Nonfiction Books for Teens
Information, humor, history, biography, art and how-to, all here. MS=Books for middle school readers (Updated October 2019)
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The Playbook
Inspiring words from Serena Williams, Nelson Mandela, LeBron James and Michelle Obama will inspire you to play your best game on the court and in your life.
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We Are Not Yet Equal
Examines the social justice movements, each met with a corresponding backlash from white society, throughout American history as we work toward racial equity.
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March Forward, Girl
A member of the Little Rock Nine shares her memories of growing up in the South under Jim Crow. MS
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A Quick & Easy Guide to They/them Pronouns
A graphic novel guide to using gender neutral language for non-binary folks and their allies.
Format: Graphic Novel
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Challenging the dominant narrative that the United States was discovered by white Europeans, this history centers the Indigenous people that have called this land home for thousands of years.
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Glimmer of Hope
After one of the worst school shootings in American history, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began the national #NeverAgain protests movement against gun violence.
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Speaking Our Truth
Examines the history and impacts of Canada's residential schools, to which Indigenous youth were forced to relocate, away from their families, in an effort to eradicate First Nations cultures. MS
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Trouble Maker for Justice
Civil rights leader, Baynard Rustin, fought for the rights of black Americans and for his own right to live as an openly gay man in the 1960s.
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Galaxy Girls
Read the remarkable true stories of women pioneers in the world of space exploration.
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Stormy Seas
Stories of families from Germany, Vietnam, Cuba, Afghanistan, and the Ivory Coast fleeing violence in their own countries and struggling to find a new home in countries that are often unwelcoming. MS
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