Non-Fiction - Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Not sure what to read? Here are some non-fiction reads to take a look at!
Becoming : adapted for young readers
Obama, Michelle, 1964- author
2021
This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do you want to become?
The family Romanov : murder, rebellion, and the fall of imperial Russia
Fleming, Candace, author
2014
I am Malala : how one girl stood up for education and changed the world
Yousafzai, Malala, 1997- author
2016
It's Trevor Noah : born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
Noah, Trevor, 1984- author
2019
The comedian traces his coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
