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Biography books

True stories of real people.

96 books

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J.D. Vance

Ages 16–18

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Sexual content

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Frank McCourt

Ages 16–18

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Becoming (Adapted for Young Readers)

Michelle Obama

Ages 10–18

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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Ages 16–18

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To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel

Siena Cherson Siegel

Ages 8–12

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Sexual content

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

Ages 16–18

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers' Edition)

William Kamkwamba

Ages 10–14

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Strong violence

Through Gates of Splendor

Elisabeth Elliot

Ages 14–18

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The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

Russell Freedman

Ages 10–14

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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

John Elder Robison

Ages 16–18

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Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid

Ages 8–12

Ages 10–14

Sexual contentStrong violence

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Ages 16–18

Ages 14–18

Ages 12–18

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

Ages 12–16

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Little House in the Big Woods

Ages 8–12

Ages 8–12

The Seven Storey Mountain

Ages 16–18

Ages 10–14

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Ages 12–18

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