Best Autobiographies For Young Adults - April 2024

Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy

Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 she was considered so dangerous to the Gestapo that she had to escape over the Pyrenees mountains―on an artificial leg, no less. When she got to England, she was reassigned to France by the OSS, disguised as an old peasant woman. She helped capture 500... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159921072X
• UPC: 884203109865
• ASIN: 159921072X
• ISBN: 159921072X
• Brand: Lyons Press
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

Educated: A Memoir

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S AWARD IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES BOOK PRIZENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399590501
• ASIN: 0399590501
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Random House

Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and justice Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home, and she risks losing the support of family, coming to the realization that some people simply do not want to be saved.Spilled Milk is a novel of shocking narrative, trium... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615835600
• ASIN: 0615835600
• ISBN: 0615835600
• Manufacturer: K.L Randis

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)

The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home fro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316327913
• ASIN: 0316327913
• ISBN: 0316327913
• Brand: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Highest-rated new book of 2016 by Audible customers Winner: Audible's Best of 2016 - Celebrity Memoirs  Trevor Noah, one of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars and host of The Daily Show, tells his wild coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. In this Audible Studios production, Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoirists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives.  "Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he underst... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IW9TM5O
• ASIN: B01IW9TM5O
• Manufacturer: Audible Studios

The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list, “brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live” (VOYA).This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1442497823
• UPC: 884641071366
• ASIN: 1442497823
• ISBN: 1442497823
• Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Breakthrough: The Miraculous True Story of a Mother's Faith and Her Child's Resurrection

The impossible true story about the powerful impact of prayer that inspired the major motion picture starring Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace, Dennis Haysbert, and Josh Lucas.Through the years and the struggles, when life seemed more about hurt and loss than hope and mercy, God was positioning the Smiths for something extraordinary--the death and resurrection of their son.When Joyce Smith's fourteen-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she and her family had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than sixty minutes. But Joyce was no... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1546010602
• ASIN: 1546010602
• ISBN: 1546010602
• Brand: FaithWords/Hachette Book Group
• Manufacturer: FaithWords

Four Perfect Pebbles: A True Story of the Holocaust

The twentieth-anniversary edition of Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s acclaimed Holocaust memoir features new material by the author, a reading group guide, a map, and additional photographs. “The writing is direct, devastating, with no rhetoric or exploitation. The truth is in what’s said and in what is left out.”—ALA Booklist (starred review) Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s unforgettable and acclaimed memoir recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood. Following Hitler’s rise to power, the Blumenthal family—father, mother, Marion, and her brother, Albert—were trapped in Nazi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062489968
• ASIN: 0062489968
• ISBN: 0062489968
• Brand: GREENWILLOW
• Manufacturer: Greenwillow Books

Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown

Go deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators. When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.” Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination were fueled by faith, family, and the love of a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307730700
• ASIN: 0307730700
• ISBN: 9780307730701
• Brand: Waterbrook
• Manufacturer: WaterBrook

Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other

The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity."In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine RECON—the most elite fighters in the Corps—in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young dog "with a big goofy head and little legs" who didn’t seem vicious or run in a pack like most strays they’d encountered. After eating a piece of beef jerky Craig offered—against military regu... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062693387
• ASIN: 0062693387
• ISBN: 9780062693389
• Manufacturer: Speck

The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

• ASIN: 0316055425
• ASIN: 0316055425
• ISBN: 0316055425
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ali Wong’s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.“Fierce, feminist, and packed with funny anecdotes.”—Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF FALL’S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS BY Time • Vox • USA Today • HuffPost • Bustle • Vogue • PopSugar • BookRiot • Shondaland In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eigh... [Read More]

• ASIN: 052550883X
• ASIN: 052550883X
• ISBN: 052550883X
• Manufacturer: Random House

The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC

"THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ ABOUT AC/DC." - Mark Evans (bass player of AC/DC, 1975-'77)#1 MUSIC BOOK OF 2014 - AllMusicBooks.com (USA)#1 ROCK BESTSELLER - USA, UK, Denmark, Italy and Germany#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - DenmarkSELECTED FOR BEST BOOKS OF 2014 - PRI Public Radio International (USA)"An entertaining book... fans of the band will want to get their hands on this. Pronto."- Booklist (American Library Association)"Until a band member puts pen to paper in a proper tell-all exposé - they won't - Jesse Fink's work here is the number one go-to book on the subject, warts 'n' all."- Uber R... [Read More]

• ASIN: 125006872X
• UPC: 884724607611
• ASIN: 125006872X
• ISBN: 125006872X
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

The Book of Awesome Women: Boundary Breakers, Freedom Fighters, Sheroes and Female Firsts

#1 Amazon Best Seller! ─ Super women. Who are some of the most awesome women in history?"The Book of Awesome Women shares stories and triumphs that are not often mentioned in mainstream history and is something you absolutely need to check out....Reading this book filled me with happiness and I just felt so amazed by what the women within this book have accomplished." The Book of Awesome Women Book Review from @kleffnotes, TheNerdyGirlExpress, December 11, 2017Sheroes: Women hold up half the sky and, most days, do even more of the heavy lifting including childbearing and child-rearing. All... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1633535835
• ASIN: 1633535835
• ISBN: 9781633535831
• Manufacturer: Mango

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, New York State official, and activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves faced with the challenges of the foster-care system and intermittent homelessness in the shadows of Manhattan and the Hamptons. A true-life rags-to-riches story, Etched in Sand chronicles Regina’s rising above her past, while fighting to keep her ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B009NG18Z8
• ASIN: B009NG18Z8
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Unbroken (the Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive (Hardcover)

• UPC: 36959247
• Rating: 4.7

The Best Young Adult Books Contest : A Simulation for the Language Arts Classroom

The Best Young Adult Books Contest presents a program that involves the whole classroom in an effort to plan, develop, and perform a mock "academy awards" show. The reader is guided through each and every

• UPC: 29511577
• Rating: 3.6

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (Paperback)

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking

• UPC: 54363124
• Rating: 4.0

Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive (Young Adult Adaptation) (Paperback)

Original version published: New York: Random House,

• UPC: 55481912

King of the Mild Frontier : An Ill-Advised Autobiography

Chris Crutcher, author of young adult novels such as "Ironman" and "Whale Talk," as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho, and becoming a

• UPC: 2575162
• Rating: 4.2

Best-Loved Saints : Inspiring Biographies of Popular Saints for Young Catholics and Adults

Best Loved Saints by Catholic Book Publishing offers, more than 50 biographical sketches of the most popular, Saints, including Sts. Jerome, Agnes, Thomas Aquinas, Francis Assisi, Ignatius Loyola, John of God, John of, the Cross,

• UPC: 26884970

Autobiography of My Dead Brother

Jesse uses his sketchbook and comic strips to make sense of his home in Harlem and the loss of a close

• UPC: 4809457
• Rating: 4.0

Teen Romance - A Romantic Suspense, Surfing Action Adventure (Love Story, Teen Books, Romance Books, Teen Books, Love Story, Young Adult Books, Teen Books, YA Books, Mystery Books, Books for Teen)

Teen Romance is a coming of age, romantic suspense, mystery novel with adventure. A chill in the salty ocean breeze carries ghosts of buried memories. There's a secret hiding in vacation hotspot. Behind prying eyes,

• UPC: 54940917

100 Best Books for Children : A Parent's Guide to Making the Right Choices for Your Young Reader, Toddler to Preteen

From classics to new favorites, 100 Best Books for Children “points parents in the right direction [to] 100 titles no child should miss” (Booklist). With thirty-five years of experience at the heart of children’s publishing,

• UPC: 3952349
• Rating: 4.7

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Hardcover)

"Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw

• UPC: 52896352
• Rating: 4.7

Book "You Better be Right" by Dick Burleson (SEC Football Official for 25 years)

• UPC: 264614946100
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 7 USD