Biographies : Good Books for Grades 6 - 8 |
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| Y921 Addams | Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy (by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin) |
| Y921 Alcott | Louisa May: The World and Works of Louisa May Alcott (by Norma Johnston) |
| Y921 Ali | The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (by Walter Dean Myers) |
| Y921 Anderson | The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (by Russell Freedman) |
| Y921 Arnold | The Real Benedict Arnold (by Jim Murphy) |
| Y921 Barnum | The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum (by Candace Fleming) |
| Y921 Brown | Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown (by Elaine Landau) |
| Y921 Capone | Al Capone (by Diane Yancey) |
| Y921 Carson | Rachel Carson: A Twentieth-Century Life (by Ellen Levine) |
| Y921 Carvalho | Photo Odyssey: Solomon Carvalho's Remarkable Western Adventure, 1853-54 (by Arlene B. Hirschfelder) |
| Y921 Carver | The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science & Invention in America (by Cheryl Harness) |
| Y921 Cavell | Silent in an Evil Time: The Brave War of Edith Cavell (by Jack Batten) |
| Y921 Clemente | Roberto Clemente: Baseball's Humanitarian Hero (by Heron Marquez) |
| Y921 Colvin | Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (by Phillip M. Hoose.) |
| Y921 Crandall | The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students (by Suzanne Jurmain) |
| Y921 Crazy Horse | The Life and Death of Crazy Horse (by Russell Freedman) |
| Y921 Curie | Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium (by Carla Killough McClafferty) |
| Y921 Darwin | Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith (by Deborah Heiligman) |
| Y921 Disney | The Man Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney (by Katherine Barrett Greene) |
| Y921 Einstein | Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein (by Marfe Ferguson Delano) |
| Y921 Frank | Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family (by Barry Denenberg) |
| Y921 Franklin | A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin Franklin, from Scientist to Diplomat (by Joan Dash) |
| Y921 Freud | Sigmund Freud (by Kathleen Krull) |
| Y921 Gates | Bill Gates: A Twentieth-Century Life (by Marc Aronson) |
| Y921 Graham | Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life (by Russell Freedman) |
| Y921 Guthrie | This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie (by Elizabeth Partridge) |
| Y921 Henson | Matthew Henson: The Quest for the North Pole (by Kathleen Olmstead) |
| Y921 Hitler | The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler (by James Cross Giblin) |
| Y921 Houdini | Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini (by Sid Fleischman) |
| Y921 Keckley | Mary Lincoln's Dressmaker: Elizabeth Keckley's Remarkable Rise from Slave to White House Confidante (by Becky Rutberg) |
| Y921 Keller | Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit (by Laurie Lawlor) |
| Y921 Kennedy | Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy (by Ilene Cooper ) |
| Y921 Lee | I Am Scout:: A Biography of Harper Lee (by Charles J. Shields) |
| Y921 Lennon | John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth: A Photographic Biography (by Elizabeth Partridge) |
| Y921 Lincoln | Lincoln: A Photobiography (by Russell Freedman) |
| Y921 McCarthy | The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy (by James Cross Giblin) |
| Y921 Obama | Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama (by Garen Thomas) |
| Y921 Pocahontas | Pocahontas (by Joseph Bruchac) |
| Y921 Poe | Edgar Allan Poe: A Biography (by Milton Meltzer) |
| Y921 Presley | All Shook Up!: The Life and Death of Elvis Presley (by Barry Denenberg) |
| Y921 Raleigh | Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado (by Marc Aronson) |
| Y921 Roosevelt | Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! (by Jean Fritz) |
| Y921 Roosevelt | Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life (by Candace Fleming) |
| Y921 Ruth | Babe Ruth: Sultan of Swat (by Lois P. Nicholson) |
| Y921 Schaller | A Life in the Wild: George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts (by Pamela S. Turner) |
| Y921 Shelley | Spirit Like a Storm: The Story of Mary Shelley (by Calvin Craig Miller) |
| Y921 Sugihara | A Special Fate: Chiune Sugihara, Hero of the Holocaust (by Alison Gold) |
| Y921 Terrell | Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration (by Dennis Brindell Fradin & Judith Bloom Fradin) |
| Y921 Thorpe | Jim Thorpe: 20th Century Jock (by Robert Lipsyte) |
| Y921 Truth | Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? (by Patricia McKissack) |
| Y921 Twain | The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West (by Sid Fleischman) |
| Y921 Woodhull | Victoria Woodhull: Free Spirit for Women's Rights (by Miriam Brody) |
| Y921 Wright | The Wright Sister: Katherine Wright and Her Famous Brothers (by Richard Maurer) |
| Y921 Zaharias | Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion (by Russell Freedman) |
Last Updated: 2/10
