A Book About an Unsung Hero

A selection of books that fulfill the criteria for the UBN 2025 category of a book about an unsung hero.

Updated January 4, 2025
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The secret of life : Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the discovery of DNA's double helix
Markel, Howard
Paper Book
Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
Lee Shetterly, Margot
Paper Book
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca
Paper Book
The small and the mighty : twelve unsung Americans who changed the course of history, from the founding to the civil rights movement
McMahon, Sharon
Paper Book
The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
Hammer, Joshua
Paper Book
Chester Nez and the unbreakable code : a Navajo code talker's story
Bruchac, Joseph
Paper Book
That librarian : the fight against book banning in America
Jones, Amanda
Paper Book
No ordinary dog : my partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden raid
Chesney, Will
Paper Book
DICTIONARY PEOPLE
OGILVIE, SARAH
Paper Book

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