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Nonfiction you won't be able to put down.

Last Chance to See Douglas Adams
Author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine travel the world attempting to see some of the world's most endangered animals. J PB YA NF A

In Cold Blood. Truman Capote.
The true story of a mass murder and the resulting arrests. HV6553 K3 C3

The Day The World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Jim Defede
The extraordinary story of how a small town welcomed thousands of stranged travelers in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. J PB YA NF D

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. Barbara Ehrenreich.
Undercover reporter tries to eat, buy clothes, and pay rent on minimum wage. HD 4918 E375 2001

Inside Delta Force Eric Haney
A look inside an elite counter-terrorist unit, written by one of it's founding members. J PB YA BIO H

Rocket Boys Homer Hickham
A fascinating story of a group of boys in a small town who dreamed big. J PB YA BIO H

Geeks:how two lost boys rode the Internet out of Idaho Jon Katz
An inspiring and insightful look into how technology saved two boys who had been high-school outcasts. J PB YA NF K

Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen
Kaysen's memoir of being institutionalized at the age of 18 is a chilling look into mental illness. J PB YA BIO K

The Children's Blizzard David Laskin
This account of the deadly 1888 blizzard reads like a thriller. J PB YA NF L

Fifteen Candles: 15 tales of taffeta, hairspray, drunk uncles, and other Quinceañera stories : an anthology edited by Adriana Lopez.
15 memorable and different tales of the coming of age ritual. J PB YA SS L

High Tide: The Truth About Our Climate Crisis Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas travels the world giving a first-person account of how climate change is already affecting the planet. J PB YA NF L

A Night to Remember Walter Lord
A gripping account of the sinking of the Titanic. J PB YA NF L

The Hot Zone. Richard Preston. (1994)
Thrilling, terrifying account of working with and hunting for some of the most deadly viruses in the world. RC110.5 P74 1994

The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein
T he frightening true story of a whiz kid and his homemade nuclear reactor. J PB YA BIO S

A Girl's Life Online Katherine Tarbox
Katie was 13 when she met Mark on the internet- it wasn't till they met in person that she found out that "Mark" was a pedophile in his 40s named Frank. J PB YA BIO T