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Updated 01/09/2026
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1.

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

Pollack, Pam,

2.

A picture book of Alexander Hamilton

Adler, David A,

3.

Who were the Wright Brothers?

Buckley, James,

4.

Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong,

5.

Snowflake Bentley

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs,

6.

Who was Albert Einstein?

Brallier, Jess M.,

7.

Balderdash! : John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books

Markel, Michelle,

8.

Abe Lincoln : the boy who loved books

Winters, Kay,

9.

Baker Mayfield : football superstar

Coleman, Ted,

10.

A poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day

Pinkney, Andrea Davis,

11.

Ben Franklin's big splash : the mostly true story of his first invention

Rosenstock, Barb,

12.

Life in motion : an unlikely ballerina

Copeland, Misty,

13.

Riddles, Libby,

14.

Who is Aaron Judge?

Buckley, James,

15.

From a small seed : the story of Eliza Hamilton

Andros, Camille,

16.

George Washington Carver

Bolden, Tonya,

17.

Who is Michael Phelps?

Hecht, Micah,

18.

Thurgood Marshall

Williams, Carla,

19.

Winter, Jonah,

20.

Who was Helen Keller?

Thompson, Gare,

21.

Escape North! : the story of Harriet Tubman

Kulling, Monica,

22.

Who was Princess Diana?

Labrecque, Ellen,

23.

Nat Turner and the Virginia slave revolt

Neshama, Rivvy,

24.

Zora Neale Hurston : African American writer

Cannarella, Deborah,

25.

Nina : a story of Nina Simone

Todd, Traci N.,

26.

Tallchief : America's prima ballerina

Tallchief, Maria,

27.

Vincent Van Gogh

Brownridge, Lucy,

28.

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Bader, Bonnie,

29.

Doak, Robin S.

30.

Martin Luther King, Jr. : I have a dream!

Ball, Jacqueline A.,

31.

Sacajawea : her true story

Milton, Joyce.

32.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

33.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jazynka, Kitson.

34.

Who is Jeff Kinney?

Kinney, Patrick,

35.

A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon

Slade, Suzanne,

36.

Abraham, Philip,

37.

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

38.

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.

Meltzer, Brad,

39.

Keith Haring : the boy who just kept drawing

Haring, Kay,

40.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

Fradin, Dennis B.,

41.

Who was King Tut?

Edwards, Roberta,

42.

Frederick Douglass : the lion who wrote history

Myers, Walter Dean,

43.

Prince among slaves : the remarkable true story of an African prince enslaved in Mississippi, and his journey home

Senzai, N. H.,

44.

Ida B. Wells : Journalist, advocate & crusader for justice

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong,

45.

Buckley, James,

46.

I am Walt Disney

Meltzer, Brad,

47.

Who was Kobe Bryant?

Labrecque, Ellen,

48.

The slave who went to Congress

Rosner, Marti,

49.

I am Ruby Bridges

Bridges, Ruby,

50.

Langston Hughes : African-American poet

Raatma, Lucia,

51.

Thomas Jefferson : life, liberty and the pursuit of everything

Kalman, Maira.

52.

Lin-Manuel Miranda : raising theater to new heights

Scaletta, Kurtis,

53.

Who is Colin Kaepernick?

Wilson, Lakita,

54.

Rappaport, Doreen,

55.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis,

56.

Walt Disney : the man behind the magic

Orr, Tamra.

57.

Markegard, Blake.

58.

Jump! : from the life of Michael Jordan

Cooper, Floyd,

59.

Who is Dolly Parton?

Kelley, True,

60.

Counting on Katherine

Becker, Helaine,

61.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Smith, Sherri L,

62.

Wetzel, Dan,

63.

Who was Galileo?

Demuth, Patricia,

64.

Who is Pope Francis?

Spinner, Stephanie,

65.

George Washington Carver

Rau, Dana Meachen,

66.

Ruby Bridges and the desegregation of American schools

Harris, Duchess,

67.

Who was Jackie Robinson?

Herman, Gail,

68.

Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller

McDaniel, Breanna J.,

69.

Ruby Bridges goes to school : my true story

Bridges, Ruby.

70.

Who was Johnny Appleseed?

Holub, Joan,

71.

Before she was Harriet / The Story of Harriet Tubman

Cline-Ransome, Lesa,

72.

Zora Neale Hurston, writer and storyteller

McKissack, Pat,

73.

Mae Jemison : out of this world

Naden, Corinne J.,

74.

A picture book of Eleanor Roosevelt

Adler, David A.,

75.

Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Demuth, Patricia,

76.

Golkar, Golriz,

77.

Who was Jesse Owens?

Buckley, James,

78.

Polette, Nancy,

79.

Harriet Tubman : a journey to freedom

Agard, Sandra A.,

80.

So tall within : Sojourner Truth's long walk toward freedom

Schmidt, Gary D,

81.

Frederick Douglass

Gregory, Josh.

82.

Demi,

83.

Sojourner Truth : path to glory

Merchant, Peter,

84.

I've seen the promised land : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Myers, Walter Dean,

85.

Phillis's big test

Clinton, Catherine,

86.

Who is Michael Jordan?

Anderson, Kirsten

87.

Morgan, Ellen,

88.

Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

Burgan, Michael,

89.

Meet Shel Silverstein

Ward, S.

90.

Shange, Ntozake.

91.

Yours for justice, Ida B. Wells the darling life of crusading journalist / The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

Dray, Philip,

92.

Who was Sally Ride?

Stine, Megan.

93.

Thomas Jefferson : a life of patriotism

Kishel, Ann-Marie,

94.

Who was Steve Irwin?

Anastasio, Dina,

95.

Who was Isaac Newton?

Pascal, Janet B,

96.

Full of beans : Henry Ford grows a car

Thomas, Peggy,

97.

Who is Michelle Obama?

Stine, Megan,

98.

Who is Barack Obama?

Edwards, Roberta,

99.

Who is LeBron James?

Hubbard, Crystal,

100.

Alexander Hamilton

Buckley, James