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Winter Reading Challenge Read a book about someone you've never heard of before January 2025 |
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Graphic Novel Biographies
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Uprooted
by Ruth Chan
Moving to Hong Kong, where her family fits in but she doesn't, Ruth feels lonely and uprooted by the language barrier and harder classes until her father tells her stories about her family that help her to be strong and put down roots.
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Ching Shih, famous pirate commander
by Stephanie Peters
Born poor in rural China, Ching Shih's early life was full of challenges. But she would grow to become one of the most powerful pirates the world had ever seen. She made a name for herself using her intelligence and cunningness. Learn how Ching Shih became a famous pirate commander-and the terror of the South China Sea-in a graphic novel filled with adventure and intrigue.
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Else B. in the sea
by Jeanne Walker Harvey
This breathtaking poetic picture book combines themes of art and science to follow Else Bostelmann, who, in 1930, ventured deep beneath the sea to paint what she saw with her own eyes, sharing this new, unfathomable world with humankind.
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Guts for glory
by JoAnna Lapati
Through scratchboard art and quotes from the subject's letters, this picture book biography follows the life of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who served in the Union army disguised as a man.
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Wings of an eagle
by Billy Mills
This dramatic and inspiring autobiographical tale chronicles the life of Native American gold medalist Billy Mills who adapted and overcame, despite poverty, racism, severe health challenges and sometimes feeling as though his wings were clipped.
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Fighting with love
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
This compelling and brilliantly told story of the pioneering civil rights leader, whose work and legacy lives on, recounts how he walked at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights.
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Umm Kulthum: the star of the east
by Rhonda Roumani
Umm Kulthum was an iconic Arab singer whose powerful voice captivated the region for over five decades, becoming a symbol of cultural pride. Born to a poor village sheikh in Egypt, she defied the social norms of her time, going to school to learn to read and recite the Qur'an and, disguised as a boy, touring the countryside with her father, singing at religious events. Determined to succeed, Umm Kulthum moved to Cairo, where she overcame initial ridicule to become a celebrated artist.
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A voice of hope
by Nadia Salomon
Honoring the remarkable life of the civil rights activist and singer, this beautifully illustrated picture book chronicles her fight for equal rights alongside her husband, Medgar Evers, and her journey to performing at Carnegie Hall to share her message of hope with the world.
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Journey to the stars
by Laurie Wallmark
This inspiring introduction to the first Indian American female astronaut charts her trajectory to reach the stars, detailing the trials and tribulations in her life up through her first journey into space.
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Star Sailor: My Life As a Nasa Astronaut
by Charles F. Bolden
The first Black head of NASA recalls shuttle missions and more, in a book that provides an in-depth look at how astronauts train, work and live.
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