Books in Junior Library Guild - Biography Selection

JLG is a commercial book club devoted to juvenile literature. Selection of a children's book by the editors of the Junior Literary Guild (or latterly the Junior Library Guild) is a distinction used for publicity by publishers and authors of children's books. At present, 492 books are selected each year.

2025

Book Author Award Level Completed
Visitations Visitations Corey Egbert Selection Log In To Like
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien John Hendrix Selection Log In To Like
Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- And How We Stayed Connected Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- And How We Stayed Connected Jay Jay Patton Selection Log In To Like
Weirdo Weirdo Tony Weaver Selection Log In To Like
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains Anita Yasuda Selection Log In To Like
As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts Matthew Burgess Selection Log In To Like
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! Claudette Colvin Selection Log In To Like
Doña Fela's Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor Doña Fela's Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor Monica Brown Selection Log In To Like
King (Young Adult Edition): A Life Jonathan Eig Selection Log In To Like
The Squad The Squad Christina Soontornvat Selection Log In To Like
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins--The First Lady of Children's Music Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins--The First Lady of Children's Music Traci N. Todd Selection Log In To Like
Raising Hare: A Memoir Raising Hare: A Memoir Chloe Dalton Selection Log In To Like
Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize Lori Alexander Selection Log In To Like
Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut Charles F. Bolden Selection Log In To Like
Aristotle: A Graphic Biography Aristotle: A Graphic Biography Tassos Apostolidis Selection Log In To Like

2024

Book Author Award Level Completed
How Do I Draw These Memories?: An Illustrated Memoir How Do I Draw These Memories?: An Illustrated Memoir Jonell Joshua Selection Log In To Like
The Witch's Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Madness That Bound Us The Witch's Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Madness That Bound Us Orenda Fink Selection Log In To Like
She Kept Dancing: The True Story of a Professional Dancer with a Limb Difference She Kept Dancing: The True Story of a Professional Dancer with a Limb Difference Sydney Mesher Selection Log In To Like
Elinor McGrath, Pet Doctor: The Story of America's First Female Veterinarian Elinor McGrath, Pet Doctor: The Story of America's First Female Veterinarian Jacqueline Johnson Selection Log In To Like
Sociopath: A Memoir Sociopath: A Memoir Patric Gagne Selection Log In To Like
Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape Sam Nakahira Selection Log In To Like
Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys Rob Peñas Selection Log In To Like
Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles Samuel Graydon Selection Log In To Like
Jane Addams: The Most Dangerous Woman in America Jane Addams: The Most Dangerous Woman in America Marlene Targ Brill Selection Log In To Like
The Salt Thief: Gandhi's Heroic March to Freedom The Salt Thief: Gandhi's Heroic March to Freedom Neal Bascomb Selection Log In To Like
Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes Marissa Moss Selection Log In To Like
One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor Richard Michelson Selection Log In To Like
The Sculptors of Light: Poems about Cuban Women Artists The Sculptors of Light: Poems about Cuban Women Artists Margarita Engle Selection Log In To Like
Road Home Road Home Rex Ogle Selection Log In To Like
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller Breanna J. McDaniel Selection Log In To Like
Coming Home Coming Home Brittney Griner Selection Log In To Like
Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show Carole Boston Weatherford Selection Log In To Like
Journey: My Story of Migration Journey: My Story of Migration Luis Onofre Valencia Selection Log In To Like
Growing Up Under a Red Flag Growing Up Under a Red Flag Ying Chang Compestine Selection Log In To Like
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King Selection Log In To Like
Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube Kerry Aradhya Selection Log In To Like
Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools Dan SaSuWeh Jones Selection Log In To Like
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice Kari Lavelle Selection Log In To Like
The Rock in My Throat The Rock in My Throat Kao Kalia Yang Selection Log In To Like
Great Minds of Science Great Minds of Science Tonya Bolden Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Fought Back The Girl Who Fought Back Joshua M. Greene Selection Log In To Like
How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps Gretchen Woelfle Selection Log In To Like
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War Amra Sabic-El-Rayess Selection Log In To Like
The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President Doris Kearns Goodwin Selection Log In To Like
Barracoon Barracoon Zora Neale Hurston Selection Log In To Like
Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption John Florio Selection Log In To Like
Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the World Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the World Jill Esbaum Selection Log In To Like
Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World Vivian Kirkfield Selection Log In To Like
Pieces of a Girl Pieces of a Girl Stephanie Kuehnert Selection Log In To Like
The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook Emma Bland Smith Selection Log In To Like
Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine Stephanie Sammartino McPherson Selection Log In To Like
Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account Ernesto Saade Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival Estelle Nadel Selection Log In To Like
Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist Jasmin Graham Selection Log In To Like

2023

Book Author Award Level Completed
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard Ronald Wimberly Selection Log In To Like
Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter Erica Armstrong Dunbar Selection Log In To Like
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself Monica Edinger Selection Log In To Like
Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust Hédi Fried Selection Log In To Like
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam Thien Pham Selection Log In To Like
My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement Willie Mae Brown Selection Log In To Like
Disappearing Act: A True Story Disappearing Act: A True Story Jiordan Castle Selection Log In To Like
A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars Hakeem Oluseyi Selection Log In To Like
Spare Parts: The True Story of Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and an Impossible Dream Spare Parts: The True Story of Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and an Impossible Dream Joshua Davis Selection Log In To Like
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis Melvina Noel Selection Log In To Like
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever Don Tate Selection Log In To Like
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story Sarah Myer Selection Log In To Like
From Here From Here Luma Mufleh Selection Log In To Like
On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America Tziporah Cohen Selection Log In To Like
Voices of the People Joseph Bruchac Selection Log In To Like
Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out Muzoon Almellehan Selection Log In To Like
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School Carlotta Walls LaNier Selection Log In To Like
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee Carole Boston Weatherford Selection Log In To Like
A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress: The Story of Jeannette Rankin A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress: The Story of Jeannette Rankin Gretchen Woelfle Selection Log In To Like
This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney Ilene Cooper Selection Log In To Like
Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention Carrie A. Pearson Selection Log In To Like
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter Aida Salazar Selection Log In To Like
Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom Beth Kephart Selection Log In To Like
Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier Beth Anderson Selection Log In To Like
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts Loren Grush Selection Log In To Like
Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America Achut Deng Selection Log In To Like
Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock Linda Bailey Selection Log In To Like
The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir Lynn Curlee Selection Log In To Like
The Tryout The Tryout Christina Soontornvat Selection Log In To Like
The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon Richard Maurer Selection Log In To Like
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America Jan Lower Selection Log In To Like
Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done Sarah Albee Selection Log In To Like
Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Susan Goldman Rubin Selection Log In To Like
Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist B.A. Binns Selection Log In To Like
The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera Susan Goldman Rubin Selection Log In To Like
The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? Dan Gutman Selection Log In To Like

2022

Book Author Award Level Completed
African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History Tracey Baptiste Selection Log In To Like
Deaf Utopia: A Memoir — and a Love Letter to a Way of Life Nyle DiMarco Selection Log In To Like
Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt Rob Sanders Selection Log In To Like
The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People Rick Bragg Selection Log In To Like
Punching Bag Punching Bag Rex Ogle Selection Log In To Like
Teddy Roosevelt Was a Moose? Teddy Roosevelt Was a Moose? Dan Gutman Selection Log In To Like
Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef Alex Prud'homme Selection Log In To Like
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South Wade Hudson Selection Log In To Like
Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist Terry Catasús Jennings Selection Log In To Like
I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau Julie Dunlap Selection Log In To Like
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome Ariel Henley Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer Mara Rockliff Selection Log In To Like
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life Marilyn Nelson Selection Log In To Like
Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family Marisabina Russo Selection Log In To Like
Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies S.D. Nelson Selection Log In To Like
Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth Mikael Ross Selection Log In To Like

2021

Book Author Award Level Completed
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (Young Readers' Edition) The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (Young Readers' Edition) Sandy Tolan Selection Log In To Like
No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves Lee Wind Selection Log In To Like
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood Gary Paulsen Selection Log In To Like
Lincoln Clears a Path: Abraham Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy Lincoln Clears a Path: Abraham Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy Peggy Thomas Selection Log In To Like
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad Don Tate Selection Log In To Like
Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison Shay Sarah Mirk Selection Log In To Like
Boy from Buchenwald Boy from Buchenwald Robbie Waisman Selection Log In To Like
Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree Katie McCabe Selection Log In To Like
Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid Victoria Tentler-Krylov Selection Log In To Like
Permanent Record (Young Readers Edition): How One Man Exposed the Truth about Government Spying and Digital Security Permanent Record (Young Readers Edition): How One Man Exposed the Truth about Government Spying and Digital Security Edward Snowden Selection Log In To Like
Kate's Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse Kate's Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse Elizabeth Spires Selection Log In To Like
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars Laurie Wallmark Selection Log In To Like
Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman Sharice Davids Selection Log In To Like
The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story Lexi Haas Selection Log In To Like
The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights Dorothy Wickenden Selection Log In To Like
Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality Larry Dane Brimner Selection Log In To Like
The Women I Think about at Night: Traveling the Paths of My Heroes The Women I Think about at Night: Traveling the Paths of My Heroes Mia Kankimäki Selection Log In To Like

2020

Book Author Award Level Completed
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Kelly Starling Lyons Selection Log In To Like
Brave Face: A Memoir Brave Face: A Memoir Shaun David Hutchinson Selection Log In To Like
Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China's Cultural Revolution Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China's Cultural Revolution Da Chen Selection Log In To Like
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children Jonah Winter Selection Log In To Like
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir Robin Ha Selection Log In To Like
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way Kyo Maclear Selection Log In To Like
Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary Vicki Conrad Selection Log In To Like
Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk Meredith Davis Selection Log In To Like
Thurgood Thurgood Jonah Winter Selection Log In To Like
The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown Mac Barnett Selection Log In To Like
Greta's Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet Greta's Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet Valentina Camerini Selection Log In To Like
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou Bethany Hegedus Selection Log In To Like
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom Carole Boston Weatherford Selection Log In To Like
All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World Lori Alexander Selection Log In To Like
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir Nikki Grimes Selection Log In To Like
Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word Paul Fleischman Selection Log In To Like
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War Duncan Tonatiuh Selection Log In To Like
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist Julie Leung Selection Log In To Like
Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis K.R. Gaddy Selection Log In To Like
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace Ashley Bryan Selection Log In To Like
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson Selection Log In To Like
Selena: Queen of Tejano Music Silvia López Selection Log In To Like
Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM Tonya Bolden Selection Log In To Like

2019

Book Author Award Level Completed
Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II Andrea Warren Selection Log In To Like
The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs Fiona Robinson Selection Log In To Like
Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America Steve Sheinkin Selection Log In To Like
Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away Erica Armstrong Dunbar Selection Log In To Like
Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer Emily Arnold McCully Selection Log In To Like
Elvis Is King! Elvis Is King! Jonah Winter Selection Log In To Like
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller Doreen Rappaport Selection Log In To Like
Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells Diane Bailey Selection Log In To Like
Union Made: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers and His Fight for Workers' Rights Union Made: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers and His Fight for Workers' Rights Norman H. Finkelstein Selection Log In To Like
Carter Reads the Newspaper Carter Reads the Newspaper Deborah Hopkinson Selection Log In To Like
Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World Kim Tomsic Selection Log In To Like
Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (a Memoir) Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (a Memoir) Aarti Namdev Shahani Selection Log In To Like
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah Selection Log In To Like
Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines Sarah Aronson Selection Log In To Like
Free Lunch Free Lunch Rex Ogle Selection Log In To Like
Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution Nioucha Homayoonfar Selection Log In To Like
The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln Marissa Moss Selection Log In To Like
Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII Mary Cronk Farrell Selection Log In To Like
Cyrus Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Cyrus Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Mary Morton Cowan Selection Log In To Like
Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz Patricia Hruby Powell Selection Log In To Like
Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (a Transgender Memoir) Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (a Transgender Memoir) Jackson Bird Selection Log In To Like

2018

Book Author Award Level Completed
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas Tonya Bolden Selection Log In To Like
All about Anne All about Anne Anne Frank House Selection Log In To Like
Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands Susan Goldman Rubin Selection Log In To Like
Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten Laura Veirs Selection Log In To Like
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Young Readers' Edition Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Young Readers' Edition Irin Carmon Selection Log In To Like
Frenemies in the Family: Famous Brothers and Sisters Who Butted Heads and Had Each Other's Backs Frenemies in the Family: Famous Brothers and Sisters Who Butted Heads and Had Each Other's Backs Kathleen Krull Selection Log In To Like
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World Ilene Cooper Selection Log In To Like
A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White Barbara Herkert Selection Log In To Like
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor Selection Log In To Like
A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights Kate Hannigan Selection Log In To Like
Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story Rita Lorraine Hubbard Selection Log In To Like
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man Tonya Bolden Selection Log In To Like
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 Helaine Becker Selection Log In To Like
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom Gary D. Schmidt Selection Log In To Like
Meet Cindy Sherman: Artist, Photographer, Chameleon Meet Cindy Sherman: Artist, Photographer, Chameleon Sandra Jordan Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science Joyce Sidman Selection Log In To Like
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine Amy Guglielmo Selection Log In To Like
My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope Diane Guerrero Selection Log In To Like
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag Rob Sanders Selection Log In To Like
March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine Melba Pattillo Beals Selection Log In To Like
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain Cheryl Bardoe Selection Log In To Like
Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of a Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of a Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters Charlotte Jones Voiklis Selection Log In To Like
Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography Louise Borden Selection Log In To Like
House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery Liz Rosenberg Selection Log In To Like
Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and to Kill a Mockingbird Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and to Kill a Mockingbird Bethany Hegedus Selection Log In To Like
Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel Lisa Pliscou Selection Log In To Like
Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word Sarah Jane Marsh Selection Log In To Like
Endurance: Young Readers Edition: My Year in Space and How I Got There Endurance: Young Readers Edition: My Year in Space and How I Got There Scott Kelly Selection Log In To Like

2017

Book Author Award Level Completed
Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights Mary Cronk Farrell Selection Log In To Like
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Andrea J. Loney Selection Log In To Like
The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Larsen Selection Log In To Like
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent Anne Rockwell Selection Log In To Like
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future: Young Readers' Edition Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future: Young Readers' Edition Ashlee Vance Selection Log In To Like
Pope Francis: The People's Pope Pope Francis: The People's Pope Beatrice Gormley Selection Log In To Like
Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse Catherine Reef Selection Log In To Like
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment Deborah Kops Selection Log In To Like
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer Diane Stanley Selection Log In To Like
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness Donna Janell Bowman Selection Log In To Like
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero 42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero Doreen Rappaport Selection Log In To Like
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids Elissa Brent Weissman Selection Log In To Like
Caroline's Comets: A True Story Emily Arnold McCully Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, the First Women to Run the Boston Marathon Frances Poletti Selection Log In To Like
A Soldier's Sketchbook: The Illustrated First World War Diary of R.H. Rabjohn John Wilson Selection Log In To Like
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing Kay A. Haring Selection Log In To Like
Krysia: A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II Krysia: A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II Krystyna Mihulka Selection Log In To Like
Magellan: Over the Edge of the World Magellan: Over the Edge of the World Laurence Bergreen Selection Log In To Like
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code Laurie Wallmark Selection Log In To Like
Chasing Space (Young Readers' Edition) Leland Melvin Selection Log In To Like
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd Mary Losure Selection Log In To Like
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call Mary Ann Fraser Selection Log In To Like
Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot Matthew Clark Smith Selection Log In To Like
Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush Peter Lourie Selection Log In To Like
Malala: Activist for Girls' Education Malala: Activist for Girls' Education Raphaёle Frier Selection Log In To Like
Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender S.D. Nelson Selection Log In To Like
The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy. The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy. Tom Rinaldi Selection Log In To Like

2016

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Ibn Al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See Libby Romero Selection Log In To Like
Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Kathleen Krull Selection Log In To Like
The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero Patricia McCormick Selection Log In To Like
Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space Tam O'Shaughnessy Selection Log In To Like
The Nest The Nest Kenneth Oppel Selection Log In To Like
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King Lillie Patterson Selection Log In To Like
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition) William Kamkwamba Selection Log In To Like
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions Chris Barton Selection Log In To Like
Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery Winifred Conkling Selection Log In To Like
The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition Reyna Grande Selection Log In To Like
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Jen Bryant Selection Log In To Like
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White Melissa Sweet Selection Log In To Like
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber Sue Macy Selection Log In To Like
Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger Anita Silvey Selection Log In To Like
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Steve Sheinkin Selection Log In To Like
Irena's Children: Young Readers Edition Irena's Children: Young Readers Edition Tilar J. Mazzeo Selection Log In To Like
Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals Nancy Furstinger Selection Log In To Like
Anything but Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic Anything but Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic Mara Rockliff Selection Log In To Like
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March Lynda Blackmon Lowery Selection Log In To Like

2015

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Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King Bonnie Christensen Selection Log In To Like
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People S.D. Nelson Selection Log In To Like
Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z Alan Schroeder Selection Log In To Like
Enormous Smallness: A Story of e. e. cummings Enormous Smallness: A Story of e. e. cummings Matthew Burgess Selection Log In To Like
Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall Anita Silvey Selection Log In To Like
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Laurie Ann Thompson Selection Log In To Like
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery Jeanette Winter Selection Log In To Like
The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams Tanya Lee Stone Selection Log In To Like
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash Hello, I'm Johnny Cash G. Neri Selection Log In To Like
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln Doreen Rappaport Selection Log In To Like
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass Doreen Rappaport Selection Log In To Like
Spic-And-Span!: Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen Spic-And-Span!: Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen Monica Kulling Selection Log In To Like
Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation Peggy Thomas Selection Log In To Like

2014

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Florence Nightingale Demi Selection Log In To Like
A Home for Mr. Emerson A Home for Mr. Emerson Barbara Kerley Selection Log In To Like
Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud Tracey E. Fern Selection Log In To Like
Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and What the Neighbors Thought) Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and What the Neighbors Thought) Kathleen Krull Selection Log In To Like
The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening Chris Raschka Selection Log In To Like
Clara and Davie Clara and Davie Patricia Polacco Selection Log In To Like
The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius Jan Greenberg Selection Log In To Like
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery Peter Sís Selection Log In To Like
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Patricia Hruby Powell Selection Log In To Like
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Jen Bryant Selection Log In To Like
Edward Hopper Paints His World Robert Burleigh Selection Log In To Like
Everybody Paints!: The Lives and Art of the Wyeth Family Everybody Paints!: The Lives and Art of the Wyeth Family Susan Goldman Rubin Selection Log In To Like

2013

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Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton Meghan McCarthy Selection Log In To Like
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People Susan Goldman Rubin Selection Log In To Like
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children Jan Pinborough Selection Log In To Like
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever H. Joseph Hopkins Selection Log In To Like
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos Deborah Heiligman Selection Log In To Like
Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet Andrea Cheng Selection Log In To Like
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library Barb Rosenstock Selection Log In To Like
Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing Leonard S. Marcus Selection Log In To Like
Noah Webster and His Words Jeri Chase Ferris Selection Log In To Like
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein Jennifer Berne Selection Log In To Like

2012

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Those Rebels, John & Tom Barbara Kerley Selection Log In To Like
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau Michelle Markel Selection Log In To Like
There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived Matt Tavares Selection Log In To Like
Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman Marc Tyler Nobleman Selection Log In To Like
Here Come the Girl Scouts! Here Come the Girl Scouts! Shana Corey Selection Log In To Like
Bon Appetit!: The Delicious Life of Julia Child Bon Appetit!: The Delicious Life of Julia Child Jessie Hartland Selection Log In To Like
Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca Deborah Kogan Ray Selection Log In To Like
Annie and Helen Annie and Helen Deborah Hopkinson Selection Log In To Like
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle Claire A. Nivola Selection Log In To Like
For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson Peggy Thomas Selection Log In To Like
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda Mrs. Harkness and the Panda Alicia Potter Selection Log In To Like