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Ellen Oh's Picks for New 'Required' Reading

Why a 'Nonfiction' recommendation list??

Reading books that interest and engage you for fun is very important.

Not everyone enjoys reading fiction. This is a list of books that you might enjoy if you enjoy reading information and facts about a range of different topics.

Nonfiction (SEC)

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden; Hal Iggulden
Call Number: 031.02 Iggulde
ISBN: 9780062208972
A collection of entertainments geared toward boys.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Star Wars made easy: a beginner's guide to a galaxy far far away by Christian Blauvelt
Call Number: 791.43 Star
ISBN: 9780241305751
Get to grips with the world's most popular movie saga.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Moon Mission by Sigmund Brouwer
Call Number: 629.45 Brouwer
ISBN: 9781525300363
The story behind Apollo 11's successful 1969 moon landing.

Nonfiction (SEC)

The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry by Sean Connolly
Call Number: 540 Connoll
ISBN: 9780761180104
Provides step-by-step instructions for twenty-four messy and dangerous (and therefore extra-fun) chemistry experiments.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries by Ammi-Joan Paquette; Laurie Ann Thompson
Call Number: 031.02 Paquett
ISBN: 9780062418869
Crazy-but-true stories about history, geography, and human achievement.

Nonfiction (YA)

UFOs by Gail B. Stewart
Call Number: 001.942 Stewart
ISBN: 1601520301
Explores UFOs.

Nonfiction (SEC)

101 Secrets from a Pokémon Master by Justin Ryan
Call Number: 794.8 Pokemon
ISBN: 9781510722118
101 tips from a professional Pokémon player.

Nonfiction (YA)

Make: Action by Simon Monk
Call Number: 621.381 Monk
ISBN: 9781457187797
Step-by-step instructions for experiments and projects that show you how to make your Arduino or Raspberry Pi create and control movement, light, and sound.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Zombie Makers by Rebecca L. Johnson
Call Number: 578.6 Johnson
ISBN: 9780761386339
Examines real-life accounts of zombies in nature, including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Big Ideas for Curious Minds by The School of Life; Alain de Botton (Series edited by); Anna Doherty (Illustrator)
Call Number: 100 Big
ISBN: 9781999747145
A fun and engaging book designed to harness and develop children's natural philosophical interest.

Nonfiction (SEC)

The Official Harry Potter Baking Book by Joanna Farrow
Call Number: 641.8 Farrow
ISBN: 1338285262
Bake your way through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

Nonfiction (YA)

30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, Second Edition by Simon Monk
Call Number: 629.8 Monk
ISBN: 9780071817721
Provides step-by-step instructions, schematics, and construction details for building and programming projects with the Arduino microcontroller.

Nonfiction (SEC)

Why Is Milk White? by Alexa Coelho; Simon Quellen Field
Call Number: 540 Coelho
ISBN: 9781613744529
A wide variety of everyday chemistry concepts from the very simple to the more complex.