• The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

    “Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list, “brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live” (VOYA).This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseve... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1442497823
    • UPC: 884641071366
    • ASIN: 1442497823
    • ISBN: 1442497823
    • Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

  • Best Friends

    A National and New York Times Bestseller!The creators of Real Friends Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with a true story about popularity, first crushes, and finding your own path in the graphic novel, Best Friends.Follow your heart. Find your people.Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon’s got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she’s allowed to ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1250317460
    • ASIN: 1250317460
    • ISBN: 1250317460
    • Manufacturer: First Second

  • 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, 3rd Edition

    Heroes come in all sizes, colors, and ages, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists. With the most current biographical information available, this edition is sure to inform and inspire readers.

    • ASIN: 1512413283
    • ASIN: 1512413283
    • ISBN: 1512413283
    • Brand: MILLBROOK
    • Manufacturer: Millbrook Press

  • The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

    A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And w... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0956932304
    • ASIN: 0956932304
    • ISBN: 0956932304
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Well Said Press

  • Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

    Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, New York State official, and activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves faced with the challenges of the foster-care system and intermittent homelessness in the shadows of Manhattan and the Hamptons. A true-life rags-to-riches story, Etched in Sand chronicles Regina’s rising above her past, while fighting to keep her ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B009NG18Z8
    • ASIN: B009NG18Z8
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

  • Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy

    Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 she was considered so dangerous to the Gestapo that she had to escape over the Pyrenees mountains―on an artificial leg, no less. When she got to England, she was reassigned to France by the OSS, disguised as an old peasant woman. She helped capture 500... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 159921072X
    • UPC: 884203109865
    • ASIN: 159921072X
    • ISBN: 159921072X
    • Brand: Lyons Press
    • Manufacturer: Lyons Press

  • Brown Girl Dreaming

    Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, now available in paperback with 7 all-new poems.Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureA President Obama "O" Book Club pickRaised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, eac... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0147515823
    • ASIN: 0147515823
    • ISBN: 9780147515827
    • Brand: Puffin Books
    • Manufacturer: Puffin Books

  • Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

    Michael Jordan. The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a champion -- patience, determination, and hard work. Deloris Jordan, mother of the basketball phenomenon, teams up with his sister Roslyn to tell this heartwarming and inspirational story that only the members ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0689834195
    • ASIN: 0689834195
    • ISBN: 0689834195
    • Brand: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

  • Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

    For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’ve been "camping" for six months, eating boiled chicken feed for breakfast, and wearing camouflage clothes so no one sees us trespassing in our jungle hideout. The cockroaches�leave rainbow colors all over everything from eating the crayons we ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1732771251
    • ASIN: 1732771251
    • ISBN: 1732771251
    • Manufacturer: Toby Neal

  • Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishab... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399588191
    • ASIN: 0399588191
    • ISBN: 0399588191
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

  • Real Friends

    “Fresh and funny.” ―New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends―and why it's worth the journey.When best friends are not forever . . . Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top .... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1626727856
    • ASIN: 1626727856
    • ISBN: 1626727856
    • Brand: FIRST SECOND
    • Manufacturer: First Second

  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)

    The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home fro... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0316327913
    • ASIN: 0316327913
    • ISBN: 0316327913
    • Brand: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

  • Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    New York Times and International Bestseller Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and AmazonMore than 2 million copies soldIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs--a real-life Tony Stark--and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new "makers."Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind Spac... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 006230125X
    • ASIN: 006230125X
    • ISBN: 006230125X
    • Brand: Ecco Press
    • Manufacturer: Ecco

  • High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. “Raw, brutal, and shocking. Move over, Orange Is the New Black.”—Amy Dresner, author of My Fair JunkieWhen word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked. Not because of the twenty felonies she’d committed, or the nature of her crimes, or even that she’d been captain of the high school cheerleading squad... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0593135938
    • ASIN: 0593135938
    • ISBN: 0593135938
    • Manufacturer: Harmony

  • I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair

    2018 ECPA Christian Book Award Winner2018 Christopher Award WinnerTwo best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime.Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up together, went to school together, and were best man in each other’s weddings. When Justin was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease that robbed him of the use of his arms and legs, Patrick was there, helping to feed and care for him in ways he’d never imagined. Determined to live... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1496421701
    • ASIN: 1496421701
    • ISBN: 1496421701
    • Brand: Tyndale House Publishers
    • Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

  • The If in Life (Hardcover)

    In his first ever book, The IF in Life: How to Get Off Life's Sidelines and Become Your Best Self, former NFL running back and Dancing with the Stars winner Rashad Jennings shares his inspiring

    • UPC: 377477054

  • Intrepid Explorer : The Autobiography of the World's Best Mine Finder

    An Arizona native with family roots in territorial times, J. David Lowell grew from modest beginnings on a ranch near Nogales to become a major world figure in the fields of minerals, mining, and economic

    • UPC: 46035122

  • The Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century, Vol. 5, Including the Autobiography of Mark Twain, Children of Crisis, a Study of History and More

    The Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century, Vol. 5, Including the Autobiography of Mark Twain, Children of Crisis, a Study of History and

    • UPC: 190084521

  • Baseball's Best: Five True Stories

    Examines the accomplishments of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron, all of whom were elected to the Baseball Hall of

    • UPC: 455013
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Simp-Lee the Best: My Autobiography (Paperback)

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    • UPC: 244113190

  • All Heart : My Dedication and Determination to Become One of Soccer's Best

    Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd tells her inspirational story of going from nearly quitting soccer to the number one player in the world in this young reader’s edition of her memoir When

    • UPC: 411261044

  • Did the Spanish Conquistadors Find Wealth and Treasure? Biography Book Best Sellers | Children's Biography Books - eBook

    This book will introduce you to the Spanish Conquistadors. You will get to learn about their adventures in general, and the specific explorations of some of the most popular explorers. Reading about the life and

    • UPC: 640436333

  • Best Tweets One Direction - eBook

    These are some of the best tweets from international boy band sensations One Direction! 1D Forever!

    • UPC: 460617397

  • Alexander the Great : Military Commander and King of Ancient Greece - Biography Best Sellers | Children's Biographies - eBook

    You know a lot about the Ancient Greece because of the writings of philosophers. But did you know that military personnel also helped to make Ancient Greece one of the most successful early civilizations in

    • UPC: 333004962

  • Giving His Best: Cadel Evans - eBook

    When Cadel Evans won the Tour de France in 2011, he not only became a star to sports fans all over the world, but a hero to thousands of Australian children who watched him make

    • UPC: 270722255

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