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by Shirley Chisholm
Nonfiction · 1050L
A political memoir written with clarity and conviction—Chisholm's voice is direct, unapologetic, and human; older elementary readers and middle graders get a visceral introduction to how one person actually challenges systems.

by Ben Sherwood
Nonfiction · 1050L
A clever, unsettling adult-crossover essay that teaches skepticism through a true story of a man who ate metal—ideal for older kids beginning to question media and narrative authority.

by Judy Fong Bates
Nonfiction · 1050L
A spare, unflinching memoir of a Chinese-Canadian childhood that avoids sentimentality and teaches how identity persists in hostile soil — reads older than its years, best for reflective kids or classrooms studying immigration.