1921-

Tells the life story of John Glenn, describing his childhood in Ohio, his experiences in the military, his path to becoming an astronaut and the first American to orbit Earth, his years as a senator, and his return to space in 1998.

A biography of the Cuban ballerina who founded her own ballet school and company, performed with the Ballet Russe, and continued to dance even after she lost her sight.

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

An African-American male tells of his mother, a white woman, who refused to admit her true identity.

A biography of the first American to orbit the Earth who is currently a senator from Ohio.

James McBride shares the story of his mother's life and complicated racial identity which he only learned after becoming an adult. He tells of her infancy in Poland as the daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, her childhood in small-town Virginia, her move to Harlem at the age of eighteen, her marriage to an African-American man, her achievements as a wife and mother to twelve children, and her refusal to ever admit she is white.

Describes the life of Ohio senator John Glenn, from his childhood in small-town Ohio, through his days as an astronaut, to his present political career.

The author describes the house she and her family moved into, only to discover it was haunted.

Follows the career of a Cuban ballerina who continues to dance despite failing eyesight.