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Superpowered and Empowered (Summer 2021)

This list will feature books that show how the superpowered actions read in books can empower readers to do heroic deeds too.

 
14 Cows for America

14 Cows for America

By: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrated by:
Thomas Gonzalez
ISBN: 9781561454907
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
50 Real Heroes for Boys

50 Real Heroes for Boys

By: Christy Monson
ISBN: 9781733633505
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
A Plan for the People

A Plan for the People

By: Lindsey McDivitt
Illustrated by:
Charly Palmer
ISBN: 9780802855022
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
A Song Below Water

A Song Below Water

By: Bethany C. Morrow
ISBN: 9781250315335
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
A True Princess of Hawai‘i

A True Princess of Hawai‘i

By: Beth Greenway
Illustrated by:
Tammy Yee
ISBN: 9781628559484
Fiction, 4-6, Historical Fiction
 
ABC, Rise Up and Be!: An Empowering Alphabet for Changing the World

ABC, Rise Up and Be!

By: Annemarie Riley Guertin
Illustrated by:
Sandie Sonke
ISBN: 9781952239274
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
All My Friends are Ghosts

All My Friends are Ghosts

By: S. M. Vidaurri
Illustrated by:
Hannah Krieger
ISBN: 9781684154982
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins
ISBN: 9781492688976
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World

Amelia to Zora

By: Cynthia Chin-Lee
Illustrated by:
Megan Halsey, Sean Addy
ISBN: 9781570915239
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Anger Is a Gift

Anger Is a Gift

By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250167033
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Bear

Bear

By: Ben Queen
Illustrated by:
Joe Todd-Stanton
ISBN: 9781684155316
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Beautiful Shades of Brown

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781939547651
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Big Words for Fearless Girls

Big Words for Fearless Girls

By: Stephanie Miles
Illustrated by:
David Miles
ISBN: 9781733633543
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Bindiya in India

Bindiya in India

By: Monique Chheda
Illustrated by:
Debasmita Dasgupta
ISBN: 9781645437130
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Black Panther: The Young Prince

Black Panther

By: Ronald L. Smith
ISBN: 9781484787649
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Blancaflor: The Hero with Secret Powers

Blancaflor

By: Nadja Spiegelman
Illustrated by:
Sergio García Sánchez
ISBN: 9781943145553
Fiction, 7-12, Romance
 
Bo the Brave

Bo the Brave

By: Bethan Woollvin
ISBN: 9781682631829
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Bobbie the Wonder Dog: A True Story

Bobbie the Wonder Dog

By: Tricia Brown
Illustrated by:
Cary Porter
ISBN: 9781513277387
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Bravo Anjali

Bravo Anjali

By: Sheetal Sheth
Illustrated by:
Lucia Soto
ISBN: 9781737055013
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Brother’s Keeper

Brother’s Keeper

By: Julie Lee
ISBN: 9780823444946
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Carrie’s Flight

Carrie’s Flight

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion and Ada Konewki
ISBN: 9781954519046
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Cat Ninja: Time Heist

Cat Ninja

By: Matthew Cody
Illustrated by:
Chad Thomas
ISBN: 9781524867584
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Chicken Little Investigates

Chicken Little Investigates

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion
ISBN: 9781954519152
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Climate Change, The Choice is Ours

Climate Change, The Choice is Ours

By: David Miles and Stephanie Miles
Illustrated by:
Albert Pinilla
ISBN: 9781952239007
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
 
Dinosaur Lady

Dinosaur Lady

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
Marta Álvarez Miguéns
ISBN: 9781728209517
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Dragon Pearl

Dragon Pearl

By: Yoon Ha Lee
ISBN: 9781368013352
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Faith: Taking Flight

Faith

By: Julie Murphy
ISBN: 9780062899651
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Flowers for Sarajevo

Flowers for Sarajevo

By: John McCutcheon
Illustrated by:
Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781561459438
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

By: Michael W. Waters
Illustrated by:
Keisha Morris
ISBN: 9781947888081
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
Found (House of Night Otherworld Series)

Found (House of Night Otherworld Series)

By: PC Cast and Kristin Cast
ISBN: 9781982548100
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

By: Monica Brown
Illustrated by:
John Parra
ISBN: 9780735842694
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Get Me Out of this Book

Get Me Out of this Book

By: Deborah Cholette and Kalli Dakos
Illustrated by:
Sara Infante
ISBN: 9780823438624
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Guerilla Green

Guerilla Green

By: Ophelie Damble
Illustrated by:
Cookie Kalkair
ISBN: 9781684156634
Fiction, Teen, Science
 
Holding Up the Sky

Holding Up the Sky

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Nicolás Milano
ISBN: 9780916176686
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
How to Become an Accidental Activist

How to Become an Accidental Activist

By: Frieda Wishinsky and Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by:
Jenn Playford
ISBN: 9781459826113
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
How to Make a Better World

How to Make a Better World

By: Keilly Swift; Foreword by Jamie Margolin
ISBN: 9781465490872
Nonfiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
I’m an Activist

I’m an Activist

By: Wil Mara
ISBN: 9781465485465
Nonfiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
Ida and the World Beyond Mount Kaiserzipf

Ida and the World Beyond Mount Kaiserzipf

By: Linda Schwalbe
ISBN: 9780735844209
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
If We Were Giants

If We Were Giants

By: Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett Smith
Illustrated by:
Antonio Javier Caparo
ISBN: 9781484778715
Fiction, 7-12, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Indi-Alphabet

Indi-Alphabet

By: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
Illustrated by:
Christy McCreery
ISBN: 9781684015832
Nonfiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Iphigenia Murphy

Iphigenia Murphy

By: Sara Hosey
ISBN: 9781982618292
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!

Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!

By: Melanie Walsh
Illustrated by:
Melanie Walsh
ISBN: 9780763681210
Fiction, 4-6, Health
 
Isabella Girl in Charge

Isabella Girl in Charge

By: Jennifer Fosberry
Illustrated by:
Mike Litwin
ISBN: 9781492641735
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Jacob’s Fantastic Flight

Jacob’s Fantastic Flight

By: Philip Waechter
Illustrated by:
Philip Waechter
ISBN: 9781733121262
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective

Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective

By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by:
April Chu
ISBN: 9781939547330
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

Kid Activists—True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683691419
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Kid Innovators

Kid Innovators

By: Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by:
Allison Steinfeld
ISBN: 9781683692270
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Kids Fight Plastic: How to Be a #2minutesuperhero

Kids Fight Plastic

By: Martin Dorey
Illustrated by:
Tim Wesson
ISBN:  9781536212778
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: As the Deer Flies

Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy

By: Doug Savage
ISBN: 9781524864750
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Leonardo Da-Vinci Gets a Do-Over

Leonardo Da-Vinci Gets a Do-Over

By: Mark P. Friedlander Jr.
ISBN: 9780967802060
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Linked

Linked

By: Gordon Korman
ISBN: 9781338629118
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Little Heroes of Color

Little Heroes of Color

By: David Heredia
Illustrated by:
David Heredia
ISBN: 9781338326420
Nonfiction, 0-3, Biography / Memoir
 
Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog

Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog

By: Lisa Papp
ISBN: 9781682631492
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Danny Popovici
ISBN: 9781939547347
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Marvel Avengers Assembly #1: Orientation

Marvel Avengers Assembly #1

By: Preeti Chhibber
Illustrated by:
James Lancett
ISBN: 9781338587258
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Max

Max

By: Bob Graham
Illustrated by:
Bob Graham
ISBN:  9781536222746
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Max the Brave

Max the Brave

By: Ed Vere
ISBN: 9781492616511
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Mo and Jo Fighting Together Forever

Mo and Jo Fighting Together Forever

By: Jay Lynch
Illustrated by:
Dean Haspiel
ISBN: 9780979923852
Fiction, 4-6, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Moletown

Moletown

By: Torben Kuhlmann
ISBN: 9780735842083
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Monster Sisters and the Mystery of the Unlocked Cave

Monster Sisters and the Mystery of the Unlocked Cave

By: Gareth Gaudin
Illustrated by:
Gareth Gaudin
ISBN: 9781459822269
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
My Way West: Real Kids Traveling the Oregon and California Trails

My Way West

By: Elizabeth Goss
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Goss
ISBN: 9781513267302
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind

By: Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrated by:
Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History

No Voice Too Small

By: Lindsay H. Metcalf (Editor); Keila V. Dawson (Editor); Jeanette Bradley (Editor)
Illustrated by:
Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 9781623541316
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Notes From A Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)

Notes From A Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Kwame Onwuachi & Joshua David Stern
ISBN: 9780593176009
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Nye, Sand and Stones

Nye, Sand and Stones

By: Bree Galbraith
Illustrated by:
Marion Arbona
ISBN: 9781459820326
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Odin, Dog Hero of the Fires

Odin, Dog Hero of the Fires

By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
Carrie Salazar
ISBN: 9781513262949
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Off the Record

Off the Record

By: Camryn Garrett
ISBN: 9781984829993
Fiction, Teen, Romance
 
One Earth: People of Color Protecting the Planet

One Earth

By: Anuradha Rao
ISBN: 9781459818866
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Otto’s Orange Day

Otto’s Orange Day

By: Jay Lynch
Illustrated by:
Frank Cammuso
ISBN: 9780979923821
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Peace

Peace

By: Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul
Illustrated by:
Estelí Meza
ISBN: 9780735844490
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Real Superheroes: A Celebration of Key Workers

Real Superheroes

By: Julia Seal
ISBN: 9780744037012
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Resist: Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World

Resist

By: Diane Stanley
ISBN: 9780823444878
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist

Shark Lady

By: Jess Keating
Illustrated by:
Marta Álvarez Miguéns
ISBN: 9781492642046
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Shubh Raatri Dost / Good Night Friend

Shubh Raatri Dost / Good Night Friend

By: Nidhi Chanani
Illustrated by:
Nidhi Chanani
ISBN: 9781643072807
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
So You Want to Be a Jedi?

So You Want to Be a Jedi?

By: Adam Gidwitz
ISBN:  9781484709146
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Souls of Fire and Steel

Souls of Fire and Steel

By: Jill Criswell
ISBN: 9781982556297
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Stop That Lion

Stop That Lion

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Timna Green
ISBN: 9780916176648
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
Super Milly and the Super School Day

Super Milly and the Super School Day

By: Stephanie Clarkson
Illustrated by:
Gwen Millward
ISBN: 9781536217261
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
Superhero Gran

Superhero Gran

By: Timothy Knapman
Illustrated by:
Joe Berger
ISBN: 9781536214420
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
The Book of Dares: 100 Ways for Boys to be Kind, Bold, and Brave

The Book of Dares

By: Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague
ISBN: 9780593302989
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-To / Activity
 
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

By: Helen Rutter
ISBN: 9781338652260
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
The Bright Family

The Bright Family

By: Matthew Cody
Illustrated by:
Derick Brooks and Carol Burrell
ISBN: 9781524867737
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America

The Dragon Slayer

By: Jaime Hernandez
Illustrated by:
F. Isabel Campoy
ISBN: 9781943145287
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Extraordinaries

The Extraordinaries

By: TJ Klune
ISBN: 9781250203663
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
The Glaciers Are Melting!

The Glaciers Are Melting!

By: Donna Love
Illustrated by:
Shennen Bersani
ISBN: 9781607181262
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl

By: Melissa Keil
Illustrated by:
Mike Lawrence
ISBN: 9781561459056
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
The Infamous Frankie Lorde #1: Stealing Greenwich

The Infamous Frankie Lorde #1

By: Brittany Geragotelis
ISBN: 9781645950264
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
The Jade Bones

The Jade Bones

By: Lani Forbes
ISBN: 9781982546106
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Last Witch: Fear & Fire

The Last Witch

By: Conor McCreery
Illustrated by:
V.V. Glass
ISBN: 9781684156214
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Lucky Litter: Wolf Pups Rescued from Wildfire

The Lucky Litter

By: Jennifer Keats Curtis
Illustrated by:
John Gomes
ISBN: 9781628557183
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Princess Who Saved Herself

The Princess Who Saved Herself

By: Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak
Illustrated by:
Takeshi Miyazawa
ISBN: 9781684157105
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Renegades: Flames of Amazonia

The Renegades

By: Jeremy Brown and David Selby
Illustrated by:
Katy Jakeway
ISBN: 9780744036749
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
The Sunshine Squad: How to Save the Day

The Sunshine Squad

By: Jamie Michalak
Illustrated by:
Lorian Tu
ISBN: 9781623542740
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

The Talk

By: Edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
ISBN: 9780593121610
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
The Tiger’s Egg

The Tiger’s Egg

By: Nele Brönner
ISBN: 9780735843196
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
The Wild World Handbook: How Adventurers, Artists, Scientists-And You-Can Protect Earth’s Habitats

The Wild World Handbook

By: Andrea Debbink
Illustrated by:
Asia Orlando
ISBN: 9781683692461
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
This Is Your Time

This Is Your Time

By: Ruby Bridges
ISBN: 9780593378526
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Trillium Sisters 1: The Triplets Get Charmed

Trillium Sisters 1

By: Laura Brown and Elly Kramer
ISBN: 9781645950141
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Untold: Defining Moments of the Uprooted

Untold

By: Gabriella Deonath & Kamini Ramdeen
ISBN: 9781645437161
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Walking toward Peace: The True Story of a Brave Woman Called Peace Pilgrim

Walking toward Peace

By: Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by:
Annie Bowler
ISBN: 9781947888265
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
We Are Still Here!

We Are Still Here!

By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Frané Lessac
ISBN: 9781623541927
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
When I Grow up – Great Leaders

When I Grow up – Great Leaders

By: Lucy Semple
ISBN: 9781465491404
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Who Is Tanksy?

Who Is Tanksy?

By: Bev Katz Rosenbaum
ISBN: 9781459820852
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Whoosh!

By: Chris Barton
Illustrated by:
Don Tate
ISBN: 9781580892988
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Willa of the Wood

Willa of the Wood

By: Robert Beatty
ISBN: 9781368005845
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Wishes, Dares, & How to Stand Up to a Bully

Wishes, Dares, & How to Stand Up to a Bully

By: Darlene Beck Jacobson
ISBN: 9781939547620
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Women in Biology

Women in Biology

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781938492303
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Women in Chemistry

Women in Chemistry

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781938492310
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Women in Physics

Women in Physics

By: Mary Wissinger
Illustrated by:
Danielle Pioli
ISBN: 9781945779114
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates

Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates

By: Tim J. Meyers
Illustrated by:
Bonnie Pang
ISBN: 9781513261447
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion

You Are Enough

By: Margaret O'Hair, Sofia Cardoso
Illustrated by:
Sofia Sanchez
ISBN: 9781338630749
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Your Life Matters

Your Life Matters

By: Chris Singleton
Illustrated by:
Taylor Barron
ISBN: 9781952239311
Fiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero

Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero

By: Saadia Faruqi
ISBN: 9780062943255
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
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