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Walk in My Shoes Biography and Memoir
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The story of my life : an Afghan girl on the other side of the sky
by Farah Ahmedi
An inspirational memoir of the teenage author's struggles to survive her youth in war-torn Kabul describes her witness to brutal conflicts between the mujahideen and the Soviets during her earliest years, her extensive injuries after stepping on a land mine, and her eventual relocation to the United States.
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I know why the caged bird sings
by Maya Angelou
The critically acclaimed author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums.
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Laughing at my nightmare
by Shane Burcaw
A twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy describes the challenges he faces in completing everyday tasks and shares stories about growing up and living with this rare neuromuscular disease.
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Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Irin Carmon
In a lively illustrated biography of the feminist icon and legal pioneer, readers can get to know the Supreme Court Justice and fierce Jewish grandmother, who has changed the world despite our struggle with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, standing as a testament to what a little chutzpah can do.
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The distance between us : a memoir
by Reyna Grande
The American Book Award-winning author of Across a Hundred Mountains traces her experiences as an illegal child immigrant, describing how her parents' dreams of better opportunities for their family were marked by her father's violent alcoholism, her efforts to obtain a higher education and the inspiration of Latina authors.
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In the country we love : my family divided
by Diane Guerrero
The author and actress discusses her life in America as an undocumented immigrant, specifically the day when she was fourteen-years-old and her parents were detained and deported while she was at school.
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Rapture practice : a true story about growing up gay in an evangelical family
by Aaron Hartzler
Describes the author's coming of age in a fervently religious household that believed Jesus' return to Earth to take the faithful to heaven was imminent, recounting how his growing doubts, earthly ties, and the sacrifices required by his faith prompted his transformation from conflicted do-gooder to full-fledged teen rebel.
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Vincent and Theo : the Van Gogh brothers
by Deborah Heiligman
A meticulously researched account of the relationship between brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh draws on hundreds of letters written by the master artist that illuminate how Theo supported Vincent throughout the latter's creative and interpersonal struggles. By the National Book Award Finalist author of Charles and Emma.
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October sky : a memoir
by Homer H. Hickam
The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Originally published as Rocket Boys.
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Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender teen)
by Jazz Jennings
The author reccounts how her public experiences have influenced her attitude towards the transgender community, as she works to educate others about transgenderism while navigating the challenges of being a teenager.
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Alexander Hamilton : the making of America
by Teri Kanefield
The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. In contrast, he envisioned something different: along with agriculture and small towns, he imagined a multiracial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. A poor immigrant, Hamilton believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for newcomers. His vision put him at odds with Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and others; they envisioned a pastoral America of small towns, where governments were local, states controlled their own destiny, and the federal government remained small and weak. Hamilton died in a duel, defending his ideas and his honor. Because of the systems Hamilton set up and the ideas he left, his vision won out. Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream--a poor immigrant who made good in America.
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Into the wild
by Jon Krakauer
A portrait of Chris McCandless chronicles his decision to withdraw from society and adopt the persona of Alexander Supertramp, offering insight into his beliefs about the wilderness and his tragic death in the Alaskan tundra.
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Bad boy : a memoir
by Walter Dean Myers
A Coretta Scott King Award winning author tells young readers what it was like being raised in Harlem, the town of Sugar Ray Robinson and Langston Hughes, in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Samurai rising : the epic life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S Turner
The true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills.
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How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child
by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
A memoir by the co-creator of the Foundation of Hope Ministries shares the remarkable story of her survival during the Gatumba massacre and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism.
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One hundred demons
by Lynda Barry
A collection of twenty comic strips celebrates the Buddhist challenge to overcome one hundred demons in a lifetime with such offerings as "Dancing," "Dogs," and "Magic," which follow the author's misadventures with adolescence, family, and relationships.
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Lighter than my shadow
by Katie Green
A graphic memoir in tribute to the challenges of eating disorders, abuse and recovery follows the experiences of a picky eater whose silent starvation-protests ultimately put her life at risk.
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Feynman
by Jim Ottaviani
In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. Written by nonfiction comics mainstay Jim Ottaviani and brilliantly illustrated by First Second author Leland Myrick, Feynman tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Ottaviani tackles the bad with the good, leaving the reader delighted by Feynman's exuberant life and staggered at the loss humanity suffered with his death.
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Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.
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Honor girl
by Maggie Thrash
When Maggie falls in love with another girl at Camp Bellflower, an all-girl summer camp in Appalachia, her savant-like expertise at the camp's rifle range is what keeps her going through a summer of heartbreak and self-discovery.
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Marco Polo : dangers and visions
by Marco Tabilio
Shares the early adventures of Marco Polo, who traveled with his father and uncle from Venice, Italy, to the land of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, where he faces setbacks, risks, and discoveries.
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Spinning
by Tillie Walden
Unable to conceive of a life beyond her competitive training regimen, a teen figure skater begins to question her unrelenting lifestyle in the wake of a growing passion for art and a first love with a new girlfriend.
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