Young Adult NonFiction - History

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The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 By Pei-Yun Yu, Jian-Xin Zhou (Illustrator), Lin King (Translated by) Cover Image
By Pei-Yun Yu, Jian-Xin Zhou (Illustrator), Lin King (Translated by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781646142804
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Published: Levine Querido - November 28th, 2023

An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times.

★ “An exemplary tribute to an extraordinary hero.


American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky By Sherri L. Smith, Elizabeth Wein Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593323984
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - January 16th, 2024

From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.


The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival By Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, Bethany Strout Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250247773
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - January 23rd, 2024

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Poland, The Girl Who Sang illustrates the power of a brother's love, the kindness of strangers, and finding hope when facing the unimaginable.


Team Up: Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera By Francesca Ferretti de Blonay, Tania Garcia (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781914519833
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Published: Orange Mosquito - November 14th, 2023

  • All kinds of couples, all kinds of relationships, just one focus: a shared talent.
  • This series looks at the magic that can happen when two talents meet and work together to do inspiring things, in a more in-depth version of the bestselling series Little People Big Dreams.
  • A beautiful and powerful message of kinship, friendship and togetherness to inspire the whole family.


Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust By Don Brown, Don Brown (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Don Brown, Don Brown (Illustrator)
$22.99
ISBN: 9780358538165
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Published: Clarion Books - October 10th, 2023

A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust. From the Sibert Honor and YALSA Award–winning creator behind The Unwanted, Drowned City, and others. 


The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change By Elizabeth Rusch Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063220850
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Published: Greenwillow Books - September 26th, 2023

Compelling and timely, award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch’s The Twenty-One tells the gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark federal climate change lawsuit, Juliana vs. United States of America.


Smash the Patriarchy: A Graphic Novel By Marta Breen, Jenny Jordahl (Illustrator), Siân MacKie (Translator) Cover Image
By Marta Breen, Jenny Jordahl (Illustrator), Siân MacKie (Translator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9783039640188
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Published: Helvetiq - October 24th, 2023

The patriarchy is falling. It's time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.


Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People By Rebecca Pitts Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781644212998
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Published: Triangle Square - October 31st, 2023

The first biography of Jane Jacobs for young people, the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker who transformed the way we inhabit and develop our cities.


Mexico City By Alejandro Rosas, Kevin Cuevas (Illustrator), Thomas McGowan Edwards (Translator) Cover Image
By Alejandro Rosas, Kevin Cuevas (Illustrator), Thomas McGowan Edwards (Translator)
$21.95
ISBN: 9781595342829
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Published: Tinta Books - October 24th, 2023

While the history of Mexico dates back thousands of years, the story of Mexico City, the country's capital, only dates to pre-Columbian times, with the founding of Tenochtitlan by the Mexica people in 1325. Tenochtitlan quickly became the most powerful city-state in the region, with a population of about two hundred thousand at its peak, and was known for its architectural and engineering feats.


Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family By Marisabina Russo Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250894571
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Published: Square Fish - October 24th, 2023

“A wonderful book about figuring out who we are and who we want to be when we grow up. It’s also about being an American—especially a first-generation American.” —Roz Chast


Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) By Isabel Wilkerson Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780593427972
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Published: Ember - September 19th, 2023

In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class.


Farewell to Manzanar 50th Anniversary Edition By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston (Illustrator), James D. Houston Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9780063319059
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Published: Clarion Books - October 17th, 2023

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her childhood at a Japanese incarceration camp in this engrossing memoir that has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country.