Looking to stock your home library or classroom? Here is a mix of my favorite brand-new releases and all-time classics that never go out of style.
Fresh Picks from 2026:
- Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote by Rebecca Donnelly, ill. Mercè López – The overlooked climate pioneer. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- Carlotta’s Special Dress: How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History by Carlotta Walls LaNier & Lisa Frazier Page, ill. Vanessa Brantley-Newton – A Little Rock Nine hero’s tale. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- The Girl Who Changed Little League: The True Story of Maria Pepe by Maria Pepe & Jean L. S. Patrick, ill. Sarah Green – Battling for girls in baseball. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary, ill. Yas Imamura – Unraveling stellar secrets. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko – Honoring a literary icon. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- This Skirt Won’t Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game by Jennifer Cooper Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
Looking to stock your home library or classroom? Here is a mix of my favorite brand-new releases and all-time classics that never go out of style.
Other Bright Standouts from Recent Years:
- Marie and the Glowing Pebble: An Exploration into the World of Science, Marie Curie, STEM and Curiosity by Sabrina Hopewell Buy on Amazon
- Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois by Allie Summers Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape by Amy Alznauer | How housewife Marjorie Rice discovered new types of pentagons through pure passion for math. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
- Send a Girl!: The True Story of How Women Joined the FDNY by Jessica M. Rinker | The courageous women who broke gender barriers to become New York City firefighters. Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop
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