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Check out our list of the top 25 most circulated tween & YA nonfiction across the consortium.
Updated December 9, 2022
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1
Ain't burned all the bright
Reynolds, Jason
A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds....
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We beat the street : how a friendship pact helped us succeed
Davis, Sampson.
Sampson, George, and Rameck could easily have followed their childhood friends into drugdealing, gangs, and prison. Like their peers, they came from poor, single-parent homes in urban neighborhoods where survival, not scholastic success, was the priority. When the three boys met in a magnet high...
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Player's handbook
Wyatt, James
Create heroic characters for the world's greatest roleplaying game. The Player's Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration...
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Black birds in the sky : the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Colbert, Brandy
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In the early morning of June 1, 1921,...
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The 7 habits of highly effective teens : the ultimate teenage success guide
Covey, Sean.
Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help...
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Titanic : voices from the disaster
Hopkinson, Deborah.
Critically acclaimed nonfiction author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the story of the TITANIC and that fateful April night, drawing on the voices of survivors and archival photographs.Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the TITANIC, a topic that...
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7
Words like loaded pistols : rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
Leith, Sam.
Rhetoric is all around us. It's what inspires armies, convicts criminals, and makes or breaks presidential candidates. And it isn't just the preserve of politicians. It's in the presentation to a key client, the half-time talk in the locker room, and the plea to your children to eat their...
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The complete cookbook for teen chefs : 70+ teen-tested and teen-approved recipes to cook, eat, and share
Fačy, Bernard
For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen Kids is bringing their rigorous testing, kitchen knowhow, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with friends and...
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A perfectionist's guide to not being perfect
Zucker, Bonnie
It's hard for teens to be happy when they've created a very narrow window of what defines success. The goal of this helpful book is to encourage teens to maintain their desire to achieve without striving to always be perfect and to appreciate and love who they are just as they...
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10
The 57 bus
Slater, Dashka
The riveting New York Times bestseller and Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment. Artfully, compassionately, and expertly told, Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus is a must-read nonfiction book for...
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11
Monster manual
Fačy, Bernard
Fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with deadly monsters from the Monster Manual. The Monster Manual teaches you how to how to fill your Dungeons & Dragons games with monsters--how to populate the game with pesky goblins and mighty dragons for players to battle or beguile, outwit...
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12
Become an app inventor : the official guide from MIT App Inventor : your guide to designing, building, and sharing apps
Lang, Karen
With a foreword by Gitanjali Rao, Time Magazine's inaugural Kid of the Year, this engaging guide from MITeen Press teaches anyone to design and publish their own apps--no experience necessary!--and introduces young app creators from around the world. Have you ever wanted...
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13
This book is gay
Dawson, Juno
The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender! Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. ...
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Everything you need to ace chemistry in one big fat notebook : the complete high school study guide
Swanson, Jennifer
Chemistry? No problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using...
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Everything you need to ace geometry in one big fat notebook : the complete high school study guide
Needham, Christy
Geometry? No problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school geometry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using...
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16
A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bryson, Bill.
A laugh-out-loud account of an outrageously rugged hike--by the beloved comic author of Lost Continent and Notes from a Small Island. Published in the 75th anniversary year of the Appalachian Trail. Father's Day merchandising.
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17
Science and the ske?tic : discerning fact from fiction
Zimmer, Marc
Fake news, pseudoscience, and quackery have become scourges, spreading through society from social media all the way to Congress. The line between entertainment and reality, between fact and fiction, has become blurred. Some of the most crucial issues of our time--climate change, vaccines,...
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The boys who challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Hoose, Phillip M.
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Winner At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the...
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19
Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
Reynolds, Jason
In this important and compelling young readers adaptation of his National Book Award-winning title, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, writing with award-winning author Jason Reynolds, chronicles the story of anti-black, racist ideas over the course of American history. Racist ideas in our country...
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20
How to money : your ultimate visual guide to the basics of finance
Chatzky, Jean Sherman
*As featured on Live with Kelly and Ryan* *A 2023 Business Insider Best Personal Finance Book - Teens and Gen Z* "Where was this book when we were teenagers?" - Real Simple Learn how to money in this in-depth, full-color illustrated guide from New York Times<...
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21
Cramm this book : so you know WTF is going on in the world today
Seltzer, Olivia
From the founder of The Cramm, a news outlet by and for the incredible Gen Z activists who are already shaping our global future (really!), this book is a dive into the history that's made the world what it is today. You can take a stand for justice. You can raise your voice...
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22
Google it : a history of Google
Redding, Anna Crowley
Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the...
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23
Idea makers : 15 fearless female entrepreneurs
Sichol, Lowey Bundy
Entrepreneurship can change your life--and even the world Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent...
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24
My vegan year : a seasonal guide to going plant-based
Webster, Niki
Millions of young people want to be more plant-based - and this is the first ever young person's guide to the whole vegan year. "My Vegan Year is a teenager's perfect introduction to veganism, packed with recipes for delicious and eye-catching dishes.--ForeWord Reviews...
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25
When can we go back to America? : voices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II
Kamei, Susan H.
In this dramatic and page-turning narrative history of Japanese Americans before, during, and after their World War II incarceration, Susan H. Kamei weaves the voices of over 130 individuals who lived through this tragic episode, most of them as young adults. It's difficult to...
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