Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Thursday, October 19, 2017

All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein

She really described in detail how she suffered as someone who was forced into the camps.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Black Boy by Richard Wright

It was a good book, it had a lot of detailed memories of what it was like to grow up as a poor black boy in the South.  He goes through many struggles to survive and make money to sustain himself when he no longer has a family that can take care of him.

Friday, February 17, 2017

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

This was a very inspiring book about a girl who continued to speak out for what is right despite threats to her safety.  This book helps make the reader aware of the issues going on in other parts of the world.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Chanel and her World: Friends, Fashion, and Fame by Edmonde Charles-Roux



This was a very interesting book.  It had a lot of details and nice information.  I knew a lot of the things that were in the book but otherwise it was quite nice and well written.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! by Bob Spitz

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a biography/information book on the Beatles. I learned much about this band's history, and impact on the world of music. One thing that I really loved in the book was its use of pictures and memorobilia to illustrate the events in the Beatles life. It was written in a scrapbooklike format, and this really helped keep my interest. The Beatles had a timeless efffect on the world of music, and Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! displays this fact well. Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Black Boy by Richard Wright

I think this book is very sad. It explains how a boy struggles through racism and family.
RATING: 4 out of 5

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston

Between a Rock and a Hard Place is about a man named Aron Ralston who is climbing in the mountains one day when a boulder fell in between the two rock walls he's climbing through. It smashed his left hand a little and lands on his right hand. Aron is trapped for six days without food and 21 oz of water. He is forced to cut his own hand off with a dull multi-tool. It was pretty grotesque the way Aron described the way he cut his hand off. In the end he hikes a while until he reaches a trail and sees a group of people who rush him to medical care.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks

I read Rosa Parks: My Story. I really liked the book a lot. I learned about her life. The most interesting part was when she was arrested. Even more interesting was that I got to sit in the same bus as Rosa Parks sat in at the Henry Ford Museum. I am really glad I got to read the book.