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- Who is Bruce Springsteen?, by Stephanie Sabol ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- I will never forget, a daughter's story of her mother's arduous and humorous journey through dementia, Elaine C. Pereira
- Two kisses for Maddy, a memoir of loss & love, Matthew Logelin
- Who was Abraham Lincoln?, by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Rosa Parks, bus ride to freedom, by Pamela Chanko ; illustrated by Marcy Ramsey
- Always looking up, the adventures of an incurable optimist, Michael J. Fox
- Who was Jane Austen?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- Young Abe Lincoln, the frontier days, 1809-1837, written and illustrated by Cheryl Harness
- JFK, reckless youth, Nigel Hamilton
- The cat who came for Christmas, Cleveland Amory ; illustrations by Edith Allard
- A picture book of Rosa Parks, David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Who was Walt Disney?, by Whitney Stewart ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Unbroken, a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
- The inventor's secret, what Thomas Edison told Henry Ford, Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
- My American journey, Colin L. Powell, with Joseph E. Persico
- Living history, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- The war years, 1939-1945, Harold Nicolson ; edited by Nigel Nicolson, Volume II
- We bought a zoo, Benjamin Mee
- Hearts of fire, the Voice of the Martyrs ; [foreword by Gracia Burnham]
- Tuesdays with Morrie, an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson, Mitch Albom
- Etched in purple, one man's war in Europe, Frank J. Irgang
- Nothing is impossible, reflections on a new life, Christopher Reeve ; with images by Matthew Reeve
- If I am missing or dead, Janine Latus
- Return with honor, Scott O'Grady ; with Jeff Coplon
- Behind rebel lines, the incredible story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War spy, Seymour Reit
- The vow, the true events that inspired the movie, written by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter, with Dana Wilkerson
- Project 2-3-1, two boxcars, three blocks, one city : a story of Elgin's African American heritage, Elgin History Museum, Ernie Broadnax, Grindstone Productions present ; executive producer Ernie Broadnax ; producer/director Phil Broxham ; script, Ernie Broadnax, Phil Broxham
- The boy who came back from heaven, a remarkable account of miracles, angels, and life beyond this world, Kevin & Alex Malarkey
- The devil in the white city, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
- My great-aunt Arizona, by Gloria Houston ; illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb
- The year of magical thinking, Joan Didion
- The boys in the boat, nine Americans and their epic quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Daniel James Brown
- Who is Jane Goodall?, by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- The rule, how I beat the odds in the markets and in life--and how you can too, Larry Hite, Founder, Mint Investments, original Market Wizard
- Barbara Bush, a memoir, Barbara Bush
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- Too late to say goodbye, a true story of murder and betrayal, Ann Rule
- Civil War, ten greatest heroes, John Perritano
- The secret agent and other spy kids, Allan Zullo
- Who was Alexander Hamilton?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra
- Who are the Rolling Stones?, by Dana Meachen Rau ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson
- Susan B. Anthony, fighter for women's rights, by Carol Ghiglieri ; illustrated by Antonio Castro
- McMahon!, Jim McMahon with Bob Verdi
- Superstars of the Chicago Bears, by M.K. Osborne
- Don't let the lipstick fool you, Lisa Leslie with Larry Burnett ; foreword by Earvin "Magic" Johnson
- They call heroes mister, the Jesse White story, by Rick Davis
- In pieces, a memoir, Sally Field
- Abraham Lincoln traveled this way, the America Lincoln knew, photography by Robert Shaw ; narrative by Michael Burlingame
- Nutcracker, money, madness, murder : a family album, Shana Alexander