biographical fiction

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biographical fiction

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Rube?n Dari?o
Offers a biography in verse of Nicaraguan poet Rube?n Dari?o. Begins with Dari?o's childhood, growing up listening to the exaggerated tales of his uncle and working forward in his life to when he became an adventurer in Central and South America and discovered his love of poetry.

The awakening of Malcolm X

2023
While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.
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Hidden powers

Lise Meitner's call to science
2023
A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Includes author's note and timeline.

The Wright sister

a novel
2020
Presents a fictionalized collection of letters written by Katharine Wright to her reclusive brother Orville Wright.

M?dicis daughter

a novel of Marguerite de Valois
2015
In the winter of 1564, young Princess Margot is sent to the court of France to marry Henri of Navarre in a political alliance planned by her mother, Queen Catherine de M?dicis. When Margot's wedding turns into a violent massacre, she will be forced to choose between her family and her soul.

Elizabeth, captive princess

two sisters, one throne
1999
Sibling rivalry continues between the daughters of King Henry VIII, Mary who holds the throne and Elizabeth who holds the people's hearts.

Young Bess

the girl who would be queen
2010
A fictionalized account of the life of young Elizabeth Tudor, who is taken in by King Henry VII's last wife, Katherine Parr, after the king's death, and finds herself pursued by Katherine's new husband, Tom Seymour, who believes courting the king's daughter will give him greater power.

Becoming Muhammad Ali

a novel
2022
"A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time"--OCLC.
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One last shot

the story of wartime photographer Gerda Taro
2023
"Tells the story of Gerda Taro, a headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat"--Provided by publisher.
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