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Actors, Actresses, Directors,
& Entertainers
Whoopi Goldberg: Comedian and Movie Star
by William Caper, 128 pgs.
George Lucas
by Dana White, 128 pgs
Christopher
Reeve
by Megan Howard, 128 pgs.
Steven
Spielberg: Hollywood Filmmaker
by Virginia Meachum, 112 pgs.
African-Americans
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
by Walter Dean Myers, 172 pgs.
Muhammad Ali
by Ferdie Pacheco, 217 pgs.
Melba
Beals. (Integrator)
Warriors
Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's
Central High
by Melba Beals, 226 pgs.
Cynthia
Cooper. (Basketball player)
She
Got Game: My Personal Odyssey
by Cynthia Cooper, 229 pgs.
Henry
Louis Gates Jr. (Author)
Colored People: A Memoir
by Henry Louis Gates Jr., 216 pgs.
Grant
Hill. (Basketball player)
On the Court with--Grant Hill
by Matt Christopher, 110 pgs.
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Shaquille
O'Neal. (Basketball player)
Shaquille
O'Neal
by Bob Woods, 112 pgs.
Rosa
Parks. (Civil Rights leader)
Rosa
Parks: My Story
by Rosa Parks, 192 pgs.
Thornton
family.
The
Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's Astonishing Success Story
by Yvonne Thornton, 261 pgs.
Leon
Tillage. (North Carolina sharecropper)
Leon's
Story
by Leon Tillage, 107 pgs.
Booker
T. Washington. (Author, educator, Civil Rights leader)
Up
from Slavery: An Autobiography
by Booker T. Washington, 243 pgs.
Ida
B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
by Dennis Brindell Fradin
and Judith Bloom Fradin, 178 pgs.
Malcolm
X: By Any Means Necessary
by Walter Dean Myers, 210 pgs.
Chinese-Americans
Ben
Fong-Torres.
The
Rice Room: Growing Up Chinese American, from Number Two Son to Rock 'n Roll
by Ben Fong-Torres, 260 pgs.
Michelle
Kwan. (figure skater)
Michelle
Kwan, Heart of a Champion: An Autobiography
by Michelle Kwan, 151 pgs.
Adeline
Yen Mah.
Chinese
Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah,
205 pgs.
Explorers & Adventurists
Louise
Boyd.
Louise
Arner Boyd: Arctic Explorer
by Durlynn Anema, 112 pgs.
Christopher
McCandless.
Into
the Wild
by Jon Krakauer, 207 pgs.
Sir
Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
by Jon Krakauer, 207 pgs.
Heroes
Scott
O'Grady. (pilot)
Return
with Honor
by Scott O'Grady, 206 pgs.
Caroline
Paul. (fire fighter)
Fighting
Fire: A Personal Story
by Caroline Paul, 272 pgs.
Ryan
White. (Teen AIDS activist)
Ryan
White: My Own Story
by Ryan White, 277 pgs.
Leaders, Politicians, & Elected
Officials
Madeleine
Albright. (first female Secretary of State)
Madeleine Albright: She Speaks for America
by Suzanne Freedman, 111
pgs.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: A First Lady for Our Time
by Donnie Radcliffe,
270 pgs.
Jesse
Ventura. (Wrestler, Governor of Minnesota)
Jesse Ventura
by Keith Greenberg, 112 pgs.
PDL
JBIO Ventura
Native Americans
Crazy
Horse. (Oglala chief)
Crazy
Horse
by Larry McMurtry, 148 pgs.
Sacagawea.
(Shoshoni guide)
Sacagawea:
Westward with Lewis and Clark
by Alana White, 128 pgs.
Sitting
Bull. (Hunkpapa chief)
Sitting
Bull and His World
by Albert Marrin, 246 pgs.
Astronauts & Pilots
Amelia
Earhart. (First woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean)
Lost
Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart
by Patricia Lauber, 106 pgs.
Christa
McAuliffe. (Teacher/astronaut)
I
Touch the Future: The Story of Christa McAuliffe
by Robert T. Hohler,
262 pgs.
Sally
Ride: First American Woman in Space
by Carole Ann Kamp, 104 pgs.
Authors
Louisa
May Alcott. (Author of Little Women)
Louisa
May Alcott
by Karen Clemens Warrick, 128 pgs.
Beverly
Cleary. (Author of Ramona books)
A
Girl from Yamhill
by Beverly Cleary, 279 pgs.
Henry
Louis Gates Jr. (Author)
Colored
People: A Memoir
by Henry Louis Gates Jr., 216 pgs.
Marguerite
Henry. (Author of books about horses)
Write
a Book for Me: The Story of Marguerite Henry
by David R. Collins, 112
pgs.
Stephen
King. (Author of horror books)
Stephen
King: King of Thrillers and Horrors
by Suzan Wilson, 128 pgs.
C.S.
Lewis. (Author of the Narnia books)
The
Man Who Created Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis
by Michael Coren, 140
pgs.
Lois
Lowry. (Author of The Giver)
Looking
Back: A Book of Memories
by Lois Lowry, 181 pgs.
Gary
Paulsen. (Author of teen fiction)
My
Life in Dog Years
by Gary Paulsen, 137 pgs.
Richard
Peck. (Author of teen fiction)
Anonymously
Yours
by Richard Peck, 122 pgs.
J.K.
Rowling. (Author of the Harry Potter books)
J.K.
Rowling: The Wizard Behind the Harry Potter Series
by Marc Shapiro,
107 pgs.
Jerry
Spinelli. (Author of humorous books)
Knots
in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid
by Jerry Spinelli, 148
pgs.
R.L.
Stine. (Author of Goosebumps and Fear Street books)
It
Came from Ohio: My Life as a Writer
by R.L. Stine, 140 pgs.
Musicians, Singers, & Artists
Dorothea
Lange. (photographer)
Restless
Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
by Elizabeth Partridge,
122 pgs.
Jewel:
Pieces of a Dream
by Kristen Kemp, 128 pgs.
Vanessa
Williams
by Suzanne Freedman, 128 pgs.
Royalty
Sarah
Forbes Bonetta. (West African princess)
At
Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England
by Walter
Dean Myers, 146 pgs.
Cleopatra.
(Queen of Egypt)
Cleopatra:
Goddess of Egypt, Enemy of Rome
by Polly Schoyer Brooks, 151 pgs.
Elizabeth
I. (Queen of England)
Behind
the Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I
by Jane Resh Thomas, 196 pgs.
Scientists & Inventors
Eugenie
Clark. (female shark scientist)
Eugenie
Clark: Adventures of a Shark Scientist
by Ellen Butts, 107 pgs.
Homer
Hickam. (NASA engineer)
Rocket
Boys: A Memoir
by Homer Hickam, 368 pgs.
Jonas
Salk. (Polio vaccine)
Jonas
Salk: Discoverer of the Polio Vaccine
by Carmen Bredeson, 112 pgs.
Sports
Baseball
Moe
Berg.
The
Amazing Life of Moe Berg: Catcher, Scholar, Spy
by Tricia Andryszewski,
127 pgs.
Mickey
Mantle.
The
Last Hero: The Life of Mickey Mantle
by David Falkner, 254 pgs.
Jackie
Robinson.
Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer
by Herb Dunn, 180 pgs.
Sammy
Sosa.
At
the Plate with Sammy Sosa
by Matt Christopher, 108 pgs.
Basketball
Cynthia
Cooper.
She
Got Game: My Personal Odyssey
by Cynthia Cooper, 229 pgs.
Grant
Hill.
On
the Court with--Grant Hill
by Matt Christopher, 110 pgs.
Shaquille
O'Neal
by Bob Woods, 112 pgs.
Boxing & Wrestling
Muhammad
Ali. (Boxer)
The
Greatest: Muhammad Ali
by Walter Dean Myers, 172 pgs.
Muhammad
Ali. (Boxer)
Muhammad
Ali
by Ferdie Pacheco, 217 pgs.
Mick
Foley. (Wrestler)
Mankind:
Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks
by The Rock, 292 pgs.
Tony
Hawk. (Skateboarder)
Hawk:
Occupation: Skateboarder
by Tony Hawk, 289 pgs.
The
Rock. (Wrestler)
The
Rock Says: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports
by The Rock, 292 pgs.
Jesse
Ventura. (Wrestler, Governor of Minnesota)
Jesse
Ventura
by Keith Greenberg, 112 pgs.
Dance
Savion
Glover. (dancer)
Savion!
My Life in Tap
by Savion Glover and Bruce Weber, 79 pgs.
Martha
Graham. (Choreographer, dancer)
Martha
Graham: A Dancer's Life
by Russell Freedman, 175 pgs.
Rudolf
Nureyev. (dancer)
The
Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev
by Linda Maybarduk, 180
pgs.
Football
In
the Huddle with John Elway
by Matt Christopher, 109 pgs.
Never
Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton
by Walter Payton, 268 pgs.
In
the Huddle with Steve Young
by Matt Christopher, 131 pgs.
Gymnastics
Greenup
County High School Cheerleaders.
We've
Got Spirit: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Cheerleading Team
by James T. McElroy, 336 pgs.
Bela
Karolyi.
Feel
No Fear: The Power, Passion, and Politics of a Life in Gymnastics
by
Bela Karolyi and Nancy Ann Richardson, 239 pgs.
Dominique
Moceanu: An American Champion
by Dominque Moceanu, 112 pgs.
Ice
Hockey
National
Hockey League.
Hockey
Now!
by Mike Leonetti, 167 pgs.
Hockey
Players.
Hockey's
Greatest Stars: Legends and Young Lions
by Chris McDonell, 190 pgs.
Wayne
Gretzky.
On
the Ice with Wayne Gretzky
by Matt Christopher, 133 pgs.
Ice
Skating
Boitano's
Edge: Inside the Real World of Figure Skating
by Brian Boitano with
Suzanne Harper, 144 pgs.
Michelle
Kwan, Heart of a Champion: An Autobiography
by Michelle Kwan, 151 pgs.
Tara
Lipinski: Triumph on Ice: An Autobiography
by Tara Lipinski and Emily
Costello, 116 pgs.
Other Sports
Mia
Hamm.
Go
for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life
by Mia
Hamm and Aaron Heifetz, 222 pgs.
Andy
MacDonald .
Dropping
in with Andy Mac: The Life of a Pro Skateboarder
by Andy MacDonald,
158 pgs.
Jesse
Owens
by Tony Gentry, 112 pgs.
Babe
Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion
by Russell Freedman, 192
pgs.
Survivors
The
Holocaust and Other World War II Survivors
Anne
Frank.
Anne
Frank: A Hidden Life
by Mirjam Pressler, 176 pgs.
Livia
Bitton-Jackson.
I
Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
by Livia Bitton-Jackson,
224 pgs.
Anita
Lobel.
No
Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
by Anita Lobel, 193 pgs.
Irene
Gut Opdyke.
In
My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
by Irene Gut Opdyke, 276 pgs.
Aranka
Siegal.
Upon
the Head of a Goat
by Aranka Siegal, 215 pgs.
Corrie
Ten Boom.
The
Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom, 241 pgs.
Yoshiko
Uchida.
The
Invisible Thread: An Autobiography
by Yoshiko Uchida, 136 pgs.
Other
Struggles
Melba
Beals.
Warriors
Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central
High
by Melba Beals, 226 pgs.
Andie
Dominick.
Needles:
A Memoir of Growing Up with Diabetes
by Andie Dominick, 220 pgs.
Zlata
Filipovic.
Zlata's
Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo
by Zlata Filipovic, 200 pgs.
Lucy
Grealy.
Autobiography
of a Face
by Lucy Grealy, 223 pgs.
John
Hockenberry.
Moving
Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
by John Hockenberry, 371 pgs.
Marya
Hornbacher.
Wasted:
A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
by Marya Hornbacher, 268 pgs.
Ji-Li
Jiang.
Red
Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
by Ji-Li Jiang, 285
pgs.
Susanna
Kaysen.
Girl,
Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen, 168 pgs.
Helen
Keller.
The
Story of My Life
by Helen Keller, 213 pgs.
Adeline
Yen Mah.
Chinese
Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah,
205 pgs.
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