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Top 10 Young Adult Nonfiction Books for 2024
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The top 10 books checked out from our Young Adult Non-Fiction collection in 2024.
Updated January 24, 2025
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1
Sugar changed the world : a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom, and science
Aronson, Marc
Paper Book
When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-spanning story of the sweet substance and to seek out the voices of those who led bitter sugar lives. The trail ran like a bright band from religious...
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2
My Brain Is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders
Monzusu
Paper Book
In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) navigating life with developmental disorders and disabilities. This intimate manga collection follows nine adults with developmental disorders as they outline their struggles and...
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The cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival
Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra
Paper Book
The stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive in the midst of the Bosnian genocide--and the stray cat who protected her family through it all. *Six Starred Reviews*"Extraordinary." - Booklist | "A must-read." - School Library...
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Claiming my place : coming of age in the shadow of the Holocaust
Price, Planaria J.
Paper Book
Gucia Gomolinska grew up comfortably in Piotrkow, Poland, a devoted student, sister, daughter, and friend. Still, even in the years before World War II, she faced discrimination as a Jew--but with her ash-blond hair she was often able to pass as just another Pole. When her town was invaded by Nazis,...
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5
Our town : a play in three acts
Wilder, Thornton
Paper Book
"[Our Town] leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth."-- New Yorker Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire--an allegorical...
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6
Painless algebra
Long, Lynette
Paper Book
Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Algebra provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. An essential resource for: Virtual Learning Homeschool Learning pods ...
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7
The action Bible : God's redemptive story /
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER - The Action Bible, the all-time bestselling illustrated Bible with over 3 million copies sold, featuring 230 illustrated stories that makes it easy and fun to understand the stories of the Bible. Features include: ...
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The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements
Kean, Sam
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's...
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9
Welcome to St. Hell : my trans teen misadventure
Hancox, Lewis
Paper Book
A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the same time entirely its own. Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will...
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