biographies, memoirs--Biography Section
- Invisible Wall - Bernstein - Bio Bernstein (Jewish childhood in England)
- Man in the White Sharkskin Suit - Lagnado-- Bio Lagnado--Jewish family in Nassar's Egypt
overcoming adversity--Biography, 900's, 500s, 600s. . . .
- Pearl in the Storm - McClure - Bio McClure (woman rowing across the Atlantic)
- Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption - Hillenbrand - Bio Zamperini - surviving shipwreck and Japanese prison-of-war camp
- Sound of a Wild Snail Eating - Bailey - 594.3B - noticing small details while recovering from a serious illness
contemporary social issues--Biography, 300's, other Dewey sections
- The Other Wes Moore: the Story of One Name and Two Fates - Moore - Bio Moore (two boys with the same name, two vastly different life stories
- The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream - Davis - 610.92D - three boys from inner city make a pact to survive and become doctors
travel--Biography or 900's
- Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker and Our Grand Tour of Italy - Christmas - 914.5C - just like it says :)
- Year in Provence--Mayle - 944.9M - buying a house in France?!
I love having a narrative nonfiction display table at the front of the library! These are some of my favorite books; it's easy to fill the display cart. :)
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