Great Nonfiction for Teens!

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Great Nonfiction for Teens!

This list features highlights from our nonfiction section for young adults, and some adult nonfiction we think young adult readers would enjoy. Not seeing what you're looking for? Come browse our larger instore section or use the search bar above to browse our full site!

 

Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself By Monica Edinger, Lesley Younge Cover Image

Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself (Paperback)

By Monica Edinger, Lesley Younge
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728464077
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Zest Books (Tm) - March 7th, 2023
Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On in the World Today By Olivia Seltzer Cover Image

Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On in the World Today (Paperback)

By Olivia Seltzer
$11.99
ISBN: 9780593620984
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Philomel Books - February 14th, 2023
How to Be a (Young) Antiracist By Ibram X. Kendi, Nic Stone Cover Image

How to Be a (Young) Antiracist (Hardcover)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Nic Stone
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593461600
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Kokila - January 31st, 2023
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems By Erica Martin Cover Image

And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems (Paperback)

By Erica Martin
$10.99
ISBN: 9780593352540
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - January 3rd, 2023
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi
$9.99
ISBN: 9780399187407
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 3rd, 2023
The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel By Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson Cover Image

The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel (Paperback)

By Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson
$11.99
ISBN: 9781250821133
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Square Fish - January 3rd, 2023
A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp (Scholastic Focus) By Jack Fairweather Cover Image

A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp (Scholastic Focus) (Paperback)

By Jack Fairweather
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338686951
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Scholastic Focus - January 3rd, 2023
We Are Not Broken By George M. Johnson Cover Image

We Are Not Broken (Paperback)

By George M. Johnson
$11.99
ISBN: 9780759554634
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - January 3rd, 2023
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person By Frederick Joseph Cover Image

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person (Paperback)

By Frederick Joseph
$12.00
ISBN: 9781536223040
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick - January 3rd, 2023
We're in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders By Linda Sarsour Cover Image

We're in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders (Hardcover)

By Linda Sarsour
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534439290
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You - November 29th, 2022
Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) By Isabel Wilkerson Cover Image

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) (Hardcover)

By Isabel Wilkerson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593427941
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Delacorte Press - November 22nd, 2022
Hanged!: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln By Sarah Miller Cover Image

Hanged!: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover)

By Sarah Miller
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593181560
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Published: Random House Studio - November 8th, 2022
Black Internet Effect (Pocket Change Collective) By Shavone Charles, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator) Cover Image

Black Internet Effect (Pocket Change Collective) (Paperback)

By Shavone Charles, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593387535
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Workshop - November 8th, 2022
Luminary: A Magical Guide to Self-Care By Kate Scelsa Cover Image

Luminary: A Magical Guide to Self-Care (Hardcover)

By Kate Scelsa
$18.99
ISBN: 9781665902342
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 8th, 2022
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illustrator) Cover Image

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Paperback)

By Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728458991
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Zest Books (Tm) - November 1st, 2022
Socrates: A Life Worth Living (Philosophy for Young People) By Devra Lehmann Cover Image

Socrates: A Life Worth Living (Philosophy for Young People) (Hardcover)

By Devra Lehmann
$19.95
ISBN: 9781644211366
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Triangle Square - November 1st, 2022
You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine By Yeva Skalietska Cover Image

You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine (Hardcover)

By Yeva Skalietska
$19.99
ISBN: 9781454949695
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Union Square & Co. - October 25th, 2022
Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World By Frederick Joseph, Porsche Joseph Cover Image

Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World (Hardcover)

By Frederick Joseph, Porsche Joseph
$19.99
ISBN: 9781536224528
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick - October 11th, 2022
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Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre By Brandy Colbert Cover Image

Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (Paperback)

By Brandy Colbert
$15.99
ISBN: 9780063056671
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Balzer + Bray - October 4th, 2022
The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here By Hope Jahren Cover Image

The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here (Paperback)

By Hope Jahren
$10.99
ISBN: 9780593381151
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ember - October 4th, 2022
The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege By Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds (Introduction by) Cover Image

The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege (Paperback)

By Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds (Introduction by)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534494053
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - September 20th, 2022
What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise By Dr Seema Yasmin Cover Image

What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise (Hardcover)

By Dr Seema Yasmin
$19.99
ISBN: 9781665900034
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - September 20th, 2022
The Teen Witches' Guide to Spells: Discover the Secret Forces of the Universe... and Unlock Your Own Hidden Power! By Xanna Eve Chown, Luna Valentine (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Teen Witches' Guide to Spells: Discover the Secret Forces of the Universe... and Unlock Your Own Hidden Power! (Paperback)

By Xanna Eve Chown, Luna Valentine (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781398815209
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Arcturus Editions - September 15th, 2022
The Teen Witches' Guide to Palm Reading: Discover the Secret Forces of the Universe... and Unlock Your Own Hidden Power! By Xanna Eve Chown, Luna Valentine (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Teen Witches' Guide to Palm Reading: Discover the Secret Forces of the Universe... and Unlock Your Own Hidden Power! (Paperback)

By Xanna Eve Chown, Luna Valentine (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781398815193
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Arcturus Editions - September 15th, 2022
White Fragility (Adapted for Young Adults): Why Understanding Racism Can Be So Hard for White People (Adapted for Young Adults) By Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Toni Graves Williamson (Adapted by), Ali Michael (Adapted by) Cover Image

White Fragility (Adapted for Young Adults): Why Understanding Racism Can Be So Hard for White People (Adapted for Young Adults) (Paperback)

By Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Toni Graves Williamson (Adapted by), Ali Michael (Adapted by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780807016091
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Beacon Press - September 13th, 2022
Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall By Heather Demetrios Cover Image

Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall (Paperback)

By Heather Demetrios
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534431881
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - September 6th, 2022
Don't Sit on the Baby, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Sane, Skilled, and Safe Babysitting By Halley Bondy Cover Image

Don't Sit on the Baby, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Sane, Skilled, and Safe Babysitting (Paperback)

By Halley Bondy
$14.99
ISBN: 9781728420295
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Zest Books (Tm) - September 6th, 2022
Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again By Shakirah Bourne, Dana Alison Levy Cover Image

Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again (Paperback)

By Shakirah Bourne, Dana Alison Levy
$12.99
ISBN: 9780744066654
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Published: DK Children - September 6th, 2022
That's Debatable By Jen Doll Cover Image

That's Debatable (Hardcover)

By Jen Doll
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374306045
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - August 30th, 2022
Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry By Mary Kenney, Salini Perera (Illustrator) Cover Image

Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry (Hardcover)

By Mary Kenney, Salini Perera (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780762474561
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Running Press Kids - July 19th, 2022
Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity By Josh Sundquist Cover Image

Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity (Hardcover)

By Josh Sundquist
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316629799
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - July 19th, 2022
Storybooth By Storybooth, David SanAngelo (Illustrator) Cover Image

Storybooth (Hardcover)

By Storybooth, David SanAngelo (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063057937
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperTeen - July 19th, 2022
My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way. By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin Cover Image

My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way. (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534478237
Availability: Not available to order
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - June 28th, 2022
A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 By Claire Hartfield Cover Image

A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 (Paperback)

By Claire Hartfield
$13.99
ISBN: 9780358667995
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Published: Clarion Books - June 28th, 2022
Trans Futures Now: A Queer Guided Journal on Finding Your Allies, Demanding Liberation, and Using Your Voice (Finding Yourself; Fighting By Milo Stewart Cover Image

Trans Futures Now: A Queer Guided Journal on Finding Your Allies, Demanding Liberation, and Using Your Voice (Finding Yourself; Fighting (Paperback)

By Milo Stewart
$14.99
ISBN: 9781642508468
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Tma Press - June 14th, 2022
Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment (Scholastic Focus) By Lawrence Goldstone Cover Image

Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment (Scholastic Focus) (Hardcover)

By Lawrence Goldstone
$19.99
ISBN: 9781338722468
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Focus - June 7th, 2022
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality By Eliot Schrefer, Jules Zuckerberg (Illustrator) Cover Image

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality (Hardcover)

By Eliot Schrefer, Jules Zuckerberg (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063069497
Availability: Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - May 24th, 2022