Nonfiction
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson had the unique experience of growing up in both the South and the North in the 60s and 70s. She never felt completely at home in either place, always missing somewhere. Although very young, she was aware of the dramatic cultural shifts happening around her, even if she didn't really understand them.
Jacqueline Woodson had the unique experience of growing up in both the South and the North in the 60s and 70s. She never felt completely at home in either place, always missing somewhere. Although very young, she was aware of the dramatic cultural shifts happening around her, even if she didn't really understand them.
Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat by Kay Frydenborg
An in-depth journey through chocolate's earliest uses in Mesoamerica, its rise in Western society, the slave labor practices that have historically enabled (and continued to enable) the chocolate industry to thrive, and the modern science used to help sustain our chocolate habit - science that might even help save our environment. - From the publisher
An in-depth journey through chocolate's earliest uses in Mesoamerica, its rise in Western society, the slave labor practices that have historically enabled (and continued to enable) the chocolate industry to thrive, and the modern science used to help sustain our chocolate habit - science that might even help save our environment. - From the publisher
The Courage to Compete: Living with Cerebral Palsy and Following My Dreams by Abbey Curran
Looks at the life of American beauty pageant contestant Abbey Curran who was the first woman with a disability to compete in the Miss USA Pageant.
Looks at the life of American beauty pageant contestant Abbey Curran who was the first woman with a disability to compete in the Miss USA Pageant.
The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue by Michael J Tougias
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. Tells the story of a harrowing CoastGuard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors.
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. Tells the story of a harrowing CoastGuard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors.
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb
Presents the history of the group of spies, Holocaust survivors, and lawyers who pursued Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi war criminal, for fifteen years in order to bring him to justice for his leadership role in the killing of thousands of Jews during World War II.
Presents the history of the group of spies, Holocaust survivors, and lawyers who pursued Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi war criminal, for fifteen years in order to bring him to justice for his leadership role in the killing of thousands of Jews during World War II.
Terrible Typhoid Mary : A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Tells the story of early-twentieth-century Irish-American cook Mary Mallon, who was immortalized as "Typhoid Mary" after a sanitary engineer traced a 1904 typhoid fever outbreak back to her Long Island kitchen.
Tells the story of early-twentieth-century Irish-American cook Mary Mallon, who was immortalized as "Typhoid Mary" after a sanitary engineer traced a 1904 typhoid fever outbreak back to her Long Island kitchen.