Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

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First Second Books

Land Of The Dead Lessons Fr...

$27.99

From Brian McDonald, storyteller extraordinaire, comes a remarkable non-fiction graphic novel about the art of storytelling. There is wisdom in the land of the dead, for it is the place that all stories lay to rest. And what is a story, if not a simulation of survival? Wielding his massive experi...

YEARLING

Brave. Black. First.: 50+ A...

$12.99

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, discover over 50 remarkable Black women whose unique skills and contributions paved the way for the next generation of young people.   Fearless. Bold. Game changers.   Harriet Tubman guided t...

Dutton Books for Young Readers

The Girl I Am, Was, and Nev...

$18.99

Part memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee.   Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from her true story of growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents and the ...

VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Justice Rising: 12 Amazing ...

$18.99

A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America.   You've heard the names Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, but what about the many other women who were crucial to the civil rights movement?   Told through tw...

Fantagraphics Books

Chartwell Manor TPB

$24.99

New in paperback: alternative cartoonist Glenn Head's harrowing graphic memoir is about years of sexual and emotional abuse suffered at a boarding school during his adolescence and the resultant trauma that took him almost 50 years to process before being able to tell his story publicly. No one a...

Ablaze

Hendrix Electric Requiem Ha...

$24.99

Hendrix: Electric Requiem explores the life, career and music of a true rock n' roll god--Grammy-award winning musician Jimi Hendrix---who Rolling Stone ranked #1 on their Greatest Guitarists of All Time! A compelling trip into the mind and world of Jimi Hendrix. Electric Requiem is an exhilara...

Drawn & Quarterly

Present Hardcover

$21.95

Leslie Stein takes us on a sinuous urban stroll divorced from destination, glimpsing New York City through her open eyes. While she is closing up a bar late at night, she is also an adolescent at a rave in the mountains, an adult grappling with her grandfather's fading memory or at one of her fir...

Neon Squid

Honey Bee (Young Zoologist)...

$15.99

Journey into a beehive to study honey bees in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.   You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference be...

Greystone Kids

Luminous: Living Things Tha...

$18.95

In this "surprisingly simple yet mesmerizing introduction to a wonder of the natural world" (Kirkus STARRED ★Review), kids aged 4 to 8 will marvel at the science of bioluminescence through stunning images of glowing creatures and other organisms. When it's dark out, we need light to see. But wha...

Dreamers and Make Believers

We Are Not Broken (Paperback)

$11.99

A memoir from George M. Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue—a "deeply impactful" (Nic Stone), "striking and joyful" (Laurie Halse Anderson), and "stunning read" (Publishers Weekly, starred) that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory. This is...

Dreamers and Make Believers

My Selma: True Stories of a...

$16.99

Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her twelve-year-old self, Willie Mae Brown gives readers an unforgettable portrayal of her coming of age in a town at the crossroads of history.   As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter rights...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Holding Her Own Exceptional...

$21.99

Jackie Ormes made history. She was the first Black woman cartoonist to be nationally syndicated in the United States. She was also a journalist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist, and she used her incredible talent and artistry to bring joy and hope to people everywhere. But in post-World...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Santiago Ramon Y Cajal Arti...

$14.99

Based on a true story, Santiago Ram n y Cajal is every child who has struggled to navigate the expectations of adults. As a young boy, all Santiago wanted to do was be an artist. But his father wanted him to become a doctor, insisting that pursuing art was not a true profession. Although Santiago...

OTHER PUBLISHERS

Something New: Tales From a...

$19.99

In 2010, Lucy and her long-term boyfriend John broke up. Three long, lonely years later, John returned to New York, walked into Lucy's apartment, and proposed. This is not that story. It is the story of what came after: The Wedding. DIY maven Lucy Knisley was fascinated by American wedding cultur...

First Second Books

Now Let Me Fly Portrait Of ...

$29.99

From Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic Lighten Up, comes a soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African American fighter pilot. On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was one of a small but growing number of African American refugees living in France. At just e...