Biographies for Young Adults
From his childhood to his position as the first president of the United States, a comprehensive biography takes a look at the accomplishmnets of this American icon as a man, general, president, and founding father.
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil rights lawyers, and future president of the United States.
Highlighting some of Dr. Seuss's lesser known works, the author offers insights into the imaginative and creative processes of a very private man and one of the twentieth century's most original artists.
Draws on interviews with Frank's surviving family and previously unavailable documents to cast new light on Frank's relationship with her mother and other issues.
Presents the life of the British musician, from his childhood in London to his rock'n'roll career writing and performing music with the Beatles.
Terri Irwin recounts the adventures she and her husband shared--wrangling snakes, saving crocodiles from poachers, swimming among whales.
Provides a biographt of this courageous ex-slave who worked to establish the Underground Railroad, became a Union Army spy, and helped more than seven hundred slaves find their way to freedom in the North.
The name means chocolate to America and the world, but it also stands for an inspiring man and a uniquely successful experiment in community and capitalism that produced a business empire devoted to a higher purpose.
The author relates how, as a young adult, he became a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to college, all while hoping to become a writer.