Assignments

100 Page Biographies

May 6, 2016 | strande

Suggested biographies that fall between 100 and 150 pages. Click on the book or series title for more information on location and availability.

The "Who was..." series.

The Wicked History series.

Ten days a madwoman : the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter, Nellie Bly by Deborah Noyes

A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame.

Ada Lovelace by Gina Hagler

A forward thinking computing pioneer.

Assignment: Autobiography

February 18, 2015 | strande

True stories of real people can be fascinating, even more so when told in their own voice. Enjoy a selection of autobiographies.

Believe: the victorious story of Eric LeGrand by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey

Boy: tales of childhood by Roald Dahl

Cheaper by the dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Code name Pauline: memoirs of a World War II special agent by Pearl Witherington Cornioley with Hervé Larroque ; edited by Kathryn J. Atwood

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