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As a part of our Selection and Use course, my classmates and I needed to compile short book orders around a particular topic. My partner and chose biographies for high school. Please let me know what you think of the list. I hope it can be put to good use by someone. (You'll notice we didn't stick strictly to 920s, but the books are all biographical or autobiographical.) Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life. Fleming, Candace. 689835493. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. c2003. 973.3. $19.95. Bio told in format of Poor Richard's Almanac. Gr 5-10. 120p. (BL Aug 03, SLJ Oct 04, HB 03 #5) The Burn Journals. Runyon, Brent. 375826211. Knopf. c2004. 921. $17.95. Autobiography/memoir of boy who set himself afire. Gr 6-12. 144p. (BL Jun 04, SLJ Nov 04, HB Apr 05) Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy. Warren, Andrea. 0374322244. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. c2004. 959.704. $17.00. Amerasian boy leaves Vietnam, adopted by Americans. Gr 5-10. 110p. (BL Jun 04, SLJ Oct 04, HB 04 #5) Frederick Douglass: For the Great Family of Man. Burchard, Peter. 689832400. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. c2003. 921. $18.95. Well-researched, MD connection, good visuals. Gr 6-12. 240p. (BL Feb 03, SLJ Jan 03, HB Oct 03) Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America. Dumas, Firoozeh. 1400060400. Villard. c2003. 979.4. $21.95. Iranian girl faces repercussions of hostage crisis. Gr 10-12. 187p. (BL Jun 03, SLJ Nov 03, VOYA Apr 04) Galileo Galilei and the Science of Motion . William J. Boerst . 1931798001. Morgan Reynolds Incorporated. c2004. 921. $26.95. Galileo as window into 17th-century life. Gr 6-12. 144p. (BL Nov 03, SLJ Dec 03, HB Apr 04) How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports. Paulsen, Gary. 385729499. Random/Wendy Lamb. c2003. 921. $12.95. Stories about author's sportsy childhood. Gr 9-12. 128p. (BL Dec 02, SLJ Feb 03, HB 03 #1) John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth. Partridge, Elizabeth. 670059544. Viking. c2005. 782.4216. $24.99. Photos, discography, etc. Gr 9-12. 232p. (BL Nov 05, SLJ Oct 05, HBM Sept 05) Mystery and Terror: The Story of Edgar Allan Poe . William Schoell . 1931798397. Morgan Reynolds Incorporated. c2004. 921. $23.95. Succinct, frank, Baltimore connection. Gr 6-12. 128p. (BL Oct 04, SLJ Dec 04, HB Apr 05) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Satrapi, Marjane. 375422307. Pantheon. c2002. 955.05. $17.95. Graphic novel: great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor. Gr 9-12. 153p. (BL May 03, SLJ Aug 03, VOYA Dec 03) Samuel Adams: Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution. Irvin, Benjamin. 1951132254. Oxford UP. c2002. 921. $28.00. Accessible, primary sources excerpts, good illustrations. Gr 9-12. 176p. (BL Feb 03, SLJ Feb 03, VOYA Aug 03) The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker. Sis, Peter. 374456283. Farrar/Frances Foster. c2003. 921. $18.00. Illustrated account of Darwin's life. Gr 7-10. 34p. (BL Oct 03, SLJ Oct 03, HB 03 #6) The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Freedman, Russell. 618159762. Clarion. c2004. 921. $18.00. African-American opera singer defies stereotypes. Gr 9-12. 114p. (BL Jun 04, SLJ Jul 04, HB Fall 04) Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit. Kraft, Betsy Harvey. 0618142649. Clarion. c2003. 973.91. $19.00. Childhood, military campaigns, politics. Gr 6-10. 180p. (BL Oct 03, SLJ Dec 03, HB 03 #6) We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Led to Success. Davis, Sampson, Et Al. 525474072. Dutton. c2005. 610. $16.99. Three friends make pact, become doctors, and tour. Gr 7-10. 128p. (BL Apr 05, SLJ May 05, VOYA Jun 05) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------