| Danger in the Desert: The True Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter | Cohen, Roger | BIO Andrews |
| Looks at the journeys of Roy Chapman Andrews who, in the early twentieth-century, led countless expeditions in search of dinosaur fossils, facing dangers such as pythons, wild dogs, marauding bandits, sandstorms, and corrupt officials. |
| The Great and Only Barnum | Fleming, Candace | BIO Barnum |
| In this biography of P.T. Barnum, readers can visit Barnum's American Museum, meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man and his tinier bride, experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy. |
| Chasing Lincoln's Killer | Swanson, James L. | BIO Booth |
| Recounts the escape of John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin, and follows the intensive twelve-day search for him and his accomplices. |
| Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice | Hoose, Philip | BIO Colvin |
| Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure. |
| Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium | McClafferty, Carla Killough | BIO Curie |
| Meet Manya Sklodowska, better known today as Marie Curie, the co-discoverer of radium, who became the first woman awarded the Nobel prize for her work on the discovery. |
| Miles to Go | Cyrus, Miley | BIO Cyrus |
| Just a few years ago, Miley Cyrus was a virtual unknown. Her life in rural Tennessee was filled with family, friends, school, cheerleading, and the daily tasks of living on a farm. And then came a little show called “Hannah Montana.” |
| More about Boy | Dahl, Roald | BIO Dahl |
| The creator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory recounts stories from his childhood, including his wonderful Chocolate Mouse Plot. |
| Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith | Heiligman, Deborah | BIO Darwin |
| This look at Charles Darwin shows how his wife’s faith made him reconsider how the world would receive his ideas. |
| Phineas Gage | Fleischman, John | BIO Gage |
| Tells the story of Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman who survived eleven years years after an accident in which a thirteen-pound iron rod shot through his brain. |
| The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler | Giblin, James | BIO Hitler |
| Traces Hitler's life from his childhood to his final days in Berlin, exploring how his promises of prosperity and power along with anti-Semitic rhetoric allowed him to lead Germany into World War II |
| Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini | Fleischman, Sid | BIO Houdini |
| A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. |
| Iraqigirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq | | BIO Iraqi-girl |
| In a country torn apart by war, a teenage Iraqi girl blogs her story of family, friendship, and life under American occupation. |
| The Bite of the Mango | Kamara, Mariatu | BIO Kamara |
| When Mariatu set out for a nearby village in Sierra Leone, she was kidnapped and both of her hands cut off. This memoir is a testament to her courage and resilience. |
| Alive in the Killing Fields | Keat, Nawuth | BIO Keat |
| The gripping story of a young boy who survived the atrocities in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. |
| Surviving the Angel of Death | Kor, Eva | BIO Kor |
| Eva Kor shares her experience as a 10-year-old guinea pig of Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the angel of death, in Auschwitz. |
| I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee | Shields, Charles J. | BIO Lee |
| This biography tells the story of how Harper Lee struggled to become an author and created one of the most popular novels of the 20th century. |
| The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary | Fleming, Candace | BIO Lincoln |
| Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other. |
| Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela | Keller, Bill | BIO Mandela |
| This biography looks at the life of Nelson Mandela, placing his awe-inspiring accomplishments in historical context. |
| Tell No One Who You Are | Buchignani, Walter | BIO Miller |
| Tells the story of Regine Miller, who hid with four Belgium families during the German occupation. |
| Under A Red Sky | Molnar, Haya Leah | BIO Molnar |
| Molnar recalls growing up in Romania during the 1950s, where her ignorance of her Jewish heritage protected her in her Communist-run school. |
| Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids | Hollihan, Kerrie Logan | BIO Newton |
| A rich portrait of this brilliant man, including a time line, online resources, and projects for readers to understand the concepts he developed. |
| Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady | Brophy, David Bergen | BIO Obama |
| A brief biography of Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama. |
| Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama | Thomas, Garen | BIO Obama |
| Highlights the life and accomplishments of the president of the United States. |
| Robert Pattinson: The Unauthorized Biography | Blackburn, Virginia | BIO Pattinso |
| A look at everything fans want to know about Robert Pattinson. |
| The Burn Journals | Runyon, Brent | BIO Runyon |
| Brent Runyon was fourteen years old when he set himself on fire. Here he describes his suicide attempt and his subsequent recovery |
| The Wall: Growing Up behind the Iron Curtain | Sis, Peter | BIO Sis |
| The author pairs his artistry with journal entries, historical context and period photography to create an account of his childhood in Cold War-era Prague |
| I Love Yous Are for White People | Su, Lac | BIO Su |
| This memoir chronicles one Asian-American immigrant's struggle to find himself--and to transcend the dangers of gang life in Los Angeles. |
| My Name Is Number 4 | Te, Ting-xing | BIO Ye |
| The real-life story of Ting-xing Ye, the fourth child in a family torn apart by China's Cultural Revolution. At the age of sixteen, she was exiled to a prison farm and despite years of terror was able to keep her spirit intact. |
| When I Was a Soldier | Zenatti, Valerie | BIO Zenatti |
| Like all young Israelis, Valérie Zenatti enlisted in the national defense service on her 18th birthday, where for the next two years she endured rigorous training and harsh living conditions, ultimately participating in top-secret missions with the secret service. |
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