i enjoy reading biographies. MY STORY by Dave Pelzer, Chinese Cinderella, and SOUAD burned alive are my favorites. i'm looking for more biographies to enjoy. would you please recommend me one and what is it about? thank you.
2006-07-06 17:01:37 · 6 answers · asked by blue_bee 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I enjoyed THE GIRL WITH THE WHITE FLAG by Tomika Higa. I read it over eight years ago, and yet it still remains one of the most moving books I've ever read. It's incredible.
From Library Journal
Iwo Jima, Saipan, Okinawa. The names of Pacific War battlegrounds conjure up vaguely similar memories to Americans above a certain age. But there was a difference. On Okinawa for the first time U.S. forces encountered a large civilian population. Estimates are that at least 75,000 Okinawan men, women, and children perished, many of them committing suicide rather than surrender. This book tells the story of the climax of this battle from the perspective of a seven-year-old girl, the author, who struggled against the odds to survive and to lead others to survival. Some rare photographs illuminate the ending to this simply told story, as the girl in the title comes into camera range of an American soldier. A charming story, a quick read for young and old alike.
- John H. Boyle, California State Univ., Chico
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
I also enjoyed THE DIARY OF MAH YAN by Mah Yan. Set in modern-day China, it tells the story of a small rural village where poverty has many effects--one being that parents simply cannot afford to send their children to school. Without an education, these children cannot hope for a better future--a different future than the hardships they see their parents and grandparents living on a daily base. This is the story of one girl, and how her story has impacted the world.
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon is another book that you might like. It's a powerful story of a young boy who survives his suicide attempt to find a way to go living life.
Here are some authors who have in the past written great YA biographies. (They can be enjoyed by anyone of any age)
James Cross Giblin
Russell Freedman
2006-07-06 17:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III is a beautifully written biography of the famous Lakota warrior. The author was raised on a Sioux reservation, and the book incorporates a lot of the local oral history. The result is a very engaging, if tragic, read.
2006-07-06 17:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Spooky Wan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certain I actually have study 3 fairly reliable biographies, all about Edie Sedgwick that I study even as i changed into 14, yet they are human being books. Edie: An American Biography by using Jean Stein. The longest and maximum complicated biography of the lot. Delves plenty into her relatives and acquaintances to boot as merely her. Edie production unit woman by using David Dalton and Nat Finkelstein. This books maximum effectual element is how that is geared up. It wouldn't have 1 / 4 as a lot textual content because the above one, yet I loved it extra because it had large photos. Edie: woman On fireplace by using David Weisman. specially extra a photo e book, even though it does allow you to comprehend about her existence. The reproduction I had got here with an audio CD in the lower back of one among her interviews which changed into an excellent contact. even as I despise Andy Warhol that is fairly interesting interpreting about the those that surrounded him. next up i am going to study Nico, Songs They not in any respect Play on the Radio by using James youthful. she changed into yet another variety of production unit woman, even as being a kind and singer in the Velvet Underground, so i am going to allow you to comprehend if it really is reliable. reliable success! wish you come across a biography/autobiography that you relish! --M--
2016-11-01 08:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It is about the rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It is a wonderful biography.
2006-07-06 17:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by pleaserdude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Clinton produced some interesting reading.
2006-07-06 17:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by Debs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've enjoyed Ali's, Miles Davis, Gilda Radner, that I can remember off the top of my head.
2006-07-06 17:22:50 · answer #6 · answered by libbygail_51 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋