Research Guides: Recommended reading: Young Adult (YA) fiction and non-fiction: Non-fiction

Young Adult (Lexile) Non-fiction books

Non-fiction Young Adult (Lexile) books are print books that are written at levels beyond the Leveled Reader collection. Non-fiction books are based on facts. Topics might be science, current events, history, biographies (books about real people), or how-to books.

If you find you are no longer challenged by reading Level 6 / black books in the Leveled Reader collection and you like reading true stories and biographies, check out our Non-fiction Lexile books!

Our Non-fiction Lexile books are located next to the Leveled Reader collection.
Young Adult books are written with a "voice" reflects young adults' experiences. Voice includes point of view, vocabulary, and tone.
Young Adult books explore themes in ways reflective of young adults' experiences.
Young Adult books are marked with Lexile numbers. A Lexile number is a rating for how hard a book is to read. The higher the number, the more complex the word use and sentence length. CCC Library's Lexile books have stickers with numbers between 500 (easier) and 1100 (harder).

Young Adult Non-fiction books in CCC Library's Catalog
This link takes you to a pre-made search of the Non-fiction Young Adult (Lexile) books available at CCC Library. Non-fiction Lexile books are located next to the Leveled Reader collection.