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MEMOIR and BIOGRAPHY

SolitoA young poet tells the story of his harrowing migration…

A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely …A NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey f…

From HereIn her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufl…

Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape“A tender and thoughtful rendering of an important arti…

Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Al…

The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astr…In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code…

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene BullardFrom author Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic…

Choosing to Run: A MemoirFeaturing both the story of an historic, unforgettable …

One LifeAn instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'sign…

One Life: Young Readers EditionAdapted for young readers! Join two-time Women's World …

Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story"A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Yang, author …

Family Style: Memories of an American from VietnamA moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese …

Sunshine: A Graphic NovelThe extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow…

Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her HomeEndorsed by the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, writ…

Maybe an ArtistA heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of …

I Escaped a Chinese Internment CampThis graphic novella recounts the true story of Zumrat …

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese AmericanAfter spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding …

The Distance Between Us: Young Readers EditionAward-winning author Reyna Grande shares her personal e…

HISTORY

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True …This powerful, moving middle grade adaptation of the ad…

Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean WarSince the regiment’s creation in 1899, the men of the 6…

The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and CourageThe moving, inspiring David-and-Goliath true story of f…

UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search f…From New York Times-bestselling author Garrett M. Graff…

The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the …The gripping story of a collective passion for freedom …

Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories …The past is not past. We may think something ancient hi…

83 Days in Mariupol: A War DiaryA young adult graphic novel that captures the complexit…

OkinawaOkinawa brings together two collections of intertwined …

Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the HolocaustA gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the st…

Sophie's World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Ph…Jostein Gaarder’s worldwide philosophy bestseller Sophi…

Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir PutinThis riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladim…

Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equi…Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatla…

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen TrialsA fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials acr…

Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the RenaissanceThis remarkable work about women writers in the English…

SCIENCE

The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins i…Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don’t Exist in this “compelling…

The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the OceanFrom bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring p…

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and th…Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biolog…

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Techn…An epic account of the decades-long battle to control w…

Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and t…We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--…

The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for W…From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke th…

Discovering Life’s Story: Biology’s BeginningsTrace the history of life science in the first of a fou…

A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Bra…Our brains are the most complex machines known to human…

The Visible UnseenAndrea Chapela, one of Granta’s Best Young Spanish-Lang…

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom…Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist…

Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Viru…National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story…

Glowing Bunnies!?: Why We’re Making Hybrids, Chimeras, …Our brave new world is here. With modern genetic techn…

The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What A…A tribute to our furry, feathery, scaley, and wet famil…

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern…Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These funda…

Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA VaccineAn thorough and accessible biography of Dr. Katalin Kar…

SOCIAL ISSUES

The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued th…Compelling and timely, The Twenty-One tells the grippin…

The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Go…This young adult adaptation of acclaimed geochemist and…

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter WorldA stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided…

The Uninhabitable Earth (Adapted for Young Adults): Lif…An exploration of the devastating effects of global war…

What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the NoiseFrom acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Se…

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Ac…When a high school student started a private Instagram …

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop HistoryThe American Book Award winner, now completely adapted …

The Future of Geography: How the Competition in Space W…From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners…

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Sh…NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A big-hearted, no-bullshit …

The Other Pandemic: An AIDS MemoirA searing photo-illustrated historical memoir from the …

More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects EVERYT…No matter how rich or poor you are, economic inequality…

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club s…

Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in …From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of…

Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught U…"In this nonfiction teen book, "financial hype woman" B…

On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Wome…“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more hu…

ADVENTURE

Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave RescueThe incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped wi…

The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue…From award-winning ABC News Chief National Corresponden…

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Bo…An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a yo…

Alone on the WallIncluding two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo …

The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and a C…A middle grade adaptation of the adult bestseller that …

The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the…The climbing community had long considered a "free solo…

Enrique's Journey (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Tru…Adapted for young people, this edition of Enrique’s Jou…

Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism…A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against tim…

Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Surv…An epic and beautifully written World War II family his…

This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing DinosaursLonglisted for the National Book Award The Newbery Hon…

A World of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers and Adve…An inspiration for any young person who loves the outdo…

No Summit out of Sight: The True Story of the Youngest …Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and…

SPORTS

Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender DebatesA richly reported and provocative look at the history o…

Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (…“In vibrant color and style, Hoops Muses tells the vita…

The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influent…The definitive, compulsively readable story of the grea…

The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Supers…Over the past decade, an audacious program called Footb…

Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era …Essential World Cup Reading Featured in The New York Ti…

Choosing to Run: A MemoirFeaturing both the story of an historic, unforgettable …

One LifeAn instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'sign…

One Life: Young Readers EditionAdapted for young readers! Join two-time Women's World …

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for JusticeOn October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the M…

The Grandest Stage: A History of the World SeriesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of K: A Hist…

Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of TennisOne of the greatest tennis players the world has ever s…

My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey o…A deeply moving and painfully honest memoir from the tr…

We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team i…Discover the unlikely story of the Toledo Troopers, the…

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