We've been reading young adult books to give you a broad range of selections for the summer. Here are some of our favorites non-fiction titles for 2013:
Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin
It’s December, 1938 and a German scientist has just made a shocking discovery: a uranium atom was split in two when placed next to a radioactive material. So begins the intense race against time that spanned three continents -- the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and the genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb. A Newbery Honor and National Book Award finalist.
Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz, by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri
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Just 10 years old when she arrived in Auschwitz, the concentration camp run by the Nazis, Eva Moses and her twin sister were subjected to horrendous experiments at the hands of Dr. Josef Mengele. An incredible story of suffering, endurance, and also, recovery and forgiveness.
Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food, by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson.
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Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001.
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns.
This fascinating photo-essay presents the work of an oceanographer who studies ocean currents by following the movement of debris like rubber ducks and hockey gloves spilled by container ships into the Pacific.
Years of Dust: The Story of the Dustbowl by Albert Marrin
In the 1930's, great rolling walls of dust swept across the Great Plains. The storms buried crops, blinded animals, and suffocated children. It was a catastrophe that would change the course of American history as people struggled to survive in this hostile environment, or took the the roads as Dust Bowl refugees.
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
This critically-acclaimed nonfiction author pieces together the story of the Titanic and that fateful April night, drawing on the voices of survivors and archival photographs.
