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Abe's Honest Words: the life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport and Kadir Nelson, ill.  New York: Hyperion, 2008.

Across a Dark and Wild Sea by Don Brown. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2002.

Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Robert Andrew Parker, ill. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2002

Action Philosophers: Giant-Sized Thing Vol 1 by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey (ill.). Evil Twin Comics, 2007.

Adventurous Chef, The: Alexis Soyer by Ann Arnold. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2002.

Alias Mission: saving the books of Iraq by Mark Alan Stamaty. New York: Knopf, 2004.

All the Worlds a Stage by Rebecca Piatt Davidson and Anita Lobel, ill. New York: Greenwillow, 2003.

Amazing true story of a teenage single mom, The by Katherine Arnoldi. New York: Hyperion, 1998.

Amelia to Zora: twenty-six women who changed the world by Cynthia Chin Lee; Megan Halsey and Sean Addy, ills. Watertown,

Amelia and Eleanor go for a Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan and Brian Selznick, ill. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999.

Amelia to Zora: twenty-six women who changed the world by Cynthia Chin Lee; Megan Halsey and Sean Addy, ills. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2005.

American Boy, the adventures of Mark Twain by Don Brown. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.

Andy Warhol, Pop Painter by Susan Goldman Rubin.New York: Abrams, 2006.

Anne Frank by Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett, ill.  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

Anne Frank_ by Etsuo Suzuki and Yoko Miyawaki. Gardenia, CA: Digital Manga Publishing, 2006.

Anne Frank Case, The: Simon Wiesenthal's search for the truth by Susan Goldman Rubin and Bill Farnsworth, ill. New York: Holiday House, 2009.

Arab in America by Toufic El Rassi. San Francisco: Last Gasp, 2008.

Armando and the blue tarp school by Edith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson and Hernan Sosa, ill. New York: Lee and Low Books Inc, 2007.

Art from Her Heart:  Folk Artist Clementine Hunter by Kathy Whitehead and Shane W. Evans, ill.  NY:  G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.

A River of Words the Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet, ill.  Gran Rapids, MI:  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2008.  ISBN 978-0-8028-5302-8

Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life Song by Ashley Bryan. New York: Atheneum, 2009.

Barack Obama: son of promise, child of hope by Nikki Grimes and Jerry Pinkney, ill. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008.

Bard of Avon, the story of William Shakespeare, The by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema, ill. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Barnam Brown, dinosaur hunter by David Sheldon. New York: Walker, 2006.

Beats, The: a graphic history by Harvey Pekar, Ed Piskor, Paul Buhle, et al, ill. New York: Hill and Wang, 2009

Beethoven Lives Upstairs by Barbara Nichol and Scott Cameron, ill.  New York: Orchard Books, 1993.

Bill Pickett: Rodeo Ridin Cowboy by Andrea D. Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, ill. San Diego, CA: Gulliver Books, 1996.

Boy in Motion: Rick Hansen's story by Ainslie Manson and Renne Benoit, ill. Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books, 2007. 

Boy Named Beckoning, the true story of Dr Carlos Montezuma, Native American hero, A by Gina Capaldi. New York: Carolrhoda, 2008.

Boy on Fairfield Street, The: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss by Kathleen Krull, Steve Johnson, ill. and Lou Fancher, ill.. New York: Random House, 2004.

Boy who drew birds, The: a story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies and Melissa Sweet, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman and Ross MacDonald, ill.  New York:  Random House, 2008.

Buddy, the story of Buddy Holly by Anne Bustard and Kurt Cyrus, ill. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Cesar Chavez : Fighting For Farmworkers by Eric Braun, ill. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.

Champ, The: the story of Muhammad Ali by Tonya Bolden and R. Gregory Christie. New York: Knopf, 2004.

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman. New York: Pantheon, 1996.

Confucius, the Golden Rule by Russell Freedman and Frederic Clement, ill. New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Corettaby Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson, Ill.  New York: Amistad, 2009.

Dalai Lama: a biography of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader by Demi.  New York:  Henry Holt and Company, 1998. 

Dangerous Woman, A: the graphic biography of Emma Goldman by Sharon Rudahl. New York: The New Press, 2007.

Darwin by Alice B. McGinty and Mary Azarian, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.

Diego: bigger than life by Carmen Bernier-Grand and David Diaz, ill. Tarrrytown, NY: Marshall Cavandish, 2009. 

Different Like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.

Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The: an illuminating history of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, artist and lecturer by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick, ill. New York: Scholastic, 2001.

Dizzy by Jonah Winter and Sean Qualls, ill. New York: Scholastic, 2006.

Donkey of Gallipoli: A true story of courage in World War I, by Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac, ill. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2008.

Duel! by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day, ill. New York: Walker and Company, 2008.

Eleanor by Barbara Cooney. New York: Viking, 1996.

Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport and Gary Kelley, ill. New York: Hyperion, 2009.

Epileptic by David B. New York: Pantheon, 2005. 

Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, The by Dan Yaccarino. New York: Knopf, 2009.

Fly High! the story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger and Teresa Flavin, ill. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 2001.

French Milk by Lucy Knisley. New York: Touchstone, 2007.

Frida Kahlo: the artist in the blue house by Magdalena Holzhey. New York: Prestel, 2007.

Fun Home: a family tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.

George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden. New York: Abrams, 2008.

Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel by C.M. Butzer. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.

Grandfather's journey by Allen Say. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

Gregor Mendel, the friar who grew peas by Cheryl Bardoe and Jos. A. Smith, ill. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006.

Handel: Who Knew What He Liked by M.T. Anderson and Kevin Hawkes, ill.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.

Hank Aaron: Brave in Every Way by Peter Golenbock and Paul Lee, ill.  San Diego:  Harcourt, Inc., 2001.

Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd, ill. New York: Holiday House, 1992.

Harvesting Hope: the story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales, ill. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, 2003.

Harvey Milk Story, The by Kari Krakow and David Gardner, ill. Ridley Park, PA: Two Lives Publishing, 2001.

Helen Keller, her life in pictures by George Sullivan. New York: Scholastic, 2007.                                                             

Honda: the boy who dreamed of cars by Mark Weston and Katie Yamasaki, ill. New York: Lee and Low, 2008.

Houdini Box, The by Brian Selznick.  NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008.

Houdini, the handcuff king by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi, ill. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told by Walter Dean Myers and Bonnie Christensen,ill. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.

I am Marc Chagall by Bimba Landmann. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006

I and I  by Tony Medina, ill. Jesse Joshua Watson. Lee & Lowe Books Inc., New York, 2009.

I, Vivaldi by Janice Shefelman and Tom Shefelman, ill. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.

If a Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Inside Out, Portrait of an Eating Disorder by Nadia Shivack. New York: Atheneum, 2007.

 Jazz: My Music, My People by Morgan Monceaux. New York: Alfred Knoph, 1994.  0-679-85618-8

J Edgar Hoover: a graphic biography by Rick Geary. New York: Hill and Wang, 2008.

Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press by Kay Olson and Tod Smith, ill. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.

John F Kennedy: American Visionary by Nathan Olson and Brian Bascle, ill. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2007.

John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith.  NY:  Hyperion Books for Children, 2006.

John’s Secret Dreams by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier, ill. New York: Hyperion Books, 2004.

Jose, born to dance by Susanna Reich and Raul Colon, ill. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Journey that Saved Curious George, The: the true wartime escape of Margaret and H.A. Ray by Louise Borden and Allan Drummond, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

Julia Morgan Built a Castle by Celeste Mannis and Miles Hyman, ill. New York: Viking, 2006.

Kampung Boy by Lat.  First Second, New York, 2006.  978-1596431218

KING 1 by Ho Che Anderson. Fantagraphic Books, 1993

Keep your eyes on the kid, the early years of Buster Keatonby Catherine Brighton. New York: Roaring Brook, 2008.

Kid Blink Beats the World by Don Brown. Millbrook, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2004.

Lady Liberty: A biography by Doreen Rappaport and Matt Tavares, ill. Massachusetts: Candlewick, 2008.

Laika by Nick Abadzis. First Second, New York, 2007. 978-1-59643-101-0

Leonardo, beautiful dreamer by Robert Byrd. New York: Dutton, 2003.

Levitation: Physics and Psychology in the Service of Deception by Jim Ottaviani, Janine Johnston, and Tom Orzechowski. Ann Arbor, MI: G.T. Labs, 2007. 

Library for Juana, A: the world of Sor Juana Ines by Pat Mora and BeatrizVidal, ill. New York: Knopf, 2002.

Lincoln Through the Lens: how photography revealed and shaped an extraordinary life by Martin W. Sandler. New York: Walker and Co, 2008.

Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, The by Anne Marie Fleming. New York: Riverhead, 2007.

Make your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt by Judith St. George and Britt Spencer, ill. NY: Philomel Books, 2007.

Manfish: a story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennier Berne and Eric Puybaret, ill. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008

Malcolm X: a graphic biography by Andrew Helfer and Randy DuBurke, ill. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006.

Mao and Me by Chen Jiang Hong. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2008.

March On: the day my brother Martin changed the world by Christine King Farris and London Ladd, ill. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008.

Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight became an inventor by Emily Arnold McCully. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006.

Maus I: a Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman. New York: Pantheon, 1986.

Maus II: A survivor's tale by Art Spiegelman. New York: Pantheon, 1986.

Mighty Jackie: the Strike Out Queen by Marissa Moss and C.F. Payne, ill. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

Moses, when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson, ill. New York: Hyperion, 2006.

Mr Lincolns Boys by Staton Rabin and Bagram Ibatoulline, ill. NY: Viking, 2008.

Muhammad by Demi. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Muhammad Ali, champion of the world by Jonah Winter and Francois Roca ill. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2007.

My Heart Glow: Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gallaudet, and the Birth of American Sign Language by Emily Arnold McCully.  New York:  Hyperion Books for Children, 2009.

My name is Gabito: the life of Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown and Raul Colon, ill. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising, 2007.

Odd Boy Out: young Albert Einstein by Don Brown. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

Of Numbers and Stars: the story of Hypatia by D. Anne Love and Pam Paparone, ill. New York: Holiday House, 2006.

One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky and Matthew Trueman, ill. Sommerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009.

 

One special summer by Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier.  New York:  Rizzoli International Publications, 2006.

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth by Anne Rockwell and Gregory Christie, ill. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby and Lynne Barasch, ill. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

Patience Wright: America's first sculptor, and revolutionary spy by Pegi Deitz Shea and Bethanne Andersen, ill. New York: Henry Holt, 2007.

Paul Gauguin by Maria Siponta De Salvia. New York:  Enchanted Lion Books, 2003.

Pedro and Me: friendship, loss and what I learned by Judd Winick. New York: Henry Holt, 2000.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. New York: Pantheon, 2003.

Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi. New York: Pantheon, 2004.

 

Philliss Big Test by Catherine Clinton and Sean Qualls, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

Piano Starts Here, the Young Art Tatum by Robert Andrew Parker. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2008.

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.

 

Richard the Lionheart: the life of a king and crusader by David West, Jackie Gaff and John Cooper, ill. New York, NY: Rosen Pub., 2005.

Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller and Gregory Christie, ill.New York: Lee & Low, 1997.

River of Words, Aby Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet, ill.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2008.

Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, by Jonah Winter and Raul Colon, ill. New York: Atheneum, 2005. 

The Road to Oz by Kathleen Krull and Kevin Hawkes, ill.  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam by Diane Stanley. New York: Harper Collins, 2002.

Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm & Rich Tommaso.  Hyperion Book CH, 2007.

Sentences: the life of MF Grimms by Percy Carey and Ronald Wimberly, ill. New York: DC Comics, 2007.

Shake Rag: from the life of Elvis Presley by Amy Littlesugar and Floyd Cooper, ill. New York: Philomel, 1998.

Shakespeares Quill by Gerry Bailey and Karen Foster; Leighton Noyes and Karen Radford, ills. New York: Crabtree, 2008.

Shins Tricycle by Tatsuhara Kodama and Noriyuki Ando, ill.New York: Walker, 1995.

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

So Said Ben by Michael McCurdy. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2007.

Story of Ruby Bridges, The by Robert Coles and George Ford, ill. New York: Scholastic: 1995.

Story painter: the life of Jacob Lawrence by John Duggleby. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.

Surfer of the Century: the life of Duke Kahanamoku by Ellie Crowe and Richard Waldrep, ill. New York: Lee & Low, 2007.

The Man Who Made Parks by Frieda Wishinsky and Song Nan Zhang, ill. Plattsburgh, N.Y.: Tundra Books, 1999.

Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino. New York: Hyperion, 2008.

Through my eyes by Ruby Bridges. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999.

To Dance: a memoir by Siena Cherson Siegel and Mark Siegel, ill. New York: Atheneum, 2006.

To Go Singing Through the World: the childhood of Pablo Neruda by Deborah Kogan Ray. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.

Traveling Man:  The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 by James Rumford.  New York:  Houghton Mifflin, 2001. 

Tree of Life,The by Peter Sis. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2003.

Twelve Rounds to Glory: the story of Muhammad Ali by Charles R. Smith and Bryan Collier, ill. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.

Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown.  New York:  Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis. New York:  Frances Foster Books, 2007.

Walt Whitman: words for America by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick, ill. New York: Scholastic Press, 2004.

What Charlie Heard by Mordecai Gerstein. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002. 

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan and Brian Selznick, ill. New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Randolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull and David Diaz, ill. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, 1996.

Woman for President, A: the Story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull and Jane Dyer, ill. New York: Walker, 2004.

Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People by Bonnie Christensen. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson and Philippe Lardy, ill.  Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.

Yellow Star, The: the legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy and Henri Sorensen, ill. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Press, 2000.

Yossel: April 19,1943 by Joe Kubert. ibooks, inc. New York, 2003. 978-1594970917

Yours for Justice, Ida B Wellsby Philip Dray and Stephen Alcorn, ill. Atlanta: Peachtree Press, 2008. 

 

 

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