Non-Fiction
1. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Ernie Colón
2. 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery by Dennis B. Fradin
3. Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
4. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum
5. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards)) by Russell Freedman
6. Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth by John Hubner
7. Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper
8. Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold by Michael Benanav
9. One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals by Deborah Noyes
10. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (Pura Belpre Medal Book Author (Awards)) by Margarita Engle
11. Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen by James I. Robertson
12. Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty
Best Nonfiction for Young Adults
To see if the library has an available copy, click on the book title; if it is not available, you may reserve it by placing a hold. To find other books by the same author in the library catalog, click on the author’s name. Library catalog is unavailable 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., Central Standard Time.
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable LifeCandace Fleming, 2005
In the style of a scrapbook or family photo album, Fleming presents the riveting life of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American GirlTonya Bolden, 2005
This captivating story covers the childhood and teen years of Maritcha Remond Lyons, born to a free black family in Manhattan in the mid-1800s.
Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions About the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictMitch Frank, 2005
Frank’s even-handed account uses a question-answer format to explain the reasons for the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient PompeiiJames M. Deem, 2005
Using stunning and detailed photographs, Deem tells the dramatic story of the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the annihilation of the city of Pompeii.
Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission RequiemMarilyn Nelson, 2004
Combining history and poetry, Nelson pays tribute to the life of Fortune, the slave of a Connecticut doctor, whose owner preserved his bones to teach anatomy after he died in 1798.
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law that Changed the Future of Girls in AmericaKaren Blumenthal, 2005
In 1972, legislation known as Title IX gave girls and women equal access to all areas of education—including sports, universities, and graduate schools.
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes BoothJames Cross Giblin, 2005
In this fascinating narrative account, Giblin shows how the lives of the two Booth brothers—Edwin and John Wilkes—intertwined, with family, friends, acting, and opposing views on the Civil War.
Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our LivesJeanette Farrell, 2005
Farrell shows the important and interesting role many microbes play in the lives of humans.
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her StudentsSuzanne Jurmain, 2006
In 1830s Connecticut, Prudence Crandall attempted to educate African-American girls, an act violently-resisted by others.
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in AmericaDeborah Hopkinson, 2006
Cotton has been an integral part of U.S. economy from its settlement and has helped shape its culture, from slavery to factories.
Growing Up in Slavery: Stories of Young Slaves as Told By ThemselvesYuval Taylor, 2005
Based on slave narratives published between 1745 and 1869, these ten accounts reveal what life was like as child slaves.
John Lennon: All I Want is the TruthElizabeth Partridge, 2005
Full of great photographs and interesting anecdotes, this nonjudgmental biography chronicles the life of rock-legend Lennon, from his Liverpool beginnings, his rocketing to fame with the Beatles and resulting highs and lows, through his life post-Beatles up to his murder and its impact on the world.
When I Was a Soldier: A MemoirValérie Zenatti, 2005
Eighteen-year-old Valérie Zenatti was excited to begin her required two-year military service in the Israeli Army, even though she would miss her friends and was dealing with being dumped by her boyfriend.
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s ShadowSusan Campbell Bartoletti, 2005
Using interviews, letters, diaries, oral histories, and photography, Bartoletti explores Hilter’s attempt to guarantee future Nazi control of Germany by involving Germany’s young people in the movement.
A Wreath for Emmett TillMarilyn Nelson, 2005
In 1955 Mississippi, fourteen-year-old Emmett Louis Till was lynched. His murderers, who said he had whistled at a white woman, we set free.
Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and MedicineLeslie Dendy and Mel Boring, 2005
Ten fascinating—and sometimes gruesome—stories of scientists who advanced their fields by experimenting on themselves.
Pyongyang: A Journey in North KoreaGuy Delisle, 2005
Cartoonist Delisle became one of few Westerners allowed into North Korea.
Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager’s StorySaid Hyder Akbar and Susan Burton, 2005
Seventeen-year-old Said Hyder Akbar was an ordinary California teenager until the fall of the Taliban.
The Blind Side: Evolution of a GameMichael Lewis, 2006
A chronicle of modern football, The Blind Side shows how changes in play strategies can dramatically change the game and its players.
Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic AlaskaMichael D’Orso, 2006
D’Orso follows a six-time championship-winning high school basketball team through a season.
Jesus Land: A MemoirJulia Scheeres, 2005
Julia Scheeres and her brother, who was adopted, grew up in a Christian fundamentalist home in the Midwest, in an area rife with racism—and one of them is white and the other black.
Glass Castle: A MemoirJeannette Walls, 2005
Jeannette Wells spent her early life as a nomad around the desert Southwest with her creative, intelligent, loving, and wholly dysfunctional parents.
1. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Ernie Colón
2. 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery by Dennis B. Fradin
3. Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
4. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum
5. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards)) by Russell Freedman
6. Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth by John Hubner
7. Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper
8. Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold by Michael Benanav
9. One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals by Deborah Noyes
10. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (Pura Belpre Medal Book Author (Awards)) by Margarita Engle
11. Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen by James I. Robertson
12. Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty
Best Nonfiction for Young Adults
To see if the library has an available copy, click on the book title; if it is not available, you may reserve it by placing a hold. To find other books by the same author in the library catalog, click on the author’s name. Library catalog is unavailable 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., Central Standard Time.
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable LifeCandace Fleming, 2005
In the style of a scrapbook or family photo album, Fleming presents the riveting life of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American GirlTonya Bolden, 2005
This captivating story covers the childhood and teen years of Maritcha Remond Lyons, born to a free black family in Manhattan in the mid-1800s.
Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions About the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictMitch Frank, 2005
Frank’s even-handed account uses a question-answer format to explain the reasons for the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient PompeiiJames M. Deem, 2005
Using stunning and detailed photographs, Deem tells the dramatic story of the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the annihilation of the city of Pompeii.
Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission RequiemMarilyn Nelson, 2004
Combining history and poetry, Nelson pays tribute to the life of Fortune, the slave of a Connecticut doctor, whose owner preserved his bones to teach anatomy after he died in 1798.
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law that Changed the Future of Girls in AmericaKaren Blumenthal, 2005
In 1972, legislation known as Title IX gave girls and women equal access to all areas of education—including sports, universities, and graduate schools.
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes BoothJames Cross Giblin, 2005
In this fascinating narrative account, Giblin shows how the lives of the two Booth brothers—Edwin and John Wilkes—intertwined, with family, friends, acting, and opposing views on the Civil War.
Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our LivesJeanette Farrell, 2005
Farrell shows the important and interesting role many microbes play in the lives of humans.
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her StudentsSuzanne Jurmain, 2006
In 1830s Connecticut, Prudence Crandall attempted to educate African-American girls, an act violently-resisted by others.
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in AmericaDeborah Hopkinson, 2006
Cotton has been an integral part of U.S. economy from its settlement and has helped shape its culture, from slavery to factories.
Growing Up in Slavery: Stories of Young Slaves as Told By ThemselvesYuval Taylor, 2005
Based on slave narratives published between 1745 and 1869, these ten accounts reveal what life was like as child slaves.
John Lennon: All I Want is the TruthElizabeth Partridge, 2005
Full of great photographs and interesting anecdotes, this nonjudgmental biography chronicles the life of rock-legend Lennon, from his Liverpool beginnings, his rocketing to fame with the Beatles and resulting highs and lows, through his life post-Beatles up to his murder and its impact on the world.
When I Was a Soldier: A MemoirValérie Zenatti, 2005
Eighteen-year-old Valérie Zenatti was excited to begin her required two-year military service in the Israeli Army, even though she would miss her friends and was dealing with being dumped by her boyfriend.
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s ShadowSusan Campbell Bartoletti, 2005
Using interviews, letters, diaries, oral histories, and photography, Bartoletti explores Hilter’s attempt to guarantee future Nazi control of Germany by involving Germany’s young people in the movement.
A Wreath for Emmett TillMarilyn Nelson, 2005
In 1955 Mississippi, fourteen-year-old Emmett Louis Till was lynched. His murderers, who said he had whistled at a white woman, we set free.
Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and MedicineLeslie Dendy and Mel Boring, 2005
Ten fascinating—and sometimes gruesome—stories of scientists who advanced their fields by experimenting on themselves.
Pyongyang: A Journey in North KoreaGuy Delisle, 2005
Cartoonist Delisle became one of few Westerners allowed into North Korea.
Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager’s StorySaid Hyder Akbar and Susan Burton, 2005
Seventeen-year-old Said Hyder Akbar was an ordinary California teenager until the fall of the Taliban.
The Blind Side: Evolution of a GameMichael Lewis, 2006
A chronicle of modern football, The Blind Side shows how changes in play strategies can dramatically change the game and its players.
Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic AlaskaMichael D’Orso, 2006
D’Orso follows a six-time championship-winning high school basketball team through a season.
Jesus Land: A MemoirJulia Scheeres, 2005
Julia Scheeres and her brother, who was adopted, grew up in a Christian fundamentalist home in the Midwest, in an area rife with racism—and one of them is white and the other black.
Glass Castle: A MemoirJeannette Walls, 2005
Jeannette Wells spent her early life as a nomad around the desert Southwest with her creative, intelligent, loving, and wholly dysfunctional parents.