2025 J Non-Fiction Biographies

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TheWonders

WeSeek

SaadiaFaruqi

Discover the lives, stories, and accomplishments of many great Muslims throughout history. Many of the inventions and discoveries that we use in our lives today were created centuries ago -- during the golden age of Muslim empires and beyond.

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JaneAddams:

MarleneTargBrill

Votes for women! Equal rights for African Americans! Good schools and a healthy environment for children! No one-not millionaires, presidents, or the FBI-could stand in the way of Jane Addams’ quest for justice.

Robin Stevenson Kid Trailblazers

Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with 10 other powerful figures.

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APlateof Hope

ErinFrankel

With a lyrical text and stunning illustrations, here is a picture book biography about José Andrés, a worldrenowned humanitarian and chef that’s sure to inspire a new generation of community helpers.

TheGirlWho FiguredItOut

MindaDentler

The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon. Minda was paralyzed as an infant in India after contracting polio. After she was adopted by an American family and moved to Washington, she underwent surgeries to enable her to walk with leg braces and crutches. As she grew, she faced many challenges, but remained undeterred by her disability.

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Extraordinary Magic

NinaCrews

This lyrical picture book biography tells the story of one of America’s most celebrated children’s book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Meda, through interconnected poems. It’s a stunning tribute to a girl who dared to dream—and inspired those after her to do the same.

DonTate Jerry Changed theGame!

This engaging picture book biography explores how Jerry Lawson, a Black engineer, revolutionized the video game industry.

JBLOPE, A

From the author of the award-winning

The Youngest Marcher comes a picture book about the true story of Alfredo Lopez, an undocumented boy involved in a landmark Supreme Court case that still ensures all children’s right to education today.

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Daughterofthe Light-Footed People

BelenMedinaCabot

Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals-the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, "the light-footed people."

CynthiaLevinson

GeorgeTakei

Star Trek actor, activist, and author George Takei shares his empowering and moving story about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII.

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JaniceN. Harrington Rootingfor Plants

Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi).

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KimRogers

ChelseaClinton ShePersisted inScience

In this book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women scientists who didn't listen to those who told them "no" and who used their smarts, their skills and their persistence to discover, invent, create and explain.

DeanRobbins TheFastest Drummer

Clap your hands for Viola Smith the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century.

A biographical picture book about Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation, who endured abuse growing up at the hands of a boarding school and went on to serve in the United States Air Force in World War II.

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IdaB.Wells

Marchesforthe Vote

DinahJohnson

A picture book biography about Ida B. Wells and her life as a suffragist, with a focus on the Women's March of 1913.