Best Books for Young Adults

From the night in December three years before when the tea went into BostonHarbor to July of 1776 events rolled forward which were to change the world.

Ida B. Wells, born a slave, was a ferocious fighter against lynching, and an early leader in the fight for civil rights.

A journey across the country and through the ages reunites the two branches of the Jefferson family, one Black the other White.

The text relates the working world of children in the 1830s through the turn of the century and conditions that drove them to go on strike.

Sister Wendy Beckett introduces 75 works of art from around the world. Includes lavish illustrations and short accompanying essays of each work.

A history of the 1936 Olympic Games hosted by Berlin features the "Aryans only" and anti-semitic stance of the Nazi Party and how much of the world participated in the games.

This colorful and inspiring biography chronicles the rise to fame of hugely-talented, Tony Award-winning tapper Savion Glover.

The life of the world famous escape artist is told through wonderful descriptions of his feats and what it took to pull off his world of magic and entertainment. Excellent photographs help to reveal the exciting exploits of Houdini.

One year in the life of a girl with anorexia.

Teenage guys tell it like it is in their collection of recent poetry and writings.