Risk-takers

Nonfiction

Courage by Bernard Waber - 179 Wab
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein - 791.3 Ger
Hoop Genius by John Coy - 796.323 Coy
Hey, Charleston! The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band by Ann F. Rockwell - 784.4 Roc
Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares - 796.357 Tav
Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World by Douglas Wood and Barry Moser - 940.53 Woo
Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey - 369.463 Cor
The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade - 975.3 Sla
Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff - 917.3 Koe
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Monica Carnesi - 636.7 Car
Pierre the Penguin by Jean Marzollo - 598.47 Mar
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter - 590 Win
Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills, and Frills by Julie Cummins - 920 Cu
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson - 636.08 Lar
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laure Halse Anderson - 394.2649 And
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama - 973 Oba
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic by Robert Burleigh - 629.13 Bur
Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter - 371.823 Win
Lady Liberty: A Biography by Doreen Rappaport - 974.7 Rap
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books by Susan L. Roth and Karen Leggett Abouraya - 962.05 Rot
Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story by Margot Theis Raven - 940.4 Rav

Biography

Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson - B Kel
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson - B Ree
Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss - B Zen
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer - B Kam
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington by Jabari Asim - B Was
Henry Aaron's Dream by Matt Tavares - B Aar
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne - B Ein
Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy by Carrie Jones - B Edm
Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant by Kate Klise - B Ewe
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper by Ann Malaspina - B Coa
What to Do About Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drover Her Father Teddy Crazy! by Barbara Kerley - B Lon
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan - B And
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa b Jeanette Winter - B Maa
Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story by Emily Arnold McCully - B Mur
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Doreen Rappaport - B Kin
Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo - B Hep
JFK by Jonah Winter - B Ken
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter - B Sor

Everybody (picture books)

Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup by Tomie dePaola - E DeP
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown - E Bro
Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee - E Fra
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber - E Wab
Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester - E Les
There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer - E May
Light in the Darkness by Lesa Cline-Ransome - E Cli
Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds - E Rey
Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino - E Yac
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein - E Ste
1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman - E Deg
11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill - E Off
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon - E Cha
The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco - E Pol
The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town by Mary Casanova - E Cas
Fair Cow by Leslie Helakoski - E Hel
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce - E Joy
The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner - E Bil
Lost and Found by Bill Harley - E Har
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo - E Buz
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson by Sharon Robinson - E Rob
Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester Laminack - E Lam
When Grandmama Sings by Margaree King Mitchell - E Mit
Wiener Wolf by Jeff Crosby - E Cro
Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse by Emily Arnold McCully - E McC
Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden - E Blu
Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby - E Ker
John, Paul, George, & Ben by Lane Smith - E Smi
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle - E Eng
Blizzard by John Rocco - E Roc
Flight School by Lita Judge - E Jud
Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds - E Rey
Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood - E Und
It's an Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall - E Hal
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea - E She
The Monkey Goes Bananas by C.P. Bloom - E Blo
Peanut Butter & Cupcake! by Terry Border - E Bor

Fiction

The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky by Holly Schindler - F Sch
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd - F Llo
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman - F Edd
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan - F Mac
Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff - F Gif
The Girl from Felony Bay by John Thompson - F Tho
Almost Super by Marion Jensen - F Jen
Anna Was Here by Jane Kurtz - F Kur
Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year by Bill Harley - F Har
Duke by Kirby Larson - F Lar
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes - F Cer
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord - F Lor
Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle - F Eng
Rules for Ghosting by A.J. Paquette - F Paq
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff - F Shu
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt - F App
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick - F Phi
The Rookie Bookie by L. Jon Wertheim and Tobias Moskowitz - F Wer
Saving Kabul Corner by N.H. Senzai - F Sen
Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff - F Shu
Masterminds by Gordon Korman - F Kor
Pack of Dorks by Beth Vrabel - F Vra
Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells - F Wel
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - F Bea
The Iron Trial (Magisterium, Book One) by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare - F Bla
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One) by Rick Riordan - F Rio
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John - F Bar
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo - F Dic
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - F Hun
Coraline by Neil Gaiman - F Gai
The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader - F Har
After All, You're Callie Boone by Winnie Mack - F Mac
January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco - F Pol
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked by M.T. Anderson - F And

Graphic Novels

El Deafo by Cece Bell
Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee - GN McC

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