Biographical Fiction

Betty Before X

September 20, 2018 September 19, 2018 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / 1 Comment

Written by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Girl with a Camera

March 23, 2018 March 21, 2018 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction / Leave a Comment

Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer – A Novel Written by Carolyn Meyer

The Hero Two Doors Down

August 2, 2017 August 1, 2017 / Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction / Leave a Comment

Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend Written by Sharon Robinson

Finding Wonders

March 16, 2017 March 15, 2017 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / 2 Comments

Three Girls Who Changed Science Written by Jeannine Atkins

Mary Jemison: Native American Captive

May 11, 2016 May 10, 2016 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Based on a True Story By E.F. Abbott

John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy

April 21, 2016 April 20, 2016 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Based on a True Story By E. F. Abbott

The Tortoise and the Soldier

April 20, 2016 April 20, 2016 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Best New Books, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

A Story of Courage and Friendship in World War I By Michael Forman

Between Two Worlds

January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 / Best YA Fiction, Book Reviews, Jr. High Fiction, Sr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Written by Katherine Kirkpatrick

Zora and Me

January 18, 2012 January 26, 2012 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / 5 Comments

Winner of the 2011 John Steptoe Award for New Talent – Coretta Scott King Book Award Honors

Heart of a Samurai

January 18, 2011 April 5, 2012 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

A 2011 Newbery Honor Book | A 2013 Beehive Children’s Fiction Nominee