Best Biographies For High School Students - April 2024

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   -  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A New York Times Notable BookNamed a best book of the year by Amazon, Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR, Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub, and SlateFrom the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history            In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world wer... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307742482
• ASIN: 0307742482
• ISBN: 0307742482
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, as seen in the HBO documentary True Justice “[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.”—John LegendSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Pos... [Read More]

• ASIN: 081298496X
• ASIN: 081298496X
• ISBN: 9780812984965
• Brand: Spiegel Grau
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143125478
• UPC: 884832131572
• ASIN: 0143125478
• ISBN: 9780143125471
• Brand: Brown, Daniel James
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethic... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400052181
• ASIN: 1400052181
• ISBN: 9781400052189
• Brand: Skloot, Rebecca
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Night (Night)

• ASIN: 0374500010
• ASIN: 0374500010
• ISBN: 9780374500016
• Brand: Wiesel, Elie/ Wiesel, Marion (TRN)
• Manufacturer: Hill and Wang

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Over 3 million copies sold. Over 800 positive reviews. Adapted from the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is the ultimate teenage success guide—now updated for the digital age.Imagine you had a roadmap—a step-by-step guide to help you get from where you are now, to where you want to be in the future. Your goals, your dreams, your plans…they’re all within reach. You just need the tools to help you get there. That’s what Sean Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, has been to millions of t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476764662
• UPC: 884623824973
• ASIN: 1476764662
• ISBN: 9781476764665
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner)

The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America--it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1568585985
• ASIN: 1568585985
• ISBN: 1568585985
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Bold Type Books

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived.In A ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374531269
• ASIN: 0374531269
• ISBN: 9780374531263
• Brand: Sarah Crichton Books
• Manufacturer: Sarah Crichton Books

1776

• ASIN: 0743226720
• ASIN: 0743226720
• ISBN: 0743226720
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE As seen on Netflix with David Letterman"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.Instead, Malala's miraculous recover... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316322423
• UPC: 884340159730
• ASIN: 0316322423
• ISBN: 0316322423
• Brand: Back Bay Books
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.   Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Lo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345514408
• ASIN: 0345514408
• ISBN: 0345514408
• Brand: Angelou, Maya
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Fever 1793

An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" (The New York Times Book Review).During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insisten... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0689848919
• ASIN: 0689848919
• ISBN: 9780689848919
• Brand: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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

A Short History of Nearly Everything

One of the world’s most beloved writers and bestselling author of One Summer takes his ultimate journey—into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Ban... [Read More]

• ASIN: 076790818X
• ASIN: 076790818X
• ISBN: 076790818X
• Brand: Broadway Books
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Stonewall Book Award Winner―Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature AwardYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren’t for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374303231
• ASIN: 0374303231
• ISBN: 0374303231
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Student Planner, Grades 4 - 8 : Second Edition

With lots of room to record class schedules, daily assignments, and important dates and phone numbers, this fun, easy-to-use planner puts important school information right at students' fingertips. With a three-hole punch design for binders,

• UPC: 25948696

Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students : Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student Should Know How to Use

Provides alphabetically-arranged synonyms and antonyms, and includes a pronunciation guide, definitions, and sample sentences for each

• UPC: 30171037
• Model: BGSTPK-13PHB30

National Geographic Student World Atlas, Fourth Edition : Your Fact-Filled Reference for School and Home!

Examines the Earth's geologic history, climate, vegetation, population, food, economies, and mineral resources, and offers physical, political, and subject maps of each

• UPC: 33647677
• Rating: 5.0

Professional Learning Communities at Worktm : Best Practices for Enhancing Students Achievement

The book that launched a school improvement movement offers research-based recommendations drawn from the best practices found in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. Coming from the perspectives of both a distinguished dean of

• UPC: 25219726

Are You Ready for the SAT and ACT?, 2nd Edition : Building Critical Reading Skills for Rising High School Students

It's never too soon to start preparing for the SAT and ACT. From the experts at The Princeton Review, this book helps ambitious 7th, 8th, and 9th graders build the critical reading skills they need

• UPC: 46509631

National Geographic Student World Atlas, Fourth Edition : Your Fact-Filled Reference for School and Home!

Examines the Earth's geologic history, climate, vegetation, population, food, economies, and mineral resources, and offers physical, political, and subject maps of each

• UPC: 33647676

Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12 : Implementing the Practices That Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning

Ensure students demonstrate more than a year's worth of learning during a school year Renowned literacy experts Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey work with John Hattie to apply his 15 years of research, identifying instructional

• UPC: 49365921
• Model: 9781506332352

Research Projects in Renewable Energy for High School Students

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Abstract: Guide to help high school students gain confidence and understanding of renewable and non-renewable energy resources by investigating, questioning, and experimenting with scientific

• UPC: 53530471

Career Exploration : For Homeschool High School Students

Many high school students are uncertain about what to study in college or what career to pursue. Career Exploration for Homeschool High School Students is a new book to help homeschooled teenagers determine their gifts,

• UPC: 53418305

Albert Einstein : The Genius Who Failed School - Biography Book Best Sellers | Children's Biography Books - eBook

Albert Einstein lived a very interesting life. When he was young, his teacher said that he would never be anything great because he was stupid. We all know how wrong his teacher was because Einstein

• UPC: 717888462