Nonfiction Books for Teens
Information, humor, history, biography, art and how-to, all here. GN = graphic novels MS=Books for middle school readers. (Updated April 2025)
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The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Who in the world stole the Mona Lisa in 1911, and how did they manage to take it away in the middle of a hot summer day? MS
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The Enigma Girls
In 1941, hundreds of young British women were brought to a secret facility in the English countryside where they were given one task: unlock the German code machine and win the war.
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How to Manage your Eco-anxiety
Face your eco-anxiety in ten steps you can take at your own pace and still help the world. MS
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Biology's Beginnings
Follow the path of human discovery from the Golden Age of Islam through the Renaissance discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci to the modern age.
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Money for Adulting
Learn how to handle money and invest like an adult.
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Mexikid
Pedro Martin recounts the time his family of eleven drove from California to Mexico to locate his abuelito and bring him north to live with them. GN MS
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The Big Backyard
The great mysteries at the edge of the solar system wait for young astronomers to make the next discoveries and unlock their secrets.
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Family Style
Pham's journey from Vietnam to California in the 1970s is recounted through his memories of food, and how each step of the way was marked the smell and taste of what he and his family ate. GN
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Whale Eyes
Filmmaker Robinson tells how his eye condition led him to see the world in unusual ways, ways that people with normal sight could not initially understand, but which would lead him to a successful career. MS
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The 21
Twenty-one young people have sued the United States to do more to protect them and their friends and families from the effects of climate change and the policies that brought us here.
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