| Nonfiction for Younger Readers | |
| Paranormal | |
| Encyclopedia Horrifica | J 001.9 Gee, Joshua |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not | J 031.02 Ripleys |
| Mythology | |
| The Mythology Handbook | J 292.13 Evan, Hestia |
| Fairies | J 398.2 Guillain, Charlotte |
| Science | |
| First Big Book of Space | J 520 Hughes, Catherine |
| The Moon | J 523.3 Lassieur, Allison |
| The Mighty Mars Rover | J 523.43 Rusch, Elizabeth |
| A Black Hole is Not a Hole | J 523.8875 Decristofano, Carolyn Cinami |
| For Good Measure | J 530.8 Robbins, Ken |
| Volcanoes | J 551.21 Walker, Sally |
| Tornadoes | J 551.553 Thoron, Joe |
| Tropical Rain Forests | J 574.52642 Lepthien, Emilie |
| Animals | |
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Lizards in the Sky: Animals Where You Least Expect Them |
J 591.4 Eamer, Claire |
| Where Else in the Wild? | J 591.472 Schwartz, David |
| Friends | J 591.5 Thimmesh, Catherine |
| Curious Critters | J 591.97 Fitzsimmons, David |
| Spiders | J 595.44 Murray, Peter |
| Sharks Biggest! Littlest! | J 597.31 Markle, Sandra |
| Endangered Komodo Dragons | J 597.95 Kalman, Bobbie |
| Nic Bishop Snakes | J 597.96 Bishop, Nic |
| Moonbird | J 598.07234 Hoose, Phillip |
| Koalas | J 599.2 Riley, Joelle |
| Whales | J 599.5 Greenberg, Daniel |
| Giraffes | J 599.638 Parker, Barbara |
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Saving Yasha: The Incredible True Story of an Adopted Moon Bear |
J 599.78 Dvatum, Lia |
| Mrs. Harkness and the Panda | J 599.789 Potter, Alicia |
| Technology and Medicine | |
| My Ears | J 612.85 Furgang, Kathy |
| Your Body Battles a Cold | J 616.205 Cobb, Vicki |
| Bridges | J 624.2 Landau, Elaine |
| Plane | J 629.13 Oxlade, Chris |
| Choppers! | J 629.133352 Goodman, Susan |
| Agriculture | |
| Grow It, Cook It | J 635 Grow |
| Ready Set Grow! | J 635 Ready |
| Animals | |
| Alex the Parrot, No Ordinary Bird | J 636.6865 Spinner, Stephanie |
| Dogs | J 636.7 Simon, Seymour |
| Why Do Cats Meow | J 636.8 Holub, Joan |
| Cooking | |
| One World Kids Cookbook | J 641.5 Mendez, Sean |
| Architecture | |
| What's Inside | J 720 Laroche, Giles |
| Graphic Novels | |
| Garfield Books | J 741.5 Davis |
| A Wrinkle in Time: A Graphic Novel | J 741.5 Larson |
| Star Wars Clone Wars | J 741.5 Star Wars |
| Art | |
| 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Wildlife | J 743.3 Barr, Steve |
| Degas and the Dance | J 759.4 Degas |
| Riddles | |
| Silly School Riddles | J 793.7 Eisenberg, Lisa |
| Sports | |
| Basketball for Fun | J 796.323 Eule, Brian |
| Ultimate Survival Guide | J 796.5 Flynn, Mike |
| A Horse Named Seabiscuit | J 798.4 Duboswki, Mark |
| Poetry | |
| A Light in the Attic | J 811 Silverstein, Shel |
| A Strange Place to Call Home | J 811 Singer, Marilyn |
| Geography | |
| Map Mania | J 912 Dispezio, Michael |
| Exploration | |
| The Book of Pirates | J 910.4 Rose, Jamacia |
| Magellan Ferdinand | J 910.92 Magellan |
| United States | |
| Spotlight on the Fifty States of America | J 917.3 Kalman, Bobbie |
| Oregon | J 917.95 Heinrichs, Ann |
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Stars & Stripes the Story of the American Flag |
J 929.92 Thomson, Sarah |
| Biography | |
| Barnum's Bones | J 921 Brown, Barnum |
| A Boy Called Dickens | J 921 Dickens, Charles |
| Life in the Ocean | J 921 Earle, Sylvia |
| Looking at Lincoln | J 921 Lincoln, Abraham |
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Colorful Dreamer the Story of Artist Henri Matisse |
J 921 Matisse, Henri |
| History | |
| Archaeologists Dig for Clues | J 930 Duke, Kate |
| The Egyptians: Life in Ancient Egypt | J 932 Sonneborn, Liz |
| Knights & Armor | J 940.1 Kerr, Daisy |
| The Renaissance | J 940.21 Shuter, Jane |
| World War I | J 940.3 Oxlade |
| Welcome to Molly's World, 1944 | J 940.5373 American |
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Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlifts "Chocolate Pilot" |
J 943.155 Tunnell, Michael |
| Vikings | J 948 Thomson, Ruth |
| Samurai: Warlords of Japan | J 952 Dean, Arlan |
| The Boston Tea Party | J 973.311 Freedman, Russell |
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The Camping Trip That Changed the World |
J 979.447 Rosenstock, Barbara |
| Series for Young Readers | |
| American Girl | Kaleidescope |
| Early Bird Nature Books | Living Things |
| Edge Books | New True Book |
| First Facts | Rockets |
| First Reports | True Book |
| Footsteps in Time | Who Is/Was....? Biographies |
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Nonfiction for Older Readers *Denotes short book |
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| Social Science | |
| They Called Themselves the KKK | J 322.42 Bartoletti, Susan |
| The Dark Game: True Spy Stories | J 327.73 Janezko, Paul |
| Heroes of the Environment | J 333.7 Rohmer, Harriet |
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming |
J 363.738 Gore, Albert |
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Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. |
J 371.822 Mortenson, Greg |
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets |
J 394.1 Pollan, Micahel |
| Science | |
| Extreme Scientists | J 509.22 Jackson, Donna |
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Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens |
J 551.2 Lauber, Patricia (Newbery Honor book) |
| The Frog Scientist | J 597.89 Turner, Pamela S. |
| Technology and Medicine | |
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An American Plague: The True and |
J 614.541 Murphy, Jim (Newbery Honor book) |
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Bomb: The Race to Build the World's Most Famous Weapon |
J 623.4519 Sheinkin, Steve |
| This is Rocket Science | J 629.4 Skurzynski, Gloria |
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream |
J 629.45 Stone, Tanya Lee |
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Team Moon: How 400,00 People |
J 629.45 Thimmesh, Catherine |
| Animals | |
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Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Freindship* |
J 599.635 Hatkoff, Isabella |
| Travels with Tarra | J 599.67 Buckley, Carol |
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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An |
J 599.755 Montgomery, Sy |
| Koko-Love! Conversations With a Signing Gorilla | J 599.88 Patterson, Francine |
| Looking for Miza* | J 599.884 Hatkoff, Isabella |
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Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes |
J 599.884 Turner, Pamela S. |
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The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours |
J 599.885 Goodall, Jane |
| With Love | J 599.885 Goodall, Jane |
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Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle* |
J 636.7 Dennis, Brian |
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Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog* |
J 636.7 Turner, Pamela |
| Marley: A Dog Like No Other | J 636.7527 Gorgan, John |
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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot |
J 636.97871 Montgomery, Sy |
| Sports | |
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball |
J 796.357 Nelson, Kadir |
| Biography | |
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery |
J 921 Arnold, Benedict |
| Bylines: A Photobiography of Nellie Bly | J 921 Bly, Nellie |
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice |
J 921 Colvin, Claudette (National Book Award, Newbery Honor book) |
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart |
J 921 Earhart, Amelia |
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The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth |
J 921 Farnsworth, Philo |
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution |
J 921 Jiang, Ji-li |
| Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio | J 921 Kehret, Peg |
| Lincoln: A Photobiography |
J 921 Lincoln, Abraham (Newbery Award) |
| Three Cups of Tea | J 921 Mortenson, Greg |
| Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats | J 921 Paulsen, Gary |
| Eleanor Roosevelt: a Life of Discovery |
J 921 Roosevelt, Eleanor (Newbery Honor book) |
| Knucklehead | J 921 Scieszka, Jon |
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The Wall: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain |
J 921 Sis, Peter (Caldecott Honor book) |
| Wilma Unlimited* | J 921 Rudolph, Wilma |
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The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane |
J 921 Wright Brothers (Newbery Honor book) |
| History | |
| The Great Fire |
J 917.7311 Murphy, Jim (Newbery Honor book) |
| After the Last Dog Died | J 919.89 Bredeson, Carmen |
| Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World | J 919.9 Armstrong, Jennifer |
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Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima |
J 940.5426 Bradley, James |
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Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search |
J 940.545973 Nelson, Peter |
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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine |
J 941.5 Bartoletti, Susan |
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Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow |
J 943.086 Bartoletti, Susan (Newbery Honor book) |
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Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun |
J 952 Blumberg, Rhoda |
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Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War |
J 973.7 Armstrong, Jennifer |
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Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl |
J 978.032 Marrin, Albert |
