Biography for teens
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10 Contemporary Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs for Teens
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
In his autobiographical memoir, "Hole in My Life" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004), award-winning children’s and ung adult author Jack Gantos shares his compelling story about making a single choice that altered his destiny. As a ung man of 20 struggling to find direction, Gantos seized an opportunity for quick cash and adventure, signing on to help sail a 60-foot yacht with a cargo of hashish from the Virgin Islands to New York City. What he hadn’t anticipated was getting caught. Winner of the Printz Honor Award, Gantos holds nothing back about his experiences with prison life, drugs, and the consequences of making one very bad decision. (Due to mature themes, this book is recommended for ages 14 and up.)
While Gantos clearly made a huge mistake, as evidenced by his critically acclaimed body of work, he was able to vända his life back around. In 2012, Gantos won t
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Autobiography Books For Teens
Autobiography books and biographies can be a good choice for teens who aren't keen on reading, especially boys.
Try the autobiography or biography of a favourite sportsman, like the ones on this page or think about your teen's interests and check out the Book Depository to find a book he or she might like.
There are biographies and autobiographies about sportsmen and women, ballerinas, actors, singers, business people, adventurers, doctors and writers.
In fact, whoever your teen admires, there's sure to be a book to catch his or her interest. The trick is to find it!
And it is important that you try to persevere in your efforts to get your teen reading. It's really important for teens to read, both for their success at school and for the life lessons readers learn.
Of course you can't force kids to read but there are sneaky things you can do to encourage them!
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Your tweens and teens can learn a ton by reading middle school biographies. Don’t let your middle schooler skip over this genre! There are just too many great books to choose from.
Reading about inspiring lives from the past and present allows kids to learn about the world beyond their own experiences. In addition, reading biographies teaches kids about history, science, sports, and so many other topics that may interest them.
Of course finding books that are challenging enough for a middle school reader without being overly challenging in reading level and content can be tough. This list was gathered specificially for the readers who are “stuck in the middle.”
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Middle School Biographies
These middle school biographies will supplement many homeschool curriculums and make easy additions to any reading list for teens and tweens.
As with any booklist, you make the best choices when it com