Angel, Ann

A biography of rock musician Janis Joplin, with photographs and anecdotes from those who knew her, covering her work to improve as a singer, struggle against authority, and love for her mother.

Collection of short stories on the topic of beauty.

Presents events in the life of the Polish union organizer who after years of non-violent fighting with the government became president of his country.

Biography of Chinese-American author Amy Tan.

A biography of young adult novelist Robert Cormier, author of "The Chocolate War," discussing his happy childhood, education, his work writing radio commercials, his marriage and family, his success as a writer, and challenges to his books.

A collection of twelve short stories about beauty by authors such as Chris Lynch, Norma Fox Mazer, Ron Koertge, and others.

A biography of the nineteenth-century French scientist who discovered the process for destroying harmful bacteria with heat and opened the door to the new science of microbiology.

A biography of rock musician Janis Joplin, with photographs and anecdotes from those who knew her, covering her work to improve as a singer, struggle against authority, and love for her mother.