As a part of our Selection and Use course, my classmates and I needed to
compile short book orders around a particular topic. My partner and
chose biographies for high school. Please let me know what you think of
the list. I hope it can be put to good use by someone. (You'll notice we
didn't stick strictly to 920s, but the books are all biographical or
autobiographical.)
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life.
Fleming, Candace. 689835493. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. c2003.
973.3. $19.95.
Bio told in format of Poor Richard's Almanac. Gr 5-10. 120p. (BL Aug
03, SLJ Oct 04, HB 03 #5)
The Burn Journals. Runyon, Brent. 375826211. Knopf. c2004. 921.
$17.95.
Autobiography/memoir of boy who set himself afire. Gr 6-12. 144p. (BL
Jun 04, SLJ Nov 04, HB Apr 05)
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy.
Warren, Andrea. 0374322244. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. c2004.
959.704. $17.00.
Amerasian boy leaves Vietnam, adopted by Americans. Gr 5-10. 110p.
(BL Jun 04, SLJ Oct 04, HB 04 #5)
Frederick Douglass: For the Great Family of Man. Burchard, Peter.
689832400. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. c2003. 921. $18.95.
Well-researched, MD connection, good visuals. Gr 6-12. 240p. (BL Feb
03, SLJ Jan 03, HB Oct 03)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America. Dumas,
Firoozeh. 1400060400. Villard. c2003. 979.4. $21.95.
Iranian girl faces repercussions of hostage crisis. Gr 10-12. 187p.
(BL Jun 03, SLJ Nov 03, VOYA Apr 04)
Galileo Galilei and the Science of Motion . William J. Boerst .
1931798001. Morgan Reynolds Incorporated. c2004. 921. $26.95.
Galileo as window into 17th-century life. Gr 6-12. 144p. (BL Nov 03,
SLJ Dec 03, HB Apr 04)
How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme
Sports. Paulsen, Gary. 385729499. Random/Wendy Lamb. c2003. 921.
$12.95.
Stories about author's sportsy childhood. Gr 9-12. 128p. (BL Dec 02,
SLJ Feb 03, HB 03 #1)
John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth. Partridge, Elizabeth. 670059544.
Viking. c2005. 782.4216. $24.99.
Photos, discography, etc. Gr 9-12. 232p. (BL Nov 05, SLJ Oct 05, HBM
Sept 05)
Mystery and Terror: The Story of Edgar Allan Poe . William Schoell .
1931798397. Morgan Reynolds Incorporated. c2004. 921. $23.95.
Succinct, frank, Baltimore connection. Gr 6-12. 128p. (BL Oct 04, SLJ
Dec 04, HB Apr 05)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Satrapi, Marjane. 375422307.
Pantheon. c2002. 955.05. $17.95.
Graphic novel: great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor. Gr 9-12.
153p. (BL May 03, SLJ Aug 03, VOYA Dec 03)
Samuel Adams: Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution. Irvin, Benjamin.
1951132254. Oxford UP. c2002. 921. $28.00.
Accessible, primary sources excerpts, good illustrations. Gr 9-12.
176p. (BL Feb 03, SLJ Feb 03, VOYA Aug 03)
The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist,
Geologist and Thinker. Sis, Peter. 374456283. Farrar/Frances Foster.
c2003. 921. $18.00.
Illustrated account of Darwin's life. Gr 7-10. 34p. (BL Oct 03, SLJ
Oct 03, HB 03 #6)
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for
Equal Rights. Freedman, Russell. 618159762. Clarion. c2004. 921.
$18.00.
African-American opera singer defies stereotypes. Gr 9-12. 114p. (BL
Jun 04, SLJ Jul 04, HB Fall 04)
Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit. Kraft, Betsy Harvey.
0618142649. Clarion. c2003. 973.91. $19.00.
Childhood, military campaigns, politics. Gr 6-10. 180p. (BL Oct 03,
SLJ Dec 03, HB 03 #6)
We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Led to Success. Davis, Sampson, Et
Al. 525474072. Dutton. c2005. 610. $16.99.
Three friends make pact, become doctors, and tour. Gr 7-10. 128p. (BL
Apr 05, SLJ May 05, VOYA Jun 05)
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