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Courage: My Story of Persecution by Freshta Tori Jan

Courage: My Story of Persecution by Freshta Tori Jan Dave Eggers (Editor), Zainab Nasrati (Editor), Zoe Ruiz (Editor), Amanda Uhle (Editor) Norton Young Readers / W.W. Norton Continuing this propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as […]

Accused: My Story of Injustice (I, Witnesss, 1) by Adama Bah

Accused My Story of Injustice by Adama Bah Edited by Dave Eggers, Zainab Nasrati, Zoë Ruiz Norton Young Readers Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman shares her harrowing experience of being wrongly accused of terrorism. Adama Bah grew up in East Harlem after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected […]

Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken? by Dan Gutman (Wait! What? series)

Was Muhammad Ali a Chicken? by Dan Gutman Illlustrated by Allison Steinfeld W. W. Norton/Norton Young Readers From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? […]