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Lives of...
Lives of the Writers
Kathleen Krull
Ever wonder which classic authors had the strangest habits? These short biographies and quirky caricatures reveal the hu
Ages 8–12
Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought)
Kathleen Krull
Discover the hilarious anecdotes and surprising bad habits of the world's most famous composers through twenty illustrat
Ages 8–12
Lives of... #5
Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Kathleen Krull
Colorful portraits and personal histories reveal the true lives of 23 famous athletes, showing the humans behind the fam
Ages 8–12
Lives of... #3
Lives of the Artists
Kathleen Krull
Personal quirks and humorous caricatures bring famous creators like Picasso and Kahlo to life through stories of the imp
Ages 8–12
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Kathleen Krull
Humorous stories and caricature drawings reveal the human side of twenty famous women, from their boldest rebellions to
Ages 8–12
Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II, The
Louise Borden
A young girl and her father steer their small fishing boat across the English Channel to help rescue Allied soldiers tra
Ages 7–12
Little Golden Books
Little Boy with a Big Horn
Jack Bechdolt
Ollie just wants to play his tuba, but his music is too loud for everyone on land. When he row out to sea to practice, h
Ages 4–8
Listen to the Language of the Trees
Tera Kelley
Deep beneath the forest floor, trees use a complex social network to share food and send warnings to one another in a hi
Ages 4–8
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year
Kate Waters, Madeline Slovenz-Low
Ernie Wan gets ready for his very first lion dance in Chinatown as his family and community prepare for a vibrant Chines
Ages 4–8
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Claire A. Nivola
Young Sylvia Earle transforms her childhood curiosity about the Florida coast into a groundbreaking career exploring and
Ages 4–8
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants
Tony Johnston
California gold miners are wearing out their pants, until Levi Strauss uses tough canvas tent material to create a legen
Ages 5–10
Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution
Dennis Brindell Fradin
Stand on the front lines of Lexington and Concord in this vivid account of the daring rebel leaders and the very first s
Ages 7–10
Leonard Bernstein: In Love with Music
Caroline Evensen Lazo
Follow the life of the legendary man behind West Side Story as he grows from a music-obsessed child into a world-famous
Ages 11–18
La viejecita que no le tenia miedo a nada (The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything)
Linda Williams
A brave old lady meets a clomping pair of shoes and a scary pumpkin head in the dark woods, but she refuses to be afraid
Ages 3–7
La leyenda de la cometa (The Kite's Legend)
Chen Jiang Hong
When Dong-Dong loses his kite, his grandfather tells him an ancient legend of two lovers who used their wits to outsmart
Ages 5–9
Knockin' on Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates
Lynne Barasch
After losing his leg in a factory accident at age twelve, Clayton Bates defies the odds to become a world-renowned tap d
Ages 6–10
On My Own History
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Peter Roop, Connie Roop
Stranded by a massive storm in 1856, a brave girl must tend the lamps of two Maine lighthouses alone for four weeks in t
Ages 6–9
Justin Case #1
School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters
Rachel Vail
Justin Case is a professional worrier, and his third-grade diary captures every hilariously anxious moment of trying to
Ages 7–10
Julia Morgan Built a Castle
Celeste Davidson Mannis
Julia Morgan defied the odds as a pioneering female architect to design the breathtaking Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Ca
Ages 6–10
The Journey: Stories of Migration
Cynthia Rylant
From monarch butterflies to gray whales, six different creatures embark on epic, life-changing travels across the land a
Ages 6–10
Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America
Carol Bierman
Twelve-year-old Julius Weinstein boards a ship in 1922 to leave Russia behind and begin a brand new life in the halls of
Ages 8–12
Journey for Peace: The Story of Rigoberta Menchu
Marlene Targ Brill
Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu risked everything to advocate for the Mayan people and promote nonviolence across Me
Ages 9–12
Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella (Ntsuag Nos: Ib Tug Cinderella Hmoob)
Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Tzexa Cherta Lee
Ntsuag Nos must overcome her stepmother's cruelty in this Hmong retelling of Cinderella, aided by a pair of special sand
Ages 6–10
Jose Rizal: Ang Martir ng Bagumbayan (Jose Rizal: The Martyr of Bagumbayan)
Mike Bigornia
Jose Rizal’s life unfolds through his peaceful fight for Philippine independence and the unwavering courage that made hi
Ages 7–12
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