside. For grades 3-6. 2018By Lily Williams. 2018
By Terry Lynn Johnson, Jani Orban. 2018
Separated from their group during a geocaching trip, sixth-graders Jen Chiu and her mortal enemy, Martin Diaz, are caught in…
a dust storm in the desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Includes survival tips from the New Mexico Search and Rescue Council. For grades 3-6. 2018By Daniel José Older. 2017
After a few shadowshapers receive strange cards depicting beasts, Sierra Santiago uses her powers to battle whatever is hunting them…
in real life. She will do anything to protect her loved ones. Strong language and some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2017By Jessica Bruder. 2017
A look at the subculture of older Americans who, unable to afford either mortgages or retirement, are traveling the country…
in RVs, campers, and vans. Particularly examines the life of one woman as she travels between seasonal jobs and reunions with her van-dwelling friends. Some strong language. 2017By Maya Angelou. 2003
By Doogie Horner, David Stabler. 2017
Highlights true stories about legendary authors during their childhoods. At eight years old, Jules Verne sneaked aboard a three-masted schooner…
to explore; J. K. Rowling dealt with bullies at school; and Laura Ingalls Wilder had to be homeschooled after a locust invasion. For grades 4-7. 2017By Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace. 2017
An account of Lieutenant Commander George W. De Long's expedition to reach the North Pole with thirty-two men aboard the…
U. S. S. Jeannette. Believing the North Pole to be home to warm tropical waters, the crew's adventure becomes a tale of survival after encountering harsh polar conditions. For grades 5-8. 2017By Mary Beth Leatherdale, Lisa Charleyboy. 2017
Presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art to express the experience of being an Indigenous woman. Stories…
of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2017By James L Swanson. 2018
Recounts the rise of Baptist minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), the events that led up…
to his murder, the hunt for assassin James Earl Ray, and the aftermath. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018By John Banville. 2018
Man Booker Prize winner for The Sea (BR 16232) recounts his experiences of Dublin, Ireland, from childhood to adulthood. Shares…
stories of visiting his aunt, who resided there, as a birthday treat; moving there himself; and his interactions with the city while living outside Ireland. Strong language and some violence. 2016By Doogie Horner, David Stabler. 2016
Highlights unusual yet true stories from the childhoods of great artists. A young Leonardo da Vinci painted a Medusa head…
on a shield that couldn't be sold right away because it was too terrifying!For grades 3-6. 2016By Sophie Pinkham. 2016
Journalist explores contemporary life in Ukraine, examining Ukraine's repeated rebuilding of itself, the political roots of its early twenty-first century…
conflicts, and its issues with corruption, poverty, ethnic divisions, and Russian aggression. Also profiles the many-faceted lives of Ukrainian individuals, including a doctor, an art gallerist, and a musician. 2016By Che Guevara. 2004
Guevara's diary of his 1952 trip through Latin America when he was a twenty-three-year-old Argentinian medical student. Among the musings…
of a privileged youth taking a year off for a road trip, he also reveals hints of the revolutionary he was to become. 2016By Ben Montgomery. 2014
Biography of Emma Gatewood (1887-1973), who left her family in Ohio in May 1955, saying only that she was going…
for a walk. Four months later she completed a solo hike of the Appalachian Trail, from south to north--the first woman to do so. Details her trip and subsequent celebrity. 2014By Karen Joy Fowler, Don George, Lonely Planet, Planet Lonely. 2015
Collection of thirty essays on travel by authors of fiction. Includes pieces by Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are…
All Completely beside Ourselves (DB 76947), Jane Smiley, author of Golden Age (DB 82768), Francine Prose, author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (DB 79323), and more. 2015By Peter Matthiessen, Joyce Carol Oates, Bryce Courtenay, Frances Mayes, Kurt Andersen, Stefan Merrill Block, Don George, M. J. Hyland, Téa Obreht, Alexander McCall Smith, Lonely Planet Publications Staff, D. B. C. Pierre. 2012
Collection of thirty-two essays by authors of fiction about their travel adventures. Includes stories from Frances Mayes, author of Under…
the Tuscan Sun (DB 44847); Joyce Carol Oates, author of Carthage (DB 78237); Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (DB 55503); and more. 2012By Daniel José Older. 2015
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her,…
Sierra Santiago discovers the members of her Puerto Rican family are powerful shadowshapers that must prepare to battle evil. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015