Biographies

[browneyedbailey]

Does anyboy know if anybody knows of any biograhpies that a girl their early teens would hold interest in. Any suggestions?

[Dori]

Eh, probably not...

...unless you're interested in biographies of ancient persons. The majority of the biographies I own are about the politicians, poets, and conquerors of classical civilization. You might be interested in a biography of J.R.R. Tolkien. I currently own the one by Michael White, which has proved sufficient, but I recommend the one done by Humphrey...er, his last name excapes me, but it was something like Carter or Carpenter.

There's also Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh. Perhaps that is more to your tastes.

[B-Mental]

Well first Bailey, tell us what your favorite things to do are, and what you find the most interesting to learn about. This will help.

I think the Diary of Anne Frank is appropriate, but you may be a little young. it is more an autobiograpy though.

[browneyedbailey]

hmmmmm.... I like to sing, paint, read, write poetry, and i like to read books by Stephenie Meyer.

[B-Mental]

Maybe you can find a good biography of Georgia O'Keefe an artist and very interesting person. Or Emily Dickinson...wow there must be hundreds I can think of.

[motherhubbard]

I think georgia O'Keefe is an excelent idea! I think you would really like that.

[browneyedbailey]

Is there a Biography on Stephenie Meyer? She wrote the book serries I'm currently reading.

[motherhubbard]

you are so obsessive- try for well rounded. Don’t you think there is something to be said for diversity? There are a lot of interesting people in the world.

[papayahed]

How about Madam Secretary. That was a prety interesting read but probably not on the top of a teenagers list huh....I'll keep thinking.

[browneyedbailey]

I was just wondering. Sheeesh!

[PrinceMyshkin]

hmmmmm.... I like to sing, paint, read, write poetry, and i like to read books by Stephenie Meyer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SQ9bJIhcJ0

[kilted exile]

I think the Diary of Anne Frank is appropriate, but you may be a little young. it is more an autobiograpy though.

Going to second this, I dont think your age would be a problem I read it when I was 12 so you shouldnt have a problem.

[Granny5]

Diary of Anne Frank is appropriate. I was 10 or so when I read it and there's just nothing in it that you shouldn't know already. Helen Keller's biography would be good too. I have a biography of Ben Franklin you might like. It's pretty good.

[motherhubbard]

I think the biggest deciding factor for bailey will be the length of the book!

[Granny5]

Anne Frank would be good then.

[browneyedbailey]

I think the biggest deciding factor for bailey will be the length of the book!

true...

[motherhubbard]

Anne Frank would be good then.

it's not a biography

[Laughablefellow]

it's not a biography

This is true, there are however some good biographies of Anne Frank out there which make nice companion pieces to the diary. Also on the age thing: its never to early to read her diary - they're studying it in my sister's class at the moment, she's 10 and it's really given her a taste for history and reading something other than High School Musical novelisations *shudder*, we're encouraging her to persue it so much we took her to Frank's house in Amsterdam in the summer.