Nonfiction for Teens at JPL (A Selection of Recommended and/or Newer Nonfiction Titles for Teens)
Updated 11/13/07 - ljbj
A Selection of Nonfiction for Teens at JPL* (In Dewey Order)
(*Please check in our online catalog to see which library locationeach individual title is located and if it is available for check out.
This is NOT a complete list. If a topic you like is not mentioned here, please send a suggestion to Leisl, the Young Adult Librarian.)
000s—Mysteries, Computers, Reading, Journalism
J 001.9 GEE Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee
001.95 BOE Hippo Eats Dwarf by Alex Boese
Teen 006.6869 CAM Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for Teens by Marc Campbell
Teen 006.7 GOS Blogging for Teens by John W. Gosney
Teen 011.625 PEA Book Crush: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest by Nancy Pearl
J 070.4333 COL Where The Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II by Penny Coleman
081 NOR The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action by Wendy Northcutt
100s—Philosophy, Psychology, Parasychology
Teen 100 KAM Philosophy for Teens: Questioning Life’s Big Ideas by Kaye & Thomson
Teen 133.43 DEG Be a Teen Goddess! by Francesca De Grandis
133.43097445 ARO Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Marc Aronson
Teen 133.5 ABA Teen Astrology by M.J. Abadie
Teen 133.80835 CHE Psychic Power for Teens by Theresa Cheung
Teen158.1 COV The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens by Sean Covey
200s—Religion, Spirituality
Teen 200.835 RAU Teen Spirit: One World, Many Paths by Paul B. Raushenbush
Teen 204.40835 CHO Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide for Teens By Deepak Chopra
Teen 248.83 LUC It’s Not About Me: Teen Edition by Max Lucado
Teen 277.30829092 NIM The Journals of Rachel Scott adapted by Beth Nimmo
Teen 297.1 LAW The Qur’an: A Biography by Bruce Lawrence
300s - Social Issues
J 305.23086 AHM The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi
Teen 305.235 JUK The Guy Book: An Owner’s Manual by Mavis Jukes
Teen 305.235 NOT The Notebook Girls: Four Friends. One Diary. Real Life. By Baskin, Newman, et al.
305.569 HER Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Teen 306.76 GAR Hear Us Out!: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress and Hope by Nancy Garden
306.89 CAD My Parents are Getting Divorced by Florence Cadier
Teen 331.4 REB In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers by Deborah Reber
J 338.8761004 KAT Geeks by Jon Katz
Teen 346.7301 TRU Teen Rights (And Responsibilities), 2nd Edition by Traci Truly
J 362.1 FLE Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
362.28 RUN The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon
J 363.17 HAM Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster by Wilborn Hampton
Teen 364.1523 DUN Who Killed My Daughter? By Lois Duncan
Teen 379.263092 BEA Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
Teen 394.12 SCH Chew On This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
400s - Languages (Including Spanish Language Books)
Teen 423 AME The American Heritage High School Dictionary, Fourth Edition
500s - Sciences and Math
Teen 500 CAR In and Out of Your Mind: Teen Science: Human Bites by Dale Carlson
J 551.46 BUR Tracking Trash by Loree Griffin Burns
J 597.3 CAP Close to Shore by Mike Capuzzo
J 598.72 HOO The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip M. Hoose
599.757 KRU The Wilderness Family: At Home With Africa’s Wildlife by Kobie Kruger
600s - Health, Cars, Pets, Cooking, Business, Technology (and other stuff, too!)
611 ROA Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
J 614.541 MUR An American Plague: The True and Terrifiying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
J 616.398 WIL The Weight of It: A Story of Two Sisters by Amy Wilensky
Teen 612.6 BRY 101 Questions About Reproduction by Faith Hickman Brynie
Teen 617.1 FUR Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Injuries by Kathy Furgang
Teen 629.283 GRA The Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need to Know but Don’t Know to Ask by Karen Gravelle
Teen 641.86 CAR Teens Cook and Teens Cook Dessert by Megan & Jill Carle
Teen 646.700835 HAR The African-American Teenagers Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Sex and Survival by Debrah Harris-Johnson
Teen 646.700835 MOR Organizing from the Inside Out: For Teens by Julie Morgenstern
700s - Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Sports
741.5 SAT or TEEN GN SET Persepolis by Maryam Setrapi
Teen 745.58 FUJ Cool Jewels: Beading Projects for Teens by Naomi Fujimoto
Teen 746.43 HOW Not Another Teen Knitting Book by Vickie Howell
Teen 778.55 SHA Digital Filmmaking for Teens by Shaner and Jones
Teen 781.66092 PAR John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge
781.660922 KRU The Book of Rock Stars by Kathleen Krull
782.1092 FRE The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. By Russell Freedman
796.522 KRA Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Teen 796.62092 ARM It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
796.522092 RAL Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
800s - Literature and Writing
810.9 HIL Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance by Laban Carrick Hill
Teen 811.54 ISU I Just Hope It’s Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness & Joy Collected by Rosenberg and November
J 813.54 GAN Hole in my Life by Jack Gantos
J 813.54 PAU Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the “Brian” Stories by Gary Paulsen
Teen 821.709 AND Wildly Romantic: The English Romantic Poets — The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous by Catherine Andronik
Teen 823.7 HOO The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein by Dorothy Hoobler
900s– Geography and History
J 910.45 MEL Piracy & Plunder: A MurderousBusiness by Milton Meltzer
Teen 918.04 GRA Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary by Alberto Granado
J 919.8904 ARM Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton’s Amazing Voyage by Jennifer Armstrong
J 940.54 NEL Left for Dead by Pete Nelson
J 940.5318 OPD In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Opdyke
940.5318 BIT I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Teen 956.94054092 ZEN When I was a Soldier: A Memoir by Valerie Zenatti
Teen 959.6042 CHI Children of Cambodia’s Killing Fields compiled by Dith Pran
J 970.3092 FRE The Life and Death of Crazy Horse by Russell Freedman
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Sources: Some of the books suggested came from the
YALSA-BK listserv as well as suggested lists put out by YALSA groups. Others are titles that have appeared on the Abraham
Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award lists as well as titles that just may be of interest to JPL teens.
Updated 11/13/07 - ljbj
A Selection of Nonfiction for Teens at JPL* (In Dewey Order)
(*Please check in our online catalog to see which library locationeach individual title is located and if it is available for check out.
This is NOT a complete list. If a topic you like is not mentioned here, please send a suggestion to Leisl, the Young Adult Librarian.)
000s—Mysteries, Computers, Reading, Journalism
J 001.9 GEE Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee
001.95 BOE Hippo Eats Dwarf by Alex Boese
Teen 006.6869 CAM Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for Teens by Marc Campbell
Teen 006.7 GOS Blogging for Teens by John W. Gosney
Teen 011.625 PEA Book Crush: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest by Nancy Pearl
J 070.4333 COL Where The Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II by Penny Coleman
081 NOR The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action by Wendy Northcutt
100s—Philosophy, Psychology, Parasychology
Teen 100 KAM Philosophy for Teens: Questioning Life’s Big Ideas by Kaye & Thomson
Teen 133.43 DEG Be a Teen Goddess! by Francesca De Grandis
133.43097445 ARO Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Marc Aronson
Teen 133.5 ABA Teen Astrology by M.J. Abadie
Teen 133.80835 CHE Psychic Power for Teens by Theresa Cheung
Teen158.1 COV The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens by Sean Covey
200s—Religion, Spirituality
Teen 200.835 RAU Teen Spirit: One World, Many Paths by Paul B. Raushenbush
Teen 204.40835 CHO Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide for Teens By Deepak Chopra
Teen 248.83 LUC It’s Not About Me: Teen Edition by Max Lucado
Teen 277.30829092 NIM The Journals of Rachel Scott adapted by Beth Nimmo
Teen 297.1 LAW The Qur’an: A Biography by Bruce Lawrence
300s - Social Issues
J 305.23086 AHM The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi
Teen 305.235 JUK The Guy Book: An Owner’s Manual by Mavis Jukes
Teen 305.235 NOT The Notebook Girls: Four Friends. One Diary. Real Life. By Baskin, Newman, et al.
305.569 HER Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Teen 306.76 GAR Hear Us Out!: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress and Hope by Nancy Garden
306.89 CAD My Parents are Getting Divorced by Florence Cadier
Teen 331.4 REB In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers by Deborah Reber
J 338.8761004 KAT Geeks by Jon Katz
Teen 346.7301 TRU Teen Rights (And Responsibilities), 2nd Edition by Traci Truly
J 362.1 FLE Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
362.28 RUN The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon
J 363.17 HAM Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster by Wilborn Hampton
Teen 364.1523 DUN Who Killed My Daughter? By Lois Duncan
Teen 379.263092 BEA Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
Teen 394.12 SCH Chew On This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
400s - Languages (Including Spanish Language Books)
Teen 423 AME The American Heritage High School Dictionary, Fourth Edition
500s - Sciences and Math
Teen 500 CAR In and Out of Your Mind: Teen Science: Human Bites by Dale Carlson
J 551.46 BUR Tracking Trash by Loree Griffin Burns
J 597.3 CAP Close to Shore by Mike Capuzzo
J 598.72 HOO The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip M. Hoose
599.757 KRU The Wilderness Family: At Home With Africa’s Wildlife by Kobie Kruger
600s - Health, Cars, Pets, Cooking, Business, Technology (and other stuff, too!)
611 ROA Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
J 614.541 MUR An American Plague: The True and Terrifiying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
J 616.398 WIL The Weight of It: A Story of Two Sisters by Amy Wilensky
Teen 612.6 BRY 101 Questions About Reproduction by Faith Hickman Brynie
Teen 617.1 FUR Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Injuries by Kathy Furgang
Teen 629.283 GRA The Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need to Know but Don’t Know to Ask by Karen Gravelle
Teen 641.86 CAR Teens Cook and Teens Cook Dessert by Megan & Jill Carle
Teen 646.700835 HAR The African-American Teenagers Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Sex and Survival by Debrah Harris-Johnson
Teen 646.700835 MOR Organizing from the Inside Out: For Teens by Julie Morgenstern
700s - Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Sports
741.5 SAT or TEEN GN SET Persepolis by Maryam Setrapi
Teen 745.58 FUJ Cool Jewels: Beading Projects for Teens by Naomi Fujimoto
Teen 746.43 HOW Not Another Teen Knitting Book by Vickie Howell
Teen 778.55 SHA Digital Filmmaking for Teens by Shaner and Jones
Teen 781.66092 PAR John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge
781.660922 KRU The Book of Rock Stars by Kathleen Krull
782.1092 FRE The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. By Russell Freedman
796.522 KRA Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Teen 796.62092 ARM It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
796.522092 RAL Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
800s - Literature and Writing
810.9 HIL Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance by Laban Carrick Hill
Teen 811.54 ISU I Just Hope It’s Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness & Joy Collected by Rosenberg and November
J 813.54 GAN Hole in my Life by Jack Gantos
J 813.54 PAU Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the “Brian” Stories by Gary Paulsen
Teen 821.709 AND Wildly Romantic: The English Romantic Poets — The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous by Catherine Andronik
Teen 823.7 HOO The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein by Dorothy Hoobler
900s– Geography and History
J 910.45 MEL Piracy & Plunder: A MurderousBusiness by Milton Meltzer
Teen 918.04 GRA Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary by Alberto Granado
J 919.8904 ARM Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton’s Amazing Voyage by Jennifer Armstrong
J 940.54 NEL Left for Dead by Pete Nelson
J 940.5318 OPD In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Opdyke
940.5318 BIT I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Teen 956.94054092 ZEN When I was a Soldier: A Memoir by Valerie Zenatti
Teen 959.6042 CHI Children of Cambodia’s Killing Fields compiled by Dith Pran
J 970.3092 FRE The Life and Death of Crazy Horse by Russell Freedman
————————————————————————
Sources: Some of the books suggested came from the
YALSA-BK listserv as well as suggested lists put out by YALSA groups. Others are titles that have appeared on the Abraham
Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award lists as well as titles that just may be of interest to JPL teens.