biography

Yolanda Young chronicles the experiences she and her family members had while growing up in the God-fearing town of Shreveport, Louisiana.

A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who worked to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.

Presents in graphic novel format the life of a Jewish girl growing up in Poland during the 1940s, describing how the Nazi persecution led to the deaths of her parents, while she and her brothers survived the war by hiding in the neighboring forest.

Documents the author's investigation into a shattering childhood trauma in South Africa, tracing the discovery of her grandfather's abuse of her mother, which compelled her mother's unsuccessful attempt to kill him before fleeing the country.

Chronicles the Bosnian War and the horrific siege of Sarajevo as seen through the eyes of regular citizens living on Logavina Street, who struggled with hunger, poverty, sniper fire, and shellings.

A memoir of the author's experiences at a run-down, unsupervised summer camp in 1974 describes her adventures in the backwoods of Maine during eight unforgettable and life-changing weeks with an eccentric group of friends as she searches for the perfect boyfriend and dreams of her first kiss.

A gay white South African recalls his coming of age at the end of apartheid in the late 1970s, describing his friend's activities as a death squad leader, his sister's victimization by their grandfather, and the brutality of his school.

Relates the author's entrance into Iraq in 2003, ten days after the fall of Baghdad, to investigate the rich history of her family, who held a privileged place in Iraqi society until the 1950s, when they were forced to flee.

An acclaimed editorial cartoonist traces his success back to his chaotic boyhood home and his complicated father, who, like the author, suffers from Tourette's syndrome, in book with thirty drawings by the author.