True Stories


The Diary of a Young Girl
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Into the Wild
The Glass Castle
Educated
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Night
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
A Stolen Life
In Cold Blood
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Walk On by Stephen PanusLucky by Scott NelsonBetween Wounded and Well by Debra PalmerThe Journey by Jess SweelyGolden Lily by Lijia Xu
Memoirs of Survival
35 books — 39 voters

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen LevineA River of Words by Jen BryantHarvesting Hope by Kathleen KrullNoah's Ark by Jacobus ReviusThe Right Word by Jen Bryant
Picture Books About Great Men
138 books — 16 voters
Shattering Silence by Darlene LekowskiThere Once was a Girl by Bobbie TeaWe Were a Nice Normal Family by Patricia GrenelleWe Were a Nice Normal Family by Patricia A. GrenelleThe Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
Abuse Memoirs
19 books — 16 voters

Noel Marie Fletcher
“ She worked there for several months as a slave in a Mexican family until they sold her to a wealthy Hispanic man from Santa Fe, N.M. He also purchased another young captive Apache woman from New Mexico to accompany them. Both women were loaded onto an oxcart bound for Santa Fe in a journey that could take at least three months. ”
― Noel Marie Fletcher, Captives of the Southwest

Jackie kurtz
“ Kindness is not just a choice; it’s a lifestyle. Every act, big or small, creates a ripple effect of positivity. Join us in making the world a brighter place. ”
― Jackie Kurtz, Kindness Heroes: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

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