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Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World's First Superstar Clarion Books, June 2020 Kirkus, starred review Junior Library Guild selection, 2020 Best Young Adult Biographies of 2020 (Kirkus) Top 100 Young Adult Books of 2020 (Kirkus) Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2021 Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator
Clarion Books, September 2018 Junior Library Guild selection, 2018 NOBLE Book Award for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2018 YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction, 2019 Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2019 Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2019 |
Victoria: Portrait of a Queen
Clarion Books, November 2017
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2017
Kirkus, starred review
Best and Brightest Books of 2017, Denver Library
2017 Best of the Year, A Mighty Girl
Best Nonfiction of 2017, International Literacy Association
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017
Clarion Books, November 2017
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2017
Kirkus, starred review
Best and Brightest Books of 2017, Denver Library
2017 Best of the Year, A Mighty Girl
Best Nonfiction of 2017, International Literacy Association
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017
Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse
Clarion Books, 2016
February 2016 Nonfiction Book of the Month, Idaho
Commission for Libraries
Booklist, starred review
Kirkus, starred review
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2016
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2017
2018 Amelia Bloomer Project List
Clarion Books, 2016
February 2016 Nonfiction Book of the Month, Idaho
Commission for Libraries
Booklist, starred review
Kirkus, starred review
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2016
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2017
2018 Amelia Bloomer Project List
Noah Webster: Man of Many Words
Clarion Books, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2015
School Library Journal, starred review
Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2016
Clarion Books, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2015
School Library Journal, starred review
Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2016
Frida & Diego: Art, Love, Life
Clarion Books, 2014
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Booklist, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review*
School Library Journal, *starred review*
2015 Tayshas Reading List, Texas Library Association
Top Ten Arts Books for Youth, 2014 (Booklist)
Best Teen Nonfiction of 2014 (Kirkus)
Best Teen Love Stories of 2014 (Kirkus)
Top Ten Latino Books of 2014 (School Library Journal')
Best Multicultural Books of 2014 (Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature)
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies)
Top Ten Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth (Booklist)
Américas Award commended title
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015
Día STEAM Book List, compiled by the Association for Library Service to Children, 2015 and 2016
Clarion Books, 2014
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Booklist, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review*
School Library Journal, *starred review*
2015 Tayshas Reading List, Texas Library Association
Top Ten Arts Books for Youth, 2014 (Booklist)
Best Teen Nonfiction of 2014 (Kirkus)
Best Teen Love Stories of 2014 (Kirkus)
Top Ten Latino Books of 2014 (School Library Journal')
Best Multicultural Books of 2014 (Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature)
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies)
Top Ten Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth (Booklist)
Américas Award commended title
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015
Día STEAM Book List, compiled by the Association for Library Service to Children, 2015 and 2016
Leonard Bernstein and American Music
Morgan Reynolds, 2013
"This solid biography is rich in detail about Bernstein's life, how his intense passion for music helped him overcome the obstacles put before him, and how he became renowned even beyond the world of music." ~ Booklist
"Reef's biography is, in many ways, a music appreciation course, one that the composer-conductor himself would approve." ~ Kidsbiographer
Morgan Reynolds, 2013
"This solid biography is rich in detail about Bernstein's life, how his intense passion for music helped him overcome the obstacles put before him, and how he became renowned even beyond the world of music." ~ Booklist
"Reef's biography is, in many ways, a music appreciation course, one that the composer-conductor himself would approve." ~ Kidsbiographer
The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Clarion Books, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selection
Booklist, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review*
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Kirkus's "Best Teen Books of 2012"
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013
2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List
YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2017
Clarion Books, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selection
Booklist, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review*
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Kirkus's "Best Teen Books of 2012"
Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013
2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List
YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2017
Jane Austen: A Life Revealed
Clarion Books, 2011
Booklist, *starred review*
Booklist's "Top Ten Biographies for Youth: 2011"
Nominated for the 2012 Nonfiction Award, presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Scholastic Book Club selection
National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Favorites
Clarion Books, 2011
Booklist, *starred review*
Booklist's "Top Ten Biographies for Youth: 2011"
Nominated for the 2012 Nonfiction Award, presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Scholastic Book Club selection
National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Favorites
African Americans in the Military
Facts on File, 2010
Here is the history of African Americans defending their nation and fighting prejudice in the U.S. Armed Forces told through the life stories of more than 125 key participants.
Facts on File, 2010
Here is the history of African Americans defending their nation and fighting prejudice in the U.S. Armed Forces told through the life stories of more than 125 key participants.
Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life
Clarion, 2009
Golden Kite Honor Book, 2010
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2010
Junior Library Guild selection, 2009
Booklist, *starred review*
Booklist "Lasting Connection" for 2009
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award Recognition for Biography, 2011
Clarion, 2009
Golden Kite Honor Book, 2010
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2010
Junior Library Guild selection, 2009
Booklist, *starred review*
Booklist "Lasting Connection" for 2009
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award Recognition for Biography, 2011
Education and Learning in America
Facts On File, 2008
“...recommended for high school and public library circulating collections.”
--American Reference Books Annual, May 29, 2009
Facts On File, 2008
“...recommended for high school and public library circulating collections.”
--American Reference Books Annual, May 29, 2009
Poverty in America
Facts On File, 2007
"...a rounded portrayal of the plight of the poor from colonial days to the present...in prose accessible to a high-school student yet sophisticated enough to engage an adult."
~Kirkus Reviews, September 25, 2009
Facts On File, 2007
"...a rounded portrayal of the plight of the poor from colonial days to the present...in prose accessible to a high-school student yet sophisticated enough to engage an adult."
~Kirkus Reviews, September 25, 2009
Working in America
Facts On File, 2007
"an understandable and interesting survey of an important aspect of the American experience."
~Choice
Facts On File, 2007
"an understandable and interesting survey of an important aspect of the American experience."
~Choice
E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
Clarion, 2006
YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2007
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Award, 2006
Booklist, *starred review*
School Library Journal, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review"
National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Favorites
Clarion, 2006
YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2007
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Award, 2006
Booklist, *starred review*
School Library Journal, *starred review*
Kirkus, *starred review"
National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Favorites
Alone in the World: Orphans and Orphanages in America
Clarion, 2005
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2006
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2005
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation, 2005
School Library Journal, *starred review*
Clarion, 2005
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2006
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2005
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation, 2005
School Library Journal, *starred review*
William Grant Still: African-American Composer
Morgan Reynolds, 2003
Through hard work and perseverance, the talented Still became a respected composer of musical works including symphonies, ballets, and operas.
Morgan Reynolds, 2003
Through hard work and perseverance, the talented Still became a respected composer of musical works including symphonies, ballets, and operas.
This Our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia
Clarion, 2002
Recommended title, American Council of Teachers of English, 2003
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2003
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2003
Booklist, *starred review*
Clarion, 2002
Recommended title, American Council of Teachers of English, 2003
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2003
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2003
Booklist, *starred review*
Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind
Clarion, 2001
National Jewish Book Award Finalist, 2002
2001 Sydney Taylor Award, Association of Jewish Libraries
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2002
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2002
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2001
Capitol Choices, 2001
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Horn Book, *starred review*
Clarion, 2001
National Jewish Book Award Finalist, 2002
2001 Sydney Taylor Award, Association of Jewish Libraries
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2002
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2002
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2001
Capitol Choices, 2001
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Horn Book, *starred review*
A. Philip Randolph: Union Leader and Civil Rights Crusader
Enslow, 2001
This biography examines the life and times of the man who founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American labor union, in 1925, and who conceived of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom held on August 28, 1963.
Enslow, 2001
This biography examines the life and times of the man who founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American labor union, in 1925, and who conceived of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom held on August 28, 1963.
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Portrait of a Poet
Enslow, 2000
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 2001
Enslow, 2000
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 2001
George Gershwin: American Composer
Morgan Reynolds, 2000
"Reef...employs a narrative style that makes the pages of her straightforward, well-documented biography of a pivotal figure in American music as engrossing as a novel."
~Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 1999
Morgan Reynolds, 2000
"Reef...employs a narrative style that makes the pages of her straightforward, well-documented biography of a pivotal figure in American music as engrossing as a novel."
~Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 1999
John Steinbeck
Clarion, 1996; Clarion paperback, 2004
"Worthy of Special Note," 1997 Jefferson Cup Award Committee
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 1997
American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 1997
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1997
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Kirkus, *pointer*
Clarion, 1996; Clarion paperback, 2004
"Worthy of Special Note," 1997 Jefferson Cup Award Committee
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 1997
American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 1997
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1997
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Kirkus, *pointer*
Walt Whitman
Clarion, 1995; Clarion paperback, 2002
1994-1995 Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award
1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Spring 1995
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1996
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Kirkus, *pointer*
Clarion, 1995; Clarion paperback, 2002
1994-1995 Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award
1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Spring 1995
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1996
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Kirkus, *pointer*
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