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The Girls' Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Books Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom
This hip, in-depth guide—written by someone who has been there—covers everything a teen needs to know but is embarrassed to ask, from buying and caring for equipment and writing songs to making a recording and going on tour- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780761151418
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The Good, the Bad and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us
Stone provides a thoughtful, readable history of Barbie, from her introduction in 1959 up to the present.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780670011872
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The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous and Stupendous Life of the Showman P. T. Barnum
Thrill to the audacity! Gasp at the hucksterism! Come one, come all to the jaw-dropping, larger-than-life biography of expert humbugger, relentless curiosity seeker, and unparalleled showman P. T. Barnum.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780375945977
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The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance
With striking portraits and bold prose, Curlee details the life of the prodigal dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, who, unencumbered by sexuality and gender norms, rapidly ascended to stardom before tragically succumbing to mental illness. Curlee pushes the boundaries of the traditional young-adult biography with extravagant design and uncompromising frankness.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781580898003
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Harper Lee (Up Close)
The author's love for her topic is clear in this heartfelt entry in the Up Close series.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780670010950
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Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions
A man of mystery and magic, Ehrich Weisz, a.k.a Harry Houdini, grows from performer of clever card tricks to master escape artist in his rags-to-riches rise as an American pop culture hero.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9781556527821
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
The fictitious voice of a strong, proud African American woman weaves her family's history with that of America; Nelson's dramatic full-page illustrations strengthen her perspective.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780061730740
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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt With Family Addiction
A raw graphic memoir, author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka depicts his complex upbringing - including a search for his father, difficult interactions with his heroin-addicted mother, and day-to-day life with his grandparents. Illustrations–ample in gray, burnt orange, and earth tones–conjure the feeling of vague memories. -
Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History
Active in politics from a young age, Hillary Clinton has maintained her commitment to public service while serving as First Lady of Arkansas and of the U.S, and as New York Senator and U.S. Secretary of State. Blumenthal presents an honest, well-rounded a- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9781250115119
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How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
Teen readers get a lot of information about the lives of famous people, but here Bragg gleefully presents the gruesome details of their deaths. Whimsical drawings by illustrator O'Malley add to the light tone of this dark subject.
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I.M. Pei: Architect of Time, Place and Purpose
In this stunning presentation of the life and career of one of the top modern architects, photographs are combined with architectural plans and drawings, to focus on the intriguing background stories of seven of Pei's most famous buildings.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780761459736
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Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business—and Won!
Born before the Civil War and living in what was truly a man's world, Ida Tarbell was one of the first practitioners of what we now call investigative journalism. Although she is not well known today, she made a name for herself in her own time by taking on the exploitative practices of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company. In this fine biography that also serves as a social history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, McCully presents a readable and captivating account of this unusual woman, showing the reader her inconsistencies and faults as well as the grit, determination, and intellect that allowed Tarbell to support herself and her family with her writing.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780547290928
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Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure
Trapped by the flash freeze of a surprise early Arctic winter in 1897, 265 sailors with dwindling supplies and six months of plunging temperatures ahead faced almost certain death. Desperate to save them, the United States government hatched a daring plan that involved sending three men into brutal weather conditions, on foot, on a journey of more than 1500 miles...but they had to be the right three men.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780763650803
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Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
After the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing the internment of over 100,000 Japanese-Americans. This detailed and compassionate chronicle of the internment years incorporates many first-hand accounts and photographs. Sandler skillfully provides context for the internment and also examines its lasting legacy by examining anti-Japanese sentiment in America before World War II and then the redress movement, which advocated for compensation and formal apologies for internees after the war.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780802722775
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In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
In a clear-eyed, well-researched work, Davis looks at the relationship between five enslaved persons and the former presidents who considered them property. In weaving together the story of these lives, Davis explains the contradiction between America's f- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9781627793117
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Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air
Dramatic cross-sections illustrate the how-they-did-it mechanics of fourteen explorations, beginning with Pytheas the Greek's voyage to the Arctic Circle in 340 BC and concluding with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's moon landing in 1969.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780763649487
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Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
Starting in prehistoric times and continuing to today this book traces the history and biology of tuberculosis. In addition to being a medical history of the disease and the continuing search for a cure, it seamlessly weaves in the social history of the TB and its victims.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780544455948
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Jane Austen: A Life Revealed
Reef weaves together biographical information and plot summaries from Austen's novels, along with an historical and cultural examination of the society in which she lived, resulting in a richly detailed look at the life of this beloved and intriguing writer.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780547370217
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Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing
This book examines the life and musical career of Janis Joplin.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780810983496
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A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design
An eyecatching introduction to the world of graphic design. -
Laughing at My Nightmare
An honest and hilarious memoir about living with spinal muscular atrophy. -
Leaving Glorytown: One Boy's Struggle under Castro
In this coming-of-age autobiography, Calcines portrays the grim reality of his family's life in Cuba, from the Bay of Pigs invasion to their journey to the U.S. a decade later- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780374343941
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A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust
A heart-wrenching look at the history of the Warsaw Ghetto, told by comparing the philosophies of Doctor Janusz Korczak, a pediatrician-turned-orphanage-director who championed children's rights, and Adolf Hitler, a racist fanatic whose policies led to the murder and manipulation of children. This masterfully woven story is meticulously documented and asks tough, resonant questions about good and evil.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781524701208
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Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in the Sudan
Enter the world of civil war in Sudan through the eyes of John and Martha, two children living in separate villages when the fighting broke out.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781426307089
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The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
Teams of historians, scientists, and artists create three wax statues of George Washington at different stages of his life. A brief biography of our first president provides context for the detailed process.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780761356080
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Marching For Freedom: Walk Together Children, and Don't You Grow Weary
Children stirred by the racial injustices they and their parents face in 1964–1965 Selma, Alabama, become powerful forces in the events that lead to a civil rights milestone: the March to Montgomery.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780670011896
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The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
Man may never set foot on the red planet known as Mars. Steven Squyres understood that a geologist was exactly what space exploration needed and set out to convince NASA to send a robotic geologist to Mars. In 2003, after eight years, he and his team sent two little rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, off on an adventure that was expected to last, at best, for three months. Nine years later Opportunity is still travelling across the surface sending photos back to earth.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780547478814
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Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
The Apollo 11 moon landing was just one piece of this larger and more complex story, presented with pictures, paintings, and behind-the-scenes information from a nonfiction writer and an actual Apollo astronaut.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780670011568
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Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
Moonbird is a fascinating look at the life of rufa red knots in general and B95, one long-lived and tough little bird in particular, and the worldwide efforts to understand and save this subspecies of bird from extinction.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780374304683
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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
Sheinkin's latest is a thrilling journalistic account of government insider Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers and exposed the questionable decisions that led to the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. This cinematic work simultaneously recounts a history of the Vietnam War, details the complete reversal of one man's loyalties, chronicles the downfall of a presidential administration, examines First Amendment rights, and explores honor and morality. A timely exploration of American history that crackles with tension and excitement.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781596439528
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Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War
President Lincoln became the first truly modern president by using the newest technology available during the Civil War: the telegraph, the submarine, and the repeating rifle.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9781426303791
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Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein
Biography of the youth and early adulthood of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781580893442
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The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair
Readers follow a snippet of the musical genius' hair through World War II and the forensic tests that eventually provide the explanation for his deafness, outbursts, and various illnesses.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9781570917141
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Mysterious Bones: The Story of the Kennewick Man
Detailed watercolor illustrations tell the story of the accidental discovery of the oldest and most complete skeleton found in America that challenged scientists' theories on its ancestry and led to an ongoing debate as to who owns the ancient bones and how the remains can be treated.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780823421879
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The Nazi Hunters : How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
A stunning account of the mission to capture Adolf Eichmann by an elite team of Israeli spies
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
Treating history as mystery, Steve Sheinkin explores the means, motives and opportunities of America's most infamous spy and as he reveals Arnold's path towards treason. This cradle to grave biography emphasizes the political, social and military issues within the Colonial army and how Arnold ambitiously maneuvered his own career through grit and determination.
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
What's for dinner? You may rethink your answer after finishing this young reader's edition of the popular adult book following one omnivore through the industrial food chain and back.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780803734159
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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
This memoir of Maya Van Wagenen's eighth grade year is one part 1950s popularity guidebook mixed with two parts courage and one truly modern geek girl. She uses Betty Cornell's Teenage Popularity Guide to take on the social hierarchy of her school and manages to achieve acceptance and understanding.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2015
- ISBN: 9780525426813
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
The true, but little-known story of 50 black sailors who chose to defy the Navy by refusing to return to duty after an explosion killed 320 servicemen at Port Chicago during WWII. Hoffman lends his even-tempered voice to distinguish the story of each individual involved and conveys what happened to them in this emotional and important episode in U.S. history. -
The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
James Swanson takes readers back in time with a thoroughly researched and tightly written narrative of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Beginning with a succinct introduction to Kennedy's early life and presidential administration, Swanson sets the scene for a detailed and engaging examination of the events before, during, and after November 22, 1963, when JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald crossed paths in Dallas with tragic results. The book brings events to life with extensive photographs, diagrams, and primary documents, and illuminates Swanson's research and writing process with detailed source notes, an extensive bibliography, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781467648943
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Rachael Ray: Food Entrepreneur
Rachael Ray came from a modest background to achieve fame through hard work, drive, and a true love of her subject: food!- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9781604130782
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Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin': A History of American Musical Instrument Makers
This history of the creators of eight musical instruments, including the Martin and Fender guitars, Ludwig drums, and more, is accompanied by diagrams of the instruments, historical sidelights, and noted musicians.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781590785744
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The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy
Here is the life of Joseph McCarthy, from his humble beginnings on a small Wisconsin farm to his ascendancy to the United States Senate- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780618610587
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Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
Bushido, or samurai culture, has been widely explored in film and literature; here, its origins are presented for a teen audience with the tale of the "ultimate samurai," Minamoto Yoshitsune. A fast-paced and unexpectedly funny tale filled with family feu- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9781580895842
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Say What? The Weird and Mysterious Journey of the English Language
This guide to the evolution of the English language through thousands of years of history helps explain word origins, strange pronunciations, and grammatical puzzles- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780887768781
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Scribbling Women: True Tales From Astonishing Lives
From various times, places, and backgrounds, these eleven women shared one thing: writing. Each left a window into her public and private life, including the Japanese Imperial Court and lunatic asylums.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780887769528
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The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing
At the turn of the century, doctors across the Americas knew all too well the lethal curse of Yellow Fever.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9780618965816
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Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering
Who knew there was a nineteenth-century "subway" beneath the streets of New York City?- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2010
- ISBN: 9781426304620
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Sex: A Book for Teens: An Uncensored Guide to Your Body, Sex and Safety
All aspects of sex for teens, from the basics to beyond, done with a sense of humor and without condescension
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