Nonfiction Adapted for Young Readers
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Follow Up
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
New Nonfiction
Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India by Jyoti Thottam
Slaves for Peanuts : A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History by Jori Lewis
Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs by Juli Berwald
Murder on the Mountain : Crime, Passion, and Punishment in Gilded Age New Jersey by Peter J. Wosh, Patricia L. Schall
The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping That Brought Down an Empire by Tom Sancton
How to Sell a Poison : The Rise, Fall, and Toxic Return of DDT by Elena Conis
Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family by Madhushree Gosh
Weekly Theme: YA Adaptations of Adult Nonfiction
Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids by Susan Cain
Hidden Figures Young Readers’ by Margot Lee Shetterly
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice by Bryan Stevenson
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein
Reading Now
KIM: Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton
ALICE: House of Abraham by Stephen Berry
CONCLUSION
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