Bibliography
Biographies
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Memoirs
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Powell's Books. (2016). Biographies. Retrieved from http://www.powells.com/books/young-adult/nonfiction/biographies
Scholastic. (2016). Biographies for Young Adults. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/ups/booklists/51121950e4b0177ede5d05b4#cart/cleanup
Stacked. (2015). Get gentrified: YA Memoirs. Retrieved from http://stackedbooks.org/2015/01/get-genrefied-ya-memoirs.html
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Beals, M.B., Pitts, L.R. & Tantor Media. (2011). Warriors don't cry: A searing memoir of the battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High. Old Saybrook, CT: Tantor Audio
Engle, M. (2015). Enchanted air: Two cultures: Two wings: A memoir. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Frank, A. (1995). The diary of a young girl: The definitive edition. New York: Doubleday.
Hickam, H. (1999). October sky. New York: Island Books.
Mah, A.Y. (1999). Chinese cinderella: The true story of an unwanted daughter. New York: Delacorte Press.
Morgan, A. (2015). Breakaway: Beyond the goal. New York: Simon & Schuster BFYR.
Rawl, P. (2014). Positive: Surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world: a memoir. New York, New York: Harper Collins
Rodriguez, G. & Glatzer, J. (2012). The pregnancy project: A memoir. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Thrash, M. (2015). Honor girl. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Walls, J. (2005). The glass castle: A Memoir. New York: Scribner.
Wasdin, H., & Templin, S. (2012). I am a Seal Tam Six warrior: Memoirs of an American Solider. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.
Angelou, M. (1969). I know why the caged bird sings. New York: Random House
Douglas, F. (1845). Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglas, an American slave, written by himself. Boston: Anti Slavery Office
Garner, E.R. (1999). Eleanor's story: An American girl in Hitler's Germany. Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree
Hamilton, B. (2004). Soul surfer: A true story of faith, family, and fighting to get back on the board. New York: Pocket Books.
Keller, Helen. (1902). The story of my life. New York: Doubleday.
Mandela, N. (1994). Long walk to freedom: the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Boston: Little Brown
Shakur, S. (1993). Monster: the autobiography of an LA gang member . New York: Atlantic Monthly Press
Walker, R. (2001). Black, white, and Jewish: autobiography of a shifting self. New York: River Books.
X., M. & Haley, A. (1965). The autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Grove Press
Yousafzai, M. (2013). I am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. New York: NY: Little, Brown, & Company
Anderson, M.T. (2015). Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shosatakovich and the Siege of Leningrad. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press
Angel, A. (2010). Janis Joplin: Rise up singing. New York: Amulet Books.
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different: A biography. New York: Feiwel and Friends.
Freedman, R. (1987). Lincoln: A photobiography. New York, New York: Clarion Books.
Hemphill, S. (2007). Your own Sylvia: A verse portrait of Sylvia Plath. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Hillenbrand, L. & Hermann, E. (2014). Unbroken: [An Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive]. New York: Random House Audio Publishing.
McClafferty, C.L. The many faces of George Washington: Remaking a presidential icon. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books
Partridge, E. (2005). John Lennon: All I want is the truth: A photobiography . New York, New York: Viking/Penguin Young Readers Group.
Plain, N. (2015). This strange wilderness: The life and art of John James Audubon. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press
Sheinkin, S. (2010). The notorious Benedict Arnold: A true story of adventure, heroism, & treachery. New York: Roaring Books Press
Swanson, J.L., & Patton, W. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. New York, New York: Scholastic Audiobooks
Bucher, K. & Manning, M.L. (2006). Young adult literature: Exploration, evaulation, and appreciation. Upper Saddle Eiver, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
Klems, B.A. (2013, May 8). The Writer's dig: Memoir v. autobiography. Retrieved from http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/memoir-vs-autobiography-2
McVicker, M. (2011, October, 11). The Writer: Tips on writing a biography. Retrieved from http://www.writermag.com/2011/10/29/tips-writing-biography/
Merriam-Webster. (2016). Autobiography. Retrived from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography
Merriam-Webster. (2016). Biography. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biography
Merriam-Webster. (2016). Memoir. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memoir