autobiographical fiction

An eager, wide-eyed young man faces a famous director, wrestles with a mythical beast, and, with the help of the boys at Finn's Pub, comes to know the secrets of the Irish.

Continues the autobiographical graphic novel, following the story of Gen, a boy who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, as he and his friends and family try to adjust to the arrival of American troops in the aftermath of the war.

Presents twenty-two intertwining tales depicting the determination of contemporary life on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.

Recreates the author's childhood and adolescence in Barbados to the eve of his departure to Trinidad at seventeen.

Eleven-year-old Amar'e Stoudemire is doing well in the basketball tournaments he is entering with his two best friends, Deuce and Mike, but when some of the older and more skilled players want him on their teams, Amar'e realizes that elevating his own game will mean disappointing his friends.

"Fuses elements of autobiography, literary criticism, poetry and philosophy, in a headlong, often stream-of-consciousness style." Follows Ferlinghetti's own life from childhood to adulthood, including service during WWII, and his life as gypsy in Paris.

A young Brazillan man named Paulo sets off on a journey across South America with little more than his dreams of becoming a writer. Eventually landing in Amsterdam's Dam Square, Paulo meets a Dutch woman named Karla. Together, the pair make a journey along the hippie trail to Nepal alongside a cast of interesting characters.

Twelve-year-old Donnie takes the train to visit his grandparents on the farm at Eagle Pond, where Gramp milks the cows and entertains his grandson by speaking rhymed pieces; Donnie's eyes are drawn to an empty stall that houses a graceful, cobwebby sleigh that no one uses anymore, and when the gifts are exchanged and the remains of the Christmas feast put away, the air becomes heavy with fine snowflakes and everyone wonders, how will Donnie get back to his parents on time.

Presents the story of Lucy Snowe, which is loosely based upon Bronte's own personal experiences, and her struggles as a teacher in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette, and includes a chronology of Bronte's life along with explanatory notes.