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- The good neighbor, the life and work of Fred Rogers, Maxwell King
- 20 fun facts about Thomas Jefferson, Jill Keppeler
- Stories for kids who dare to be different, true tales of amazing people who stood up and stood out, Ben Brooks ; illustrated by Quinton Winter
- Rising above, how 11 athletes overcame challenges in their youth to become stars, Gregory Zuckerman with Elijah and Gabriel Zuckerman
- Shaken, fighting to stand strong no matter what comes your way, Tim Tebow, with AJ Gregory
- One step further, my story of math, the moon, and a life-long mission, by NASA Computer Katherine Johnson ; with her daughters Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore ; illustrations by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Native Americans in history, a history book for kids, Jimmy Beason ; illustrations by Amanda Lenz
- Kobe Bryant, a tribute to a basketball legend, Sports illustrated
- Frida Kahlo and her animalitos, by Monica Brown ; illustrated by John Parra
- Degas, painter of ballerinas, Susan Goldman Rubin
- Untamed, the wild life of Jane Goodall, by Anita Silvey
- Surviving the white gaze, a memoir, Rebecca Carroll
- Stephen Hawking, Cath Senker
- Jackson Pollock, splashed paint and wasn't sorry, Fausto Gilberti
- Who is the Dalai Lama?, by Dana Meachen Rau ; illustrated by Dede Putra
- Gorbachev, his life and times, William Taubman
- Agatha Christie, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Elisa Munsó ; translated by Raquel Plitt
- Shirley Jackson, a rather haunted life, Ruth Franklin
- Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies, the real West, written by David Fisher ; introduction by Bill O'Reilly
- Eve of a hundred midnights, the star-crossed love story of two WWII correspondents and their epic escape across the Pacific, Bill Lascher
- Lincoln's last trial, the murder case that propelled him to the presidency, Dan Abrams and David Fisher
- The secret lives of booksellers and librarians, true stories of the magic of reading, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
- Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?, by Shelia P. Moses ; illustrations by Dede Putra
- Ticktock Banneker's clock, by Shana Keller and illustrated by David C. Gardner
- The girl who drew butterflies, how Maria Merian's art changed science, Joyce Sidman
- Who was Bob Marley?, by Katie Ellison ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- The Lowells of Massachusetts, an American family, Nina Sankovitch
- World of glass, the art of Dale Chihuly, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
- Who was Alexander Hamilton?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra
- The contrarian, Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's pursuit of power, Max Chafkin
- Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson
- Perkin's perfect purple, how a boy created color with chemistry, by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn ; illustrated by Francesca Sanna
- Going places, Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book, written by Tonya Bolden ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Maybe Esther, a family story, Katja Petrowskaja ; translated from the German by Shelley Frisch
- 42 is not just a number, the odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American hero, Doreen Rappaport
- Play-Doh pioneer, Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater
- Lady Bird Johnson, hiding in plain sight, Julia Sweig
- Malala's magic pencil, Malala Yousafzai ; illustrated by Kerascoët
- Who was Princess Diana?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare
- Katie Ledecky, by Matt Scheff
- Who was Alex Trebek?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
- Who is Chloe Kim?, by Stefanie Loh ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- The agitators, three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights, Dorothy Wickenden
- The ingenious Mr. Pyke, inventor, fugitive, spy, Henry Hemming
- The darkest white, a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him, Eric Blehm
- Mama Africa!, how Miriam Makeba spread hope with her song, Kathryn Erskine ; illustrated by Charly Palmer
- She caught the light, Williamina Stevens Fleming : astronomer, written by Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Julianna Swaney
- Robin, Dave Itzkoff
Outgoing Resources
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