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Historical and political non-fiction
Historical and political non-fiction books describe true accounts of historical events or political happenings. 
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Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson by Cannaday Chapman, Jen Bryant

Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson

Cannaday Chapman, Jen Bryant

48 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional reflective medium-paced
Yo, Miss: A Graphic Look at High School by Lisa Wilde

Yo, Miss: A Graphic Look at High School

Lisa Wilde

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction education memoir emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Area 51: The Graphic History of America's Most Secret Military Installation by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Area 51: The Graphic History of America's Most Secret Military Installation

Dwight Jon Zimmerman

91 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging dark tense fast-paced
Once Upon a Time in France by Ivanka Hahnenberger, Fabien Nury, Sylvain Vallée

Once Upon a Time in France

Il était une fois en France #1-6

Ivanka Hahnenberger, Fabien Nury, Sylvain Vallée

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction comics adventurous dark informative slow-paced
Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani

Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded

Jim Ottaviani

240 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography graphic novel history lgbtqia+ challenging informative medium-paced
This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte

This Woman's Work

Julie Delporte

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction comics feminism emotional informative reflective fast-paced
How the World Was: A California Childhood by Kathryn Pulver, Emmanuel Guibert

How the World Was: A California Childhood

La Guerre d'Alan

Kathryn Pulver, Emmanuel Guibert

160 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography comics emotional reflective slow-paced
El Deafo by Cece Bell

El Deafo

Cece Bell

248 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade funny hopeful informative fast-paced
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March: Book One

March #1

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

128 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

Don Brown

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history emotional reflective fast-paced