Collective biographies

Since the turn of the millennium, young adult fiction has gained unprecedented popularity with readers of all ages. Profiled in this book are six young adult authors: J.K. Rowling, Walter Dean Myers, Rainbow Rowell, Nnedi Okorafor, Suzanne Collins, and John Green.

Women have made more significant and important contributions to science than most people realize. Profiled in this book are six admirable women scientists and inventors: Lise Meitner, Pearl Kendrick, Virginia Apgar, Jane Goodall, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Rosalind W. Picard.

Electronic dance music DJs are entertainers, record mixers, sonic artists, and some of the richest and most popular celebrities in the world. This book profiles the lives and careers of the best-selling DJs in the world: Avicii, Annie Mac, Afrojack, Skrillex, deadmau5, and Calvin Harris.

Newspaper comic strips and TV cartoon shows not only provide laughs but also often tell dramatic stories and offer insightful social commentary. Profiled in this book are six talented cartoonists: Charles Schulz, Garry Trudeau, Lynn Johnston, Seth MacFarlane, Matt Groening, and Aaron McGruder.

Provides brief biographies of six magicians and illusionists, discussing their lives and accomplishments.

Learn about the directors who have created such memorable films such as Star Wars, the Dark Knight, and Star Trek.

Provides brief biographies of six Internet entrepreneurs, discussing their lives and accomplishments.

Provides brief biographies of six women world leaders, discussing their lives and accomplishments.

Profiles the lives and work of ten African American-poets: Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki R. Madhubuti, Rita Dove, Eloise Greenfield, Langston Hughes, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Nikki Giovanni.

Profiles ten American women from different regions, ethnic backgrounds, and times who are working or have worked against violence.