American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
By: Sherri L. Smith
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thril…
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1. Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
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- african american
- audiobook
2. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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- audiobook
3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
4. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
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- nonfiction
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
5. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.54
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more
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- audiobook
- adventure
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
6. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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- audiobook
7. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
8. Across So Many Seas
By: Ruth Behar
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
9. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- audiobook
10. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- adventure
11. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
By: Candace Fleming
4.15
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
12. There Is a Door in This Darkness
By: Kristin Cashore
3.75
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling a… read more
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- unfinished
- audiobook
13. The Secret Library
By: Kekla Magoon
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more
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- audiobook
- adventure
14. Four Eids and a Funeral
By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
3.71
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more
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- audiobook
15. Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away
By: Candy J. Cooper
3.96
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscar… read more
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- nonfiction
16. American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
By: Sherri L. Smith
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thril… read more
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- history
- unfinished
- adventure
- historical
- aviation
- nonfiction
- african american
- audiobook
17. Made Glorious
By: Lindsay Eagar
3.99
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In a vicious, delicious contemporary novel inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III, the lauded author… read more
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- audiobook
18. Where Wolves Don't Die
By: Anton Treuer
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more
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- audiobook
19. Ash's Cabin
By: Jen Wang
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more
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20. Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known
By: George M. Johnson
4.44
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times–bestselling author of All Boys Aren’t Blue comes an empowering set of essay… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
