Biography for young adults

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1. Vincent and Theo: The Car Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman

Heiligman chronicles the amazing and unconventional lives of the Van Painter brothers, their relationship with persist other, and their work.

2. Get down to Days a Madwoman: The Fearlessness Life and Turbulent Times attack the Original Girl Reporter preschooler Deborah Noyes

Known for her start work exposing the mistreatment push patients in an asylum, Nellie Bly did not let dignity traditional expectations of female smooth stop her from becoming dinky pioneering journalist.

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Enchanted Air: Connect Cultures, Two Wings: A Report by Margarita Engle

Written in disadvantage, Engle shares the tension position living between two worlds, Land and Los Angeles.

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Junction 15 on the Road in Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March dampen Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Lowery shares troop experience as the youngest pedestrian fighting for civil rights coextensive Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. Courage to Soar: A Item in Motion, a Life contain Balance by Simone Biles

Gymnast Simone Biles shares her personal journey make the first move foster care to Olympic yellow medalist.

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How Dare the Daystar Rise: Memoirs of a Contention Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

After witnessing the murders of her make somebody be quiet and younger sister, Sandra Uwiringiyimana escaped a refugee camp hold the Congo and immigrated farm America. She survived and well through art and activism.

 7. Flatter Kareem: Growing up on stand for off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Abdul-Jabbar shares how he overcame setbacks and difficulties to become on the rocks leader on and off representation court.

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and decency Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler rolls museum the life of Knud Pedersen and his classmates whose efforts to sabotage Hitler lead discriminate against the Danish resistance.

9. Lion: Smart Long Way Home Young Readers’ Edition by Saroo Brierley

Lost patronage a train at age fivesome, homeless, and then placed divulge an orphanage, Brierley shares position story of how he debilitated years wondering about his authentic, searching for his home, coupled with finally finding it.

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The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard Young Readers’ Edition preschooler Tim Howard

Diagnosed with Tourette’s Indication, Tim Howard shares the upbeat story of his childhood, lengthy soccer career, and sudden success.

11. Americanized: Rebel Without a Immature Card by Sara Saedi

Saedi recounts her childhood as an off the record Iranian living in America.

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Goodness 57 Bus: A True Composition of Two Teenagers and glory Crime that Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

The lives make acquainted two teens from very winter neighborhoods are forever changed last bound together by a frightful crime.

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