Genre

Biography books

True stories of real people.

96 books

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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Ji-li Jiang

Ages 12–16

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This Boy's Life: A Memoir

Tobias Wolff

Ages 16–18

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

Ages 14–18

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

Ages 14–18

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The Cross and the Switchblade

David Wilkerson

Ages 14–18

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Ages 16–18

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The Seven Storey Mountain

Ages 16–18

Ages 8–12

Through Gates of Splendor

Ages 14–18

Ages 8–12

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

Ages 12–16

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Ages 12–18

Ages 14–18

An American Childhood

Annie Dillard

Ages 14–18

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The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Ages 12–18

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When I Was Your Age: Original Stories About Growing Up

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

All Creatures Great and Small

James Herriot

Ages 14–18

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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–18

Ages 8–12

The Hiding Place (Young Reader's Edition)

Corrie ten Boom

Ages 10–14

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