biography

"After she lost her arm in a shark attack, many were unsure whether Bethany Hamilton would ever surf again. But she set their fears to rest when she got back on her board only a few weeks later! . . This . . . graphic nonfiction title tells the true story of the attack, from the shark's first contact to Bethany's return to the water"--.

On the Road Less Traveled is the inspirational story of Edmund A. Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal fulfillment. At age three, Hajim is kidnapped by his father, driven from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and told that his mother is dead. His father soon abandons him in order to seek employment -- mostly in vain -- leaving his son behind in a string of foster homes and orphanages. This establishes a pattern of neglect and desertion that continues for Hajim's entire childhood, forever leaving its mark. From one home to another, the lonely boy learns the value of self-reliance and perseverance despite his financial deprivation and the trauma of being an orphan.

Based on Mary Antin's classic memoir, The promised land. The memoir was written in the early twentieth century, and tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life.

A biography of the Dutch painter who was a strange and difficult child, a tortured adult, and whose geniusfor expressing his artistic vision was not appreciated until after his death.

"The true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war."--OCLC.

Examines the life and career of the only tennis player in history to win the singles and doubles titles in the same Grand Slam event for three consecutive years.

"Describes the life and accomplishments of the greatest thinker of the Renaissance, detailing his art works, his inventions, and his legacy."--OCLC.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton couldn't go to college, become a politician, or even vote. But she didn't let that stop her. She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men - and that included the right to vote.

Discusses the history of the "Allman Brothers Band" and profiles each member.

During World War II, a young Jewish girl known as F. is transported to a convent school at the Chateau de Beaujeu, France, where her fascination with catechism clouds her identification with her true heritage.