Written by Crystal Hubbard

This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby....

1st - 4th

Written by Russell Freedman

A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s...

5th - 8th

Written by Peter Golenbock

Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, becoming the first African American on a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Javaka Steptoe

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a ground-breaking artist in New York City in the 1980s who challenged the...

1st - 5th

Written by Kitty Kelley

The story of the historic March on Washington on August 28, 1963, written specifically for young...

K - 4th

Written by Kate Schatz

Readers will enjoy colorful and hip potraitures of 26 American women from the 18th through 21st...

3rd - 11th

Written by Karen Blumenthal

In Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal...

7th - 12th

Written by Cornelia Meigs

Before Louisa May Alcott wrote her iconic and beloved novel, Little Women, she had her own...

6th - 8th

Written by Tom Tucker

Every year thousands of patents are filed in the United States, some of them by kids. Learn all about twenty of these inventor whiz kids and their ideas.

6th - 8th

Written by Kathleen Krull

Leonardo DaVinci was a genius of epic proportions and his notebooks prove that his thinking stood at the edge of the modern world. Explore the story of Leonardo the scientist and artist.

3rd - 7th

Written by Carla Killough McClafferty

Marie Curie's worked on radioactivity changed science forever. Explore the life of one of the most...

5th - 9th

Written by Marfe Ferguson Delano

Holding 1,093 patented inventions, Thomas Edison was a master inventor. Uncover Edison's legacy with original clippings from his notebooks and photos of the genius at work.

4th - 7th

Written by Shane Burcaw

With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's Laughing at My Nightmare describes the...

10th - 12th

Written by Daniel Hernandez (author), ‎ Carlos Verdecia (Translator), and ‎ Susan Goldman Rubin (Contributor)

When Daniel Hernandez was twenty years old, he was working as an intern for U.S. Representative...

7th - 12th

Written by Frederick Douglass

Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator...

6th - 12th

Written by Leland Melvin

Former football player, astronaut, and engineer, Leland Melvin recounts his career and achieving...

5th - 8th

Written by Sara Saedi

At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was...

9th - 12th

Written by (Editors) Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale

A unique cultural anthology of stories gathered from Indigenous women representing nations in the U.S. and Canada.

9th - 12th

Written by Marley Dias

Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make...

5th - 10th

Written by Allan Zullo

A sweeping collection of true stories of children and teens who showed stunning bravery across Europe during WWII, in the face of unthinkable danger.

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th