Category: NonFiction

Milestones of gay and lesbian life in the United States are brought together in the first-ever nonfiction book published specifically for teens.Profusely illustrated with archival images, the groundbreaking Gay America reveals how gay men and women have lived, worked, and loved for the past 125 years. Gays and lesbians play a very prominent role in American life today, whether grabbing headlines over political gains, starring in and being the subject of movies and television shows, or filling the streets of nearly every major city each year to celebrate Gay Pride. However, this was not always ...
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African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History

By: Baptiste, Tracey

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers : October 2021

Seller ID: 177566

ISBN-13: 9781616209001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Meet the ten remarkable kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who changed the world. Black history begins thousands of years ago with the many cultures and people of the African continent. Through portraits of ten heroic figures, author Tracey Baptiste takes readers on a journey across Africa to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose vision built a continent and shaped the world. Illustrator Hillary D. Wilson's brilliant portraits accompany each profile, along with vivid, information-filled landscapes, maps, and graphics for readers to pore over and return to again...
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Journey Toward Freedom: The Story of Sojourner Truth

By: Bernard, Jacqueline

Price: $9.99

Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY : January 1993

Seller ID: 12368

ISBN-13: 9781558610248

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Born a slave in 1797, Sojourner Truth eventually gained her freedom and became known for her wit, her songs, and her great common sense. She electrified audiences as she championed civil rights, women's rights, prison reform, and better working conditions.

In the New York Times Book Review, Richard Ellman wrote: "Quietly factual when it suits her story, but lyrical when the demand arises, Jacqueline Bernard has succeeded on nearly every account. A good popular history."
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Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Colbert, Brandy

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Balzer + Bray : October 2021

Seller ID: 166653

ISBN-13: 9780063056664

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America

By: Deng, Achut,Hutton, Keely

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : October 2022

Seller ID: 189264

ISBN-13: 9780374389727

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Unequal: A Story of America

By: Dyson, Michael Eric,Favreau, Marc

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers : May 2022

Seller ID: 189478

ISBN-13: 9780759557017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: Adventure of the Analytical Engine: Solve the Puzzles to Escape the Pages (3)

By: Frances, Melanie,Phillips, Charles

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Ammonite Press : September 2022

Seller ID: 188647

ISBN-13: 9781781454411

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

By: G., Mady,Zuckerberg, Jules

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Limerence Press : April 2019

Seller ID: 172080

ISBN-13: 9781620105863

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and JR Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBT+ world Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already...
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A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome

By: Henley, Ariel

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : November 2021

Seller ID: 173946

ISBN-13: 9780374314071

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it.At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive the disease. Growing up, Ariel and her sister endured numerous appearance-altering procedures. Surgeons would break the bones in their heads and faces to make room for their growing organs. While the physical aspect of their condition was painful, it was nothing compared to the emotional toll of navigating life with a facial disfigure...
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A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome

By: Henley, Ariel

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : November 2021

Seller ID: 175593

ISBN-13: 9780374314071

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it.At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive the disease. Growing up, Ariel and her sister endured numerous appearance-altering procedures. Surgeons would break the bones in their heads and faces to make room for their growing organs. While the physical aspect of their condition was painful, it was nothing compared to the emotional toll of navigating life with a facial disfigure...
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Farewell to Manzanar

By: Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki,Houston, James D.

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Clarion Books : July 2017

Seller ID: 183715

ISBN-13: 9781328742117

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp through the eyes of the child she was. First published in 1973, this new edition of the classic memoir of a devastating Japanese American experience includes an ...
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Obviously: Stories from My Timeline

By: Hughes, Akilah

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Razorbill : September 2019

Seller ID: 153098

ISBN-13: 9781101998908

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

A refreshingly funny and blisteringly unsentimental coming-of-age memoir. -John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All The Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars In Akilah Hughes's world, family--and life--are often complicated, but always funny. Through intimate and hilarious essays, Akilah takes readers along on her journey from the small Kentucky town where she was born--and eventually became a spelling bee champ and 15-year-old high school graduate--to New York City, where she took careful steps to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer and performer. Like Tiffany Haddish'...
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We Are Not Broken

By: Johnson, George M

Price: $17.99

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers : September 2021

Seller ID: 190467

ISBN-13: 9780759554603

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

George M. Johnson, activist and bestselling author ofAll Boys Aren't Blue, returns with a striking memoir that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory. This is the vibrant story of George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul -- four children raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken. George M. Johnson capture the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America, and their r...
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All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

By: Johnson, George M.

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : April 2020

Seller ID: 176191

ISBN-13: 9780374312718

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

*An Amazon Best Book of the Year optioned for television by Gabrielle Union * In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men o...
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By: Kimmerer, Robin Wall,Gray Smith, Monique

Price: $17.99

Publisher: Zest Books ? : November 2022

Seller ID: 187432

ISBN-13: 9781728458991

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities

By: Levithan, David, Merrell, Billy

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers : May 2006

Seller ID: 23502

ISBN-13: 9780375832901

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they're looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers--gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning--on a variety of subjects: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others. This one of a kind collection will, perhaps, help ...
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The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

By: Madigan, Tim

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) : May 2021

Seller ID: 169260

ISBN-13: 9781250787699

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

One of the worst acts of racial violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its Black residents and Tulsa's White population, narrates events leading up to and including Greenwood's devastation, and documents the subsequent silence that surrounded this tragedy. Delving into history that's long been pushed aside, this is the true story of Black Wall St...
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What If?: Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian

By: Marcus, Eric

Price: $12.99

Publisher: Simon Pulse : January 2013

Seller ID: 92308

ISBN-13: 9781442482975

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

An updated and revised informative, accessible guide to understanding and approaching the issue of sexual orientation. No question goes unanswered in this important book about being gay. All the basics--and not-so-basics--are covered in more than one hundred questions asked by real teens. Whether you're curious about your own sexual orientation or looking to understand and support someone close to you, this book contains an abundance of answers. Primarily targeted at young adults, this indispensible guide also includes a chapter especially for parents as well as an appendix packed with additio...
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Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life

By: Nelson, Marilyn

Price: $18.99

Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books : January 2022

Seller ID: 173251

ISBN-13: 9780316298025

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Category: NonFiction