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	Chin, Oliver The Tao of Yao: Insights from Basketball’s Brightest Big Man 256 p. (Gr 9-12) At 7’5’’ and 295 lbs. Yao Ming is a slam dunk for the NBA’s most intriguing player.

	Denenberg, Barry Shadow Life: a Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family 224 p.(Gr 7-12) Denenberg uses painstaking research to recreate Anne’s whole story from her childhood in Frankfurt to the heartbreaking last months of her life in a concentration camp.

	Duggleby, John Uh Huh!: the Story of Ray Charles 160 p.(Gr 7-12) Ray Charles’ personal and professional life weave together to form an amazing yet very human story including drug abuse, infidelity, money, and awards.

	Giblin, James Good Brother, Bad Brother: the Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth (Gr 6-9) 256 p. In this dual biography discover how one of the brothers took his politics to the extreme by assassinating President Lincoln.

	Greenberg, Jan and Jordan, Sandra Andy Warhol: Prince of Pop (Gr 9-12) 193 p. Chronicles the artist's rise, from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to status as a Pop Art icon, who foresaw the convergence of art, Hollywood, fashion, and business as the trend of the future, and whose name is synonymous with 1960s art in America.

	Gutman, Bill Lance Armstrong: a Biography (Gr 7-12) 157 p. The road to victory has not been smooth for this premier cyclist, but family and friends have helped him through all the twists and turns.

	Jans, Nick The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell’s Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears (Gr 10-12) 288 p. Timothy Treadwell spent thirteen summers observing bears before he was attacked and killed in 2003. A balanced and in-depth look at a controversial figure.

	Katz, John Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho (Gr 9-12) 207 p. Jesse Dailey and Eric Twilegar use their internet skills to escape their lonely dead end lives in rural Idaho in the late nineties. This novel is a fascinating look at their escape and the online culture of their time.

	Partridge, Elizabeth John Lennon : All I Want Is the Truth : a Photographic Biography (Gr 7-12) 232 p. A powerful and enthralling portrait of the interesting life of the Beatles legend John Lennon.

	Pilkington, Doris Rabbit Proof Fence (Gr 9-12) 142 p. The incredible story of three girls uprooted from their Australian home and placed in camps, and their daring escape.

	Rehak, Melanie Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Woman Who Created Her (Gr 9-12) 384 p. Why did Nancy Drew always drive a fast car? Why didn’t she ever kiss her boyfriend Ned? All the answers are in this biography of America’s most famous fictional girl!

	Silverstein, Ken The Radioactive Boy Scout: the True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor (Gr 10-12) 209 p. While working on his Atomic Energy badge, this Boy Scout, was building a homemade nuclear reactor in his garden shed – until the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in and buried his lab at a radioactive dump site.

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Teens Read

Biographies

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