READING - Historical Fiction & More: Biography

Combines photographs, illustrations, and text in an exploration of the life of Helen Keller, a woman who lost her vision and hearing at the age of two, but went on, with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan, to become a world-famous speaker and writer.

A dual biography of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, using photographs, letters, engravings, and cartoons to look at their childhoods, courtship, marriage, children, and other joys and traumas of their years together, including their deaths.

A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.

A self-portrait of the Civil War General with firsthand accounts of crucial Civil War events.

An autobiography describing the author's struggles against the dehumanizing southern social environment of the Jim Crow South.

Profiles the life of baseball player Jackie Robinson and describes the legacy he left for African-Americans, American society, and African-American athletes. Also profiles other African-American baseball players from Robinson's era including Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, and Willie Mays.

Biography of Chicago criminal Al Capone discussing his life, criminal activity, the complex personality of the man, and the Prohibition era.

A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Annotated illustrations, maps, and dreamscapes explore how the artist-author's life was shaped while growing up in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, in a powerful graphic memoir.

A graphic novel that explores the role of Annie Sullivan as teacher and companion to Helen Keller and discusses the bond that formed between the two women as Helen went on to accomplish many feats.

Presents a graphic biography of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt,and chronicles her rise to power, the Ptolemaic dynasty, and relationship with Julius Caesar.

A brief biography of escape artist Harry Houdini written in graphic comic format that reveals the secret of some of his stunts.

Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland.

Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who risked her freedom to help other slaves along the Underground Railroad. Presented in graphic novel form.

Brief biographies of all of the first ladies of the White House , from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Color illustrations fill this overview of the life and accomplishments of First Lady Abigail Adams. Also includes a time line, a glossary, and a further-reading list.

Continues the biography of Mrs. Roosevelt which began in the author's Eleanor and Franklin.

In her own words. The speeches 2008.

Examines the life of Avi, author of over fifty books for children and young adults, discussing his childhood in Brooklyn, his education and marriage, and his writing career.

Discusses the life and work of this popular author, including her writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of her books, biographical timeline, and awards.

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

An autobiography describing the author's struggles against the dehumanizing southern social environment of the Jim Crow South.

A biography of the writer whose pioneer life on the American prairie became the basis for her "Little House" books.

Explores the life and career of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, through an investigation of his early work, interviews, and writings.