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Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey by Call Number: NA737.Y3 Y36 2022ISBN: 9781324017011Publication Date: 2022-10-18
Curve and Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Call Number: NA737.W527 L66 2022ISBN: 9780593429075Publication Date: 2022-09-27
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Call Number: NA1469.H33 W56 2017ISBN: 9781481446693Publication Date: 2017-08-22
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist by Call Number: PN6727.O74 Z77 2023ISBN: 9780593426548Publication Date: 2023-05-16
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Call Number: NB237.S3868 S36 2021ISBN: 9780525648116Publication Date: 2021-06-08
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art by Call Number: N6999.C46 R67 2018ISBN: 9781524717513Publication Date: 2018-09-25
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Call Number: NC1766.U52 G84 2017ISBN: 9781481461313Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Call Number: N6537.B233 S74 2016ISBN: 9780316213882Publication Date: 2016-10-25
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Call Number: NE546.P6 T66 2015ISBN: 9781419716478Publication Date: 2015-08-25
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Call Number: ND699.K3 R67 2014ISBN: 9780307978486Publication Date: 2014-02-11
Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Call Number: GV1061.15.R36 C33 2024ISBN: 9781665931427Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Born Driven, Wendell Scott by Call Number: GV1032.S36 M66 2023ISBN: 9781637152461Publication Date: 2023-11-28
Heroic Heart: An Illustrated Biography of Joe Delaney by Call Number: GV939.D44 M87 2023ISBN: 9781637273166Publication Date: 2023-10-17
Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion by Call Number: GV1051.T3 S65 2023ISBN: 9781536214987Publication Date: 2023-09-12
The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnny Changed Tennis Forever by Call Number: GV994.A7 D64 2023ISBN: 9781684465361Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen by Call Number: GV1060.2.S75 S65 2022ISBN: 9781338752472Publication Date: 2022-09-20
Sarah and the Big Wave: The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks by Call Number: GV838.G47 T78 2021ISBN: 9781250239488Publication Date: 2021-05-11
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Call Number: GV939.B376 W35 2018ISBN: 9781481443876Publication Date: 2018-01-23
Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Bette by Call Number: TX649.J334 A76 2023ISBN: 9780593563229Publication Date: 2023-01-17
On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America by Call Number: HD9200.U52 H4713 2022ISBN: 9780358578758Publication Date: 2022-12-13
Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Call Number: TT653.R44 R48 2022ISBN: 9780525645856Publication Date: 2022-05-24
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Call Number: S417.G7945 B65 2018ISBN: 9780385752763Publication Date: 2018-10-16
Ruth First Never Backed Down by Call Number: DT1927.F57 J67 2023ISBN: 9781728460284Publication Date: 2023-11-07
Coretta's Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King by Call Number: E185.97.K47 D86 2023ISBN: 9781662680045Publication Date: 2023-09-26
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Call Number: F1234.V17 S25 2023ISBN: 9781338283419Publication Date: 2023-03-07
Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: E185.97.N37 W35 2023ISBN: 9781534451032Publication Date: 2023-01-10
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Call Number: E185.61 .B67 2022ISBN: 9780062967404Publication Date: 2022-10-04
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: E185.97.T546 J69 2022ISBN: 9781250220950Publication Date: 2022-09-06
The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford--Ally, Activist, and Founder of PFLAG by Call Number: HQ759.9145 .S36 2022ISBN: 9781433840203Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Because Claudette by Call Number: F334.M753 C6552 2022ISBN: 9780593326404Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect by Call Number: KF224.H2425 W43 2022ISBN: 9781541560406Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Call Number: F334.M753 G557 2022ISBN: 9781524720643Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Call Number: E185.93.T4 D86 2022ISBN: 9781400231256Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Call Number: E185.97.W55 D878 2022ISBN: 9781250239464Publication Date: 2022-01-04
We Wait for the Sun by Call Number: KF373.R686 A3 2021ISBN: 9781250229021Publication Date: 2021-02-09
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Call Number: E450 .W43 2020ISBN: 9780763691561Publication Date: 2020-04-14
Brave Volodymyr: The Story of Volodymyr Zelensky and the Fight for Ukraine by Call Number: DK5149 .M37 2023ISBN: 9780063294141Publication Date: 2023-10-03
Benito Juárez Fights for Justice by Call Number: F1233.J9394 2023ISBN: 9781250257772Publication Date: 2023-08-01
Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator by Call Number: F170.4.M33 P56 2023ISBN: 9780593484654Publication Date: 2023-05-09
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson by Call Number: KF8745.J25 W43 2023ISBN: 9780593650165Publication Date: 2023-02-28
Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change by Call Number: E840.8.C48 B68 2022ISBN: 9781728420080Publication Date: 2022-11-01
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Call Number: E185.97.C966 W43 2021ISBN: 9780593306505Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Call Number: E901.1.D375 D38 2021ISBN: 9780062979667Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Call Number: E901.1.H37 G75 2020ISBN: 9781534462670Publication Date: 2020-08-25
Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Call Number: E840.8.B54 B53 2020ISBN: 9781534480537Publication Date: 2020-06-30
Turning Pages: My Life Story by Call Number: KF8745.S67 S68 2018ISBN: 9780525514084Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever by Call Number: GV1469.3 .T37 2023ISBN: 9781665919081Publication Date: 2023-08-29
Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention by Call Number: RD80.62.A64 P42 2023ISBN: 9781324003939Publication Date: 2023-08-08
A Curious Mind and a Very Big Heart: The Story of Designer and Innovator Sara Little Turnbull by Call Number: TS140.T87 L49 2023ISBN: 9781665904452Publication Date: 2023-07-18
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Call Number: NC870 .B54 2019ISBN: 9781328866844Publication Date: 2019-03-19
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath by Call Number: RE36.B33 M67 2017ISBN: 9781943147311Publication Date: 2017-09-26
Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars by Call Number: HD9710.J32 W47 2008ISBN: 9781600602467Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love by Call Number: PK6482 .K44 2024ISBN: 9780735845442Publication Date: 2024-03-05
Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton by Call Number: PS3558.A444 Z64 2024ISBN: 9780316383592Publication Date: 2024-01-09
Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese-American Poet Khalil Gibran by Call Number: PS3513.I25 Z68 2022ISBN: 9781536200324Publication Date: 2022-07-05
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Call Number: PS3503.R7244 Z885 2020ISBN: 9781419734113Publication Date: 2020-04-07
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Call Number: PN4874.P367 C55 2020ISBN: 9781481462891Publication Date: 2020-01-14
Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom by Call Number: Z473.N68 K47 2023ISBN: 9780593379578Publication Date: 2023-09-19
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Call Number: Z720.B426 D46 2019ISBN: 9780062748683Publication Date: 2019-01-15
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Call Number: E185.97.S36 W43 2017ISBN: 9780763680466Publication Date: 2017-09-12
Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good by Call Number: F128.9.P85 R366 2024ISBN: 9781728460444Publication Date: 2024-02-06
Charlotte the Ballerina: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Nutcracker History by Call Number: PZ7.1.N383 Ch 2023ISBN: 9780593651322Publication Date: 2023-10-17
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Call Number: G875.C7 T44 2023ISBN: 9780593117729Publication Date: 2023-01-24
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Call Number: E185.97.C835 W43 2023ISBN: 9781536215540Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders by Call Number: HQ75.2 .P74 2022ISBN: 9780762475001Publication Date: 2022-08-02
Send a Girl!: The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY by Call Number: TH9118.B47 R56 2021ISBN: 9781547601745Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Call Number: E185.61 .D385 2021ISBN: 9781506467917Publication Date: 2021-01-26
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Call Number: E444.W235 H83 2020ISBN: 9781524768287Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (Spanish and English Edition) by Call Number: F3429 .B76 2020ISBN: 9780892394234Publication Date: 2020-08-18
The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith! by Call Number: ML3930.S658 R63 2024ISBN: 9781536224863Publication Date: 2024-03-05
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll by Call Number: ML3930.T425 P55 2023ISBN: 9780593571064Publication Date: 2023-02-28
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Call Number: ML3930.G6 S76 2022ISBN: 9780593109694Publication Date: 2022-04-12
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Call Number: ML3930.S553 T64 2021ISBN: 9781524737283Publication Date: 2021-09-28
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Call Number: ML3930.F68 W43 2020ISBN: 9781534452282Publication Date: 2020-08-25
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin by Call Number: ML3930.P45 N49 2020ISBN: 9781419741104Publication Date: 2020-05-12
When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Call Number: ML3930.S26 M34 2018ISBN: 9781534404137Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Write on, Irving Berlin! by Call Number: ML3930.B446 K56 2018ISBN: 9781585363803Publication Date: 2018-05-15
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Call Number: ML3930.L566 R87 2014ISBN: 9781600608988Publication Date: 2014-07-01
Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines by Call Number: QP511.8.K37 D33 2023ISBN: 9781728456331Publication Date: 2023-03-07
Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood by Call Number: QD22.C8 M375 2023ISBN: 9780593377581Publication Date: 2023-02-14
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Call Number: QB36.P385 L37 2023ISBN: 9781452172873Publication Date: 2023-02-07
How to Hear the Universe: Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time by Call Number: QC16.G62 V35 2022ISBN: 9781984894595Publication Date: 2022-03-08
The Gravity Tree: The True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World by Call Number: SB363 .R38 2021ISBN: 9780062967367Publication Date: 2021-05-25
The Stars Beckoned: Edward White's Amazing Walk in Space by Call Number: TL789.85.W445 W45 2021ISBN: 9780593118047Publication Date: 2021-04-20
June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus by Call Number: Q143.A46 S53 2021ISBN: 9781534111325Publication Date: 2021-03-15
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Call Number: QA27.5 .S54 2018ISBN: 9780062742469Publication Date: 2018-01-16
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Call Number: QL51.2.G7 V35 2018ISBN: 9780399557255Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain by Call Number: QA29.G468 B37 2018ISBN: 9780316278201Publication Date: 2018-06-12
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Call Number: QL31.C56 K43 2017ISBN: 9781492642046Publication Date: 2017-06-06
