19PBbios
1. 
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6)
by:
Teresa Robeson
4.34 avg rating — 864 ratings 3. 
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
by:
Miranda Paul
4.28 avg rating — 347 ratings 3. 
Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank's Diary
by:
Meeg Pincus
4.34 avg rating — 259 ratings 5. 
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor (People Who Shaped Our World, #4)
by:
Laurie Wallmark
4.25 avg rating — 603 ratings 
7. 
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
by:
Sophia Gholz
4.51 avg rating — 692 ratings 8. 
Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
by:
Gwendolyn Hooks
3.92 avg rating — 159 ratings 9. 
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
by:
Julie Leung
4.32 avg rating — 969 ratings 10. 
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by:
Bethany Hegedus
4.38 avg rating — 643 ratings 
12. 
Gloria Takes a Stand: How Gloria Steinem Listened, Wrote, and Changed the World 4.04 avg rating — 159 ratings
13. 
Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
by:
Nancy Churnin
4.46 avg rating — 274 ratings 14. 
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
by:
Suzanne Slade
4.39 avg rating — 794 ratings 15. 
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge
by:
Rachel Dougherty
4.02 avg rating — 339 ratings 16. 
The Journey of York: The Unsung Hero of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books with 4D)
by:
Hasan Davis
4.24 avg rating — 180 ratings 17. 
Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington
by:
Michelle Markel
3.95 avg rating — 257 ratings 
19. 
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 4.42 avg rating — 2,963 ratings