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Grandma's Gardens

age 5+

Gardens hold sweet memories in gentle grandma story.

By Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton

(2020)

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Rad American History A-Z: Movements That Demonstrate the Power of the People

age 12+

Great storytelling and context in fresh, dynamic history.

By Kate Schatz

(2020)

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Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day

age 5+

Funny, STEM-inspired story about reaction contraptions.

By Jennifer George

(2017)

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A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon

age 5+

Inspiring bio of brilliant NASA mathematician in the 1960s.

By Suzanne Slade

(2019)

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Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

age 5+

Exciting story of launching 1930 deep-sea diving tank.

By Barb Rosenstock

(2018)

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Classic Illustrated Storybook

age 5+

Condensed telling of movie misses some of the magic.

By Kim Smith

(2017)

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Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular

age 12+

Lots of knowledge and positivity in girl-power advice book.

By Mayim Bialik

(2017)

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Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

age 12+

Inspiring true story of teen coders' video game success.

By Andrea Gonzales, Sophie Houser

(2017)

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Over and Under the Pond

age 5+

Lovely book about wildlife teeming in and around a pond.

By Kate Messner

(2017)

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It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

age 12+

Informative, updated, explicit sex ed book.

By Robie H. Harris

(2014)

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I Am Jane Goodall: Ordinary People Change the World

age 5+

Endearing, lively illustrated bio packs positive messages.

By Brad Meltzer

(2016)

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Fun Science: A Guide to Life, the Universe and Why Science Is So Awesome

age 12+

YouTube superstar makes learning about the cosmos fun.

By Charlie McDonnell

(2016)

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Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature

age 5+

Artful, relatable bio offers intro to photographer's work.

By Cindy Jenson-Elliott

(2016)

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Ada Twist, Scientist

age 5+

Inquisitive girl pursues science in fun, lively story.

By Andrea Beaty

(2016)

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The Crimson Skew: The Mapmaker's Trilogy, Book 3

age 12+

Fabulous end to complex trilogy includes antiwar message.

By S. E. Grove

(2016)

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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

age 5+

Fascinating bio of remarkable 19th-century female inventor.

By Laurie Wallmark

(2015)

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From Wolf to Woof!: The Story of Dogs

age 5+

Informative story imagines early bond between wolf and boy.

By Hudson Talbott

(2016)

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Little Shaq

age 5+

Engaging early reader shows teamwork via community garden.

By Shaquille O'Neal

(2015)

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The Golden Specific: The Mapmakers Trilogy, Book 2

age 12+

Complex fantasy sequel more absorbing than first book.

By S. E. Grove

(2015)

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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

age 5+

Evocative gardening book makes nature come alive.

By Kate Messner

(2015)

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