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One writer's beginnings One writer's beginnings Eudora Welty In a "continuous thread of revelation" Eudora Welty sketches her autobiography and tells us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her writi… OL113976W
Kensington gardens Kensington gardens Rodrigo Fresán "A children's writer unreels a shocking confession in Rodrigo Fresan's English-language debut. Known to millions by his pen name, Peter Hook, Fresan's hero has survived the death of his rock-star par… OL11640666W
Prairie-town boy Prairie-town boy Carl Sandburg An autobiographical account of the author's boyhood in the Midwest. OL1164717W
Wasted Wasted Mark Johnson Mark Johnson's father had 'LOVE' tattooed across his left hand, but that didn't stop the beatings. The Johnson children would turn up to school with broken fingers and chipped teeth, but no one ever … OL13754511W
Not all Black girls know how to eat Not all Black girls know how to eat Stephanie Covington Armstrong Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that… OL13765039W
The shaping of a Christian family The shaping of a Christian family Elisabeth Elliot Drawing from the Scriptures, her observations of family life in America over the past forty years, and her own upbringing, and offering a detailed description of the home in which she grew up, Elisab… OL14849229W
The land remembers The land remembers Ben Logan The Land Remembers is the autobiographical account of Ben Logan, first published in 1975 by Heartland Press. Logan was raised on his family's farm, Seldom Seen, in the southwest Wisconsin hill countr… OL14852546W
La Nuit La Nuit Elie Wiesel Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie… OL14856842W
Try to tell the story Try to tell the story David Thomson From one of our most celebrated film critics and historians now comes a beautifully written memoir about his first eighteen years, growing up as an only child in south London in the midforties and la… OL14856851W
An American childhood An American childhood Annie Dillard A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in t… OL14857922W
Jackie Robinson and the big game Jackie Robinson and the big game Dan Gutman Presents the childhood of the man who would grow up to be the first African American player in major league baseball. OL14949807W
Closing Time Closing Time Joe Queenan A deeply funny and affecting memoir about a great escape from a childhood of povertyJoe Queenans acerbic riffs on movies, sports, books, politics, and many of the least forgivable phenomena of pop cu… OL14951996W
Let's ride, Paul Revere! Let's ride, Paul Revere! Peter Roop Discusses the events in Paul Reveres's life up until he made his famous midnight ride. OL15022715W
Althea Gibson Althea Gibson Beatrice Gormley Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon. One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by pare… OL15132596W
The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore Wes Moore Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentenc… OL15165120W
Torn Apart Torn Apart James Patterson,Andrew Lang The Heartbreaking True Story of a Childhood LostCory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. That fateful March morning in 1989 started just like any other but later that day, he started to f… OL15176291W
George Washington George Washington Augusta Stevenson Provides accounts of the life of sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln, as well as first president George Washington, portraying childhood events that shaped their presidential terms. OL15407165W
When all the world was young When all the world was young Barbara Holland In a memoir of growing up in Washington, D.C., during the 1940s and 1950s, the author of "Gentleman's Blood" and "Hail to the Chiefs" gives a sharp-eyed look at history, as well as insights into her … OL15833980W
Young Teddy Roosevelt Young Teddy Roosevelt Cheryl Harness Briefly traces the life of Theodore Roosevelt, from his privileged childhood through the personal tragedies he endured to his swearing in as the twenty-sixth president of the United States. OL15841248W
Deliver us Deliver us Luigi Meneghello xviii, 358 p. ; 20 cm OL15917346W
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