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Ã2007., Adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: HISTORICAL FIC SED Edition: 1st American ed. 20 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: "A novel based on the life of children's book author Arthur Ransome, who left his home, his wife, and daughter and fell in love with Russia and a Russian woman and was suspected, by both sides, of being a spy"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Tundra Call No: Gold Fiction JOCELYN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Publisher Annotation: For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, Christmas becomes a lot more exciting when a dead body is found in this second book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot.
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[2016], Primary, Viking Call No: JUV016110 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1943, and the White House is busy with the war effort. Diana Hopkins only wants to help, but doesn't know what a ten-year-old can do - until the Roosevelt's come up with the idea of Victory Gardens, and Diana suddenly has the important job of Victory Gardener for the White House"--Provided by publisher.
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By Kinney, Jeff2019., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
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By Kinney, Jeff2019., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: Gold Fiction KINNEY Availability:8 of 8 At Location(s) Summary Note: In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
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By Kinney, Jeff2019., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: SER F KIN Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Series Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Volume: 13.Summary Note: In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Chicken House, Scholastic Inc. Call No: FANTASY F GAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1835. Cabin boy Simon Covington is on the voyage of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with the world-famous scientist, Charles Darwin. But when Simon falls overboard during a huge storm, he washes up on an unexplored island. Stranded there, he makes a discovery that could change the world. Now it's not just his own survival at stake--the future of an undiscovered species is in his hands. But perhaps there's one person who could help... Based on the real events of Charles Darwin's legendary voyage, this is a novel that melds science with wonder"--From the publisher's web site.
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2014, Primary, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA Call No: JUV004000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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[2014], Primary, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Call No: JUV004000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Supernatural Fic Rhodes Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Seventh-grader Jerome is mistakenly shot by a white police officer, and as a ghost, observes the turmoil in his community as a result of his death. He then meets the ghost of Emmett Till who helps Jerome understand how systemic racism led to his death, but also understand how far the effects of his death really go by introducing him to the grieving daughter of the police officer who struggles with her father's actions.
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2023., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: REALISTIC F GIB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Erin Powers navigates growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee being raised by a white, closeted lesbian mother. Based on the author's experience.
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By Moss, Miriam[2016]., Adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: ADVENTURE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This is a fictionalized story based on the amazing real life experiences of Miriam Moss, a fifteen year old English school girl who was held hostage on a plane hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Front in 1970"--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Preschool, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group Call No: Easy TUCKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Publisher Annotation: This inspiring picture book retells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis—using allegory to make this important topic accessible to young children. .
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c2010., Primary, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1932, James Banning, along with his co-pilot Thomas Allen, make history by becoming the first African Americans to fly across the United States, relying on the generosity of people they meet in the towns along the way who help keep their "flying jalopy" going.
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2016., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: LS E Dupeis Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Forced to attend a residential school, Irene Couchie struggles to remember who she is and the ways of her people, despite the abuse she endures.
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-- Joan of Arc reimagined[2019]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HISTORICAL F HEM Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A lyrical, dark, and moving look at the life of Joan of Arc, who as a teen girl in the fifteenth century commanded an army and helped crown a king of France. This verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill dares to imagine how an ordinary girl became a great leader, and ultimately saved a nation."--Jacket flap.
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2010., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: ADVENTURE FIC PAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
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[2017]., Juvenile, Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press Call No: FIC Kul Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fictionalized retelling of the childhood of Mary Anning, one of the world's greatest fossilists.
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c2012., Balzer + Bray Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When soldiers arrive in his hometown in Cambodia, Arn Chorn Pond is separated from his family and sent to a labor camp, where he works in the rice paddies until he volunteers to learn to play an instrument--a decision that both saves his life and lands him in battle.
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2016, Juvenile, Disney Hyperion Call No: E HOP Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Click here to view Summary Note: In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
