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Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth About UFOs and Aliens
Imagine... you're in the woods after dark. Eerie green lights appear in the distance. Then there's a sudden flash and everything is dark again. You decide to take a closer look. You come upon a saucer-shaped craft hovering silently just above the ground. You reach out to touch it, but the object suddenly shoots up into the sky. Have you just seen a UFO?- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780761362043
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The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician
Harry Kellar was a world-famous magician in his time, but he is now all but forgotten. This fascinating account examines his life and magic tricks, and is illustrated with numerous photos and full-color copies of the gorgeous posters that promoted his performances.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9781590788653
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Angela James: The First Superstar of Women's Hockey
The story of Canadian hockey great Angela James and her trailblazing successes as an athlete and woman.- Nonfiction, Biography
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780986638886
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Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight into the Final Frontier
Angry Birds meet NASA.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781426209925
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Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
You thought you knew the whole story.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9781423113362
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Awkward Family Pet Photos
Family portraits are awkward. Family pet portraits are hilarious.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780307888129
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Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
On a cold morning in December 1917, a ship filled with munitions collided with another vessel in Halifax Harbor. The resulting explosion flattened everything within a half-mile radius and resulted in more than 2,000 deaths. Walker follows several young people who lived through the disaster and chronicles the rescue efforts in a story that is both affecting and unbelieveable.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780805089455
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Bomb: The Race to Build- and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents.- Nonfiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2020, Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9781596434875
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Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London
This biography shows how Dickens's childhood experiences with poverty shaped his writing and career by showing the parallels between his life and plots. It gives particular emphasis to how he used his wealth, fame, and platform to help England's neediest people. Including many period illustrations, the text brings alive to horrors of the workhouse and shows readers why Dickens was so popular in his time and why he continues to be read and studied.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780547395746
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Chuck Close Face Book
Chuck Close Face Book is a deceptively simple book, less in-depth biography than his life as a painter. Close overcame physical illness to become an inspiration for artists; the sections on his creative process and technique will give teen artists insight and ideas for their own craft.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9781419701634
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Coal to Diamonds
Beth Ditto, feminist punk lead singer of Gossip, shares her journey from humble and troubled beginnings in Arkansas to a member of a world-renowned band.- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780385525916
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Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
In this inspiring memoir, Cyndi Lauper shares her trials and successes, including her escape from a traumatic home life, her rise in the music industry, and her critical work as a gay rights activist.- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9781439147856
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Diary of Creepy-Ass Doll
These are the dolls that nightmares are made of.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781440230301
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Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (And Doesn't Work) in Words and Pictures
Who knew economics could be so fun?- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9780810988392
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Fail Harder: Ridiculous Illustrations of Epic Fails
When things go hilariously wrong.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781449403072
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A Game For Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
As the bombs drop on Beirut, Zeina's family must depend on her neighbors for survival.
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Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond
Lilly Ledbetter shares her inspiring journey from underpaid, mistreated factory employee to Supreme Court plaintiff, nationally renowned speaker and namesake of the Fair Pay Restoration Act- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780307887924
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Hades: Lord of the Dead
Who's Hade's queen of the underworld?- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9781596437616
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Halo: The Essential Visual Guide
An A-Z guide to the HALO universe.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780756675929
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I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier
When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six.
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I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats
Cats can be poets, too.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781452110585
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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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In My Father's Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate
Escaping gender oppression and political strife, Saima immigrates to the US as a teen. Saima later ventures back to Afghanistan as an interpreter and offers a fascinating perspective on Afghan customs including a provocative analysis of gender issues.- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780307884947
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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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Juvenile in Justice
Richard Ross' riveting photographs give voices to incarcerated youth in juvenile detention centers across America.- Nonfiction
- Alex Awards 2013, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780985510602
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K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice
Not your typical alphabet book.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781452103310
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King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
A phone call awakens Peggielene Bartels in the middle of the night with news that she's been chosen the next king of her home village Otuam, Ghana. She overcomes corruption and sexism to bring progress to the village.- Nonfiction, Biography
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9780385534321
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A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism Is Not a Dirty Word
Zeilinger makes feminist history and theory accessible and relevant to teen readers from “Part One, The Badasses Who Came Before Us” to “Part Six, Feminism: Your Secret Weapon for Growing Up”.- Nonfiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9781580053716
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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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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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My Friend Dahmer
A high school friend creates a graphic novel memoir based on his association with the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family
Author Zach Wahls is the teen whose eloquent speech to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee on behalf of same-sex marriage went viral on YouTube in early 2011. Now, in chapters titled for the Boy Scouts virtues, Zach tells the story of his life as the son of two lesbian women.- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult/ Crossover Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9781592407132
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy
A spy on the gallows has a story to tell.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9781419703966
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Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with his Sexuality
On the day thirteen-year-old Joe Schwartz came out at school, his mother came home to find him in the bathroom, having attempted suicide. With Joe's help, his father weaves together the family's story and the statistics behind the failure of schools to protect students who are gender variant.- Nonfiction, Memoir
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult/ Crossover Nonfiction 2013
- ISBN: 9781592407286
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One Shot at Forever
This remarkable story follows the Macon Ironmen, a team of misfits with a hippie coach, through a recordsetting baseball season.- Nonfiction
- Alex Awards 2013
- ISBN: 9781401324384
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Photobombed!: Making Bad Pictures Great and Good Pictures Awesomely Bad
A guaranteed doubletake!- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781402271199
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The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir
A high school student pretends to be pregnant for her senior project in order to break down stereotypes.
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Rookie Yearbook One
A thoughtful and provocative collection of the year's best writing from the feminist online magazine, Rookie. -
The Science of Soldiers
Weapons, soldiers, and technology.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780756545260
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Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood
Everything there is to know about blood.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781554513857
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Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty: The Best Hair, Skin, Nails & Makeup Ideas for You
The title says it all!- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780762445240
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Smile
Brace yourself: Middle School plus orthodontia equals dental drama.
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Steve Jobs: Genius By Design
Steve Jobs' life from birth to death.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9789380028767
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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
Equally reviled and revered--often by the same people--Steve Jobs, the man who operated from his own "reality distortion field," was an extraordinary "tweaker" who transcended the visionary to perfect the simple and transform the world as we know it. -
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
In this well-written and readable biography, readers are given special insight into the insular and unique world of Dr. Temple Grandin. Grandin, who throughout her career in animal science, has revolutionized the livestock industry, was born with autism in 1947 in a world that didn't yet have a name for the disorder.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780547443157
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Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
Two men stumbled upon human remains along the Columbia River near Kennewick Washington. Author, Sally Walker presents the scientific research process and discoveries that have been made since 1996 when those 9,000 year-old remains, of what is now known as Kennewick Man, were uncovered.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
- ISBN: 9780761374572
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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster
This moving, exciting history of the 1912 disaster reads like an action movie with cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. The additional material, ranging from the only surviving photos of the inside of the boat during its journey to diagrams and timelines to accounts of what happened to the survivors afterwards, is exhaustive and meticulously researched.
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Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
A look at one of the most controversial decisions in American history.- Nonfiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2013
- ISBN: 9780809094684
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The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive
Epic guide to keep you alive.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9781616284312