Biographies and Autobiographies

Abraham, P. George Washington, 2002
Adler, D. America’s Champion Swimmer:  Gertrude Ederle, 2000
Adler, D. Lou Gehrig:  The Luckiest Man, 1997
Allen, N. Barreling Over Niagara Falls, 2013
Aryal, N. Bo American’s Commander in Leash, 2009
Aylesworth, J. Our Abe Lincoln, 2009
Barasch, L. Hiromi’s Hands, 2007
Barron, T. High as a Hawk, 2004
Blue, R. Ron’s Big Mission, 2009
Bordon, L. Goodbye, Charles Lindbergh, 1998
Bridges, S. Ruby’s Wish, 2002
Brighton, C. Keep Your Eye on the Kid:  The Early Years of Buster Keaton, 2008
Brown, D. Mack Made Movies, 2003
Brown, D. American Boy:  The Adventures of Mark Twain, 2003
Brown, D. Bright Path:  Young Jim Thorpe, 2006
Brown, M. Pele King of Soccer, 2009
Browne, A. The Shape Game, 2003
Bruchac, J. Squanto’s Journey:  The Story of the First Thanksgiving, 2000
Bryant, J. Abe’s Fish, 2009
Burgess, M. Enormous Smallness:  A Story of E.E. Cummimgs, 2015
Burleigh, R. Stealing Home:  Jackie Robinson Against the Odds, 2007
Carbone, E. Night Running: How James Escaped With the Help of His Faithful Dog, 2008
Carville, J. Lu and the Swamp Ghost, 2004
Chandra, D. George Washington’s Teeth, 2003
Chen, J. The Magic Horse of Han Gan, 2006
Cheney, L. A Is For Abigail:  An Almanac of Amazing American Women, 2003
Cheney, L. When Washington Crossed the Delaware, 2004
Cline-Ransome, L. Major Taylor Champion Cyclist, 2004
Corey, S. Mermaid Queen:  A True Story!  2009
Cullen, L. Dear Mr. Washington, 2015
Cummins, J. Sam Patch Daredevil Jumper, 2009
Davis, K. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel, 2014
Demi The Hungry Coat, 2004
dePaola, T. Christopher the Holy Giant, 1994
dePaola, T. Pascual and the Kitchen Angels, 2004
dePaola, T. Patrick:  Patron Saint of Ireland, 1992
dePaola, T. Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs,  1998
dePaola, T. Stagestruck, 2005
dePaola, T. The Song of Francis, 2009
Drummond, A. The Flyers, 2003
Dungy, T. You Can Do It!  2008
Ehlert, L. The Scraps Book:  Notes From a Colorful Life, 2014
Ehrhardt, K. This Jazz Man, 2006
Engle, M. Summer Birds:  The Butterflies of Maria Merian, 2010
Farris, C. March On!  The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, 2008
Faulkner, M. The Pirate Meets the Queen, 2005
Fern, T. Pippo the Fool, 2008
Fern, T. Barnum’s Bones:  How Barnum Brown Discovered, 2012
Fleming, C. Papa’s Mechanical Fish, 2013
Gerstein, M. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, 2003
Gerstein, M. What Charlie Heard, 2002
Gilliland, J. Steamboat:  The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers, 2000
Golio, G. Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow, 2010
Gourley, R. Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie, 2009
Greenberg, J. Action Jackson, 2002
Grifalconi, A. Ain’t Nobody a Stranger to Me, 2007
Grigsby, S. In the Garden with Dr. Carver, 2010
Grimes, N. Barack Obama:  Son of Promise, Child of Hope, 2008
Gutman, D. Casey Back at Bat, 2007
Hartland, J. Bon Appetit!  The Delicious Life of Julia Child, 2012
Heiligman, D. The Boy Who Loved Math:  The Improbably Life of Paul Erdos, 2013
Herrera, J. The Upside Down Boy:  El nino de cabeza, 2000
Hodges, M. The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed, 1997
Hopkinson, D. Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings, 2003
Hopkinson, D. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek:  A Tall, Thin Tale, 2008
Hopkinson, D. Keep On!  The Story of Matthew Henson, 2009
Hopkinson, D. Home on the Range: John A. Lomax & His Cowboy Songs, 2009
Hopkinson, D. First Family, 2010
Hopkinson, D. Beatrix Potter & the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig, 2016
Houston, G. Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile, 2011
Howard, E. Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys, 2000
Jackson, E. Abe Lincoln Loved Animals, 2008
Johnson, D. Henry Climbs a Mountain, 2003
Johnson, D. Henry Works, 2004
Johnson, J. My Dear Noel:  The Story of a Letter From Beatrix Potter, 1999
Johnson, J. Seeds of Change, 2010
Johnson, M. Noah’s Garden:  When Someone You Love is in the Hospital, 2010
Johnston, T. Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, 2011
Jones, C. Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender, 2011
Jordan, D. Dream Big:  Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold, 2012
Judge, L. One Thousand Tracings:  Healing the Wounds of World War II, 2007
Kalman, M. Looking at Lincoln, 2012
Kellogg, S. Johnny Appleseed, 1988
Kerley, B. What To Do About Alice?  2008
Kessel, J. Squanto and the First Thanksgiving, 1983
King-Smith, D. Puppy Love, 1997
Koch, E. Eddie Harold’s Little Brother, 2004
Kroll, V. Selvakumar Knew Better, 2006
Krull, K. The Boy on Fairfield Street, 2004
Krull, K. Fartiste, 2008
Krull, K. Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President, 2010
Lasky, K. Georgia Rises:  A Day in the Life of Georgia O’Keefe, 2009
Lawrence, J. Harriet and the Promised Land, 1968
Leonetti, M. A Hero Named Howe, 2006
Levine, E. Henry’s Freedom Box:  A True Story From the Underground Railroad, 2007
Lindbergh, R. Nobody Owns the Sky:  The Story of “Brave Bessie” Coleman, 1996
Look, L. Brush of the Gods, 2013
Lorbiecki, M. Jackie’s Bat, 2006
Lowry, L. Crow Call, 2009
MacEachern, A. Lance in France, 2008
Maltbie, P. Bambino and Mr. Twain, 2012
Markel, M. Barve Girl:  Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909, 2013
Markel, M. Hillary Rodham Clinton:  Some Girls Are Born to Lead, 2016
Martin, J. Snowflake Bentley, 1998
Mattick, L. Finding Winnie:  The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, 2015
McAlister, C. Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief, 2010
McCain, M. My Dad, John McCain, 2008
McCarthy, M. The Story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 2003
McCarthy, M. Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse, 2008
McCarthy, M. The Story of Charles Atlas, Strong Man, 2007
McClung, R. Old Bet and the Start of the American Circus, 1993
McCully, E. Squirrel and John Muir, 2004
McCully, E. Wonder Horse:  The True Story of the World’s Smartest Horse, 2010
McDonnell, P. Me…Jane, 2011
McGinty, A. Gandhi:  A March to the Sea, 2013
Miller, W. Richard Wright and the Library Card, 1997
Mortenson, G. Listen to the Wind:  The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea, 2009
Moss, M. Mighty Jackie:  The Strike-out Queen, 2004
Moss, M. The Bravest Woman in America, 2011
Napoli, D. Mama Miti, 2010
Obama, B. Of Thee I Sing:  A Letter to My Daughters, 2010
O’Connor, S. Finding Susie, 2009
Olshan, M. The Mighty Lalouche, 2013
Orgill, R. Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat:  Ella Fitzgerald, 2010
Parker, M. Colorful Dreamer:  The Story of Artist Henri Matisse, 2012
Paterson, J. Blueberries for the Queen, 2004
Paul, C. Long Shot:  Never Too Small To Dream Big, 2009
Peacock, S. The Artist and Me, 2016
Pele For the Love of Soccer!  2010
Phelps, M. How to Train With a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals, 2009
Pinkney, A. Martin & Mahalia:  His Words, Her Song, 2013
Pinkney, J. Noah’s Ark, 2002
Polacco, P. Betty Doll, 2001
Polacco, P. Pink and Say, 1994
Polacco, P. The Junkyard Wonders, 2010
Posada, J. Play Ball, 2006
Potter, G. The Year I Didn’t Go To School, 2002
Rabin, S. Mr. Lincoln’s Boys, 2008
Reich, S. Minette’s Feast, 2012
Richardson, J. Christian, the Hugging Lion, 2010
Roberts, C. Founding Mothers:  Remembering the Ladies, 2014
Roberts, C. Ladies of Liberty:  The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, 2017
Robinson, S. Testing the Ice:  A True Story About Jackie Robinson, 2009
Rockwell, A. Big George:  How a Shy Boy Became President Washington, 2009
Rodriguez, A. Out of the Ballpark, 2007
Rodriquez, R. Through Georgia’s Eyes, 2006
Ryan, P. Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, 1999
Schubert, L. Ballet of the Elephants, 2006
Shange, E. Ellington Was Not a Street, 2004
Shapiro, J. Magic Trash:  A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art, 2011
Sis, P. Starry Messenger, 1996
Sis, P. Play, Mozart, Play, 2006
Sloat, T. There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky, 2009
Smith, C. Black Jack:  The Ballad of Jack Johnson, 2010
Smith, L. John, Paul, George and Ben, 2006
Spier, P. Noah’s Ark, 1977
Spinelli, E. Something to Tell the Grandcows, 2004
Spinelli, E. Hero Cat, 2006
Spinelli, E. Do You Have a Cat?  2010
St. George, J. So You Want to be an Inventor?  2002
St. George, J. So You Want to be President?  2000
Stauffacher, S. Nothing But Trouble:  The Story of Althea Gibson, 2007
Steig, W. When Everybody Wore a Hat, 2003
Stone, T. Sandy’s Circus:  A Story About Alexander Calder, 2008
Stone, T. Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?  2013
Stuchner, J. Josephine’s Dream, 2008
Sweet, M. Balloons Over Broadway, 2011
Thompson, L. Love One Another:  The Last Days of Jesus, 2000
Thompson, L. Ballerina Dreams:  A True Story, 2007
Thompson, S. What Athletes Are Made Of, 2006
Tingle, T. Saltypie:  A Choctaw Journey From Darkness Into Light, 2010
Turner, A. Abe Lincoln Remembers, 2001
Turner, P. Hachiko:  The True Story of a Loyal Dog, 2004
Tutu, D. Desmond and the Very Mean Word, 2013
Uhlberg, M. Dad, Jackie and Me, 2005
Waldman, N. The Starry Night, 1999
Walker, S. Freedom Song!  The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, 2012
Warhola, J. Uncle Andy’s, 2003
Warhola, J. Uncle Andy’s Cats, 2009
Weatherford, C. Moses:  When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, 2006
Wells, R. The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries, 2006
Whelan, G. Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine, 2014
White, L. I Could Do That!  Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote, 2005
Winter, J. Frida, 2002
Winter, J. The Librarian of Basra:  A True Story From Iraq, 2005
Winter, J. Dizzy, 2007
Winter, J. Barack, 2008
Winter, J. Wangari’s Trees of Peace:  A True Story From Africa, 2008
Winter, J. You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!  2009
Winter, J. Gertrude is Gertrude and Gertrude is Gertrude, 2009
Winter, J. Biblioburro:  A True Story From Colombia, 2010
Winter, J. Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, 2014
Winter, J. You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!  2016
Woodson, J. Show Way, 2005
Yaccarino, D. The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, 2009
Yolan, J. My Brothers’ Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville and Me, 2003
Yolen, J. My Uncle Emily, 2009
Other Juvenile Biographies can be found in Juvenile Non-Fiction (J 920’s; J 759 to J780.92
             and J 796’s)