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Biographies and Autobiographies


An autobiography (from the Greek, αὐτός-autos self + βίος-bios life + γράφειν-graphein to write) is a written account of the life of a person written by that person. In other words, it is the story that a person wrote about themselves. 
A biography is a narrative that records the action and recreates the personality of another person's life. 
  • Why is it important to read about the lives of others?
  • What can we learn from reading about the lives of others?
  • Who has inspired you the most after hearing their life story?
  • Why do we need to be wary of information that is in a biography?
Biographies and Memoirs that are Better than Fiction
Steps to Writing your Life Story
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      • The Boy in Striped Pyjamas
      • Boy Nobody
      • Bridge to Terabithia
      • Broken
      • Cinder
      • Crow Country
      • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime
      • Dancing Through Fire
      • The Declaration
      • Divergent
      • Diving In
      • Don't Call Me Ishmael
      • Ella Mental
      • The Fault In Our Stars
      • The Five People You Meet in Heaven
      • Follow the Blue
      • Golden Haze
      • The Incredible Here and Now
      • The Hunt
      • I am Juliet
      • I Lost My Mobile
      • Last Chance by Sarah Dessen
      • Laura's Twin
      • Liberty Bell
      • Little Women
      • Maybe One Day
      • Maybe One Day
      • Mazerunner
      • My Perfect Life
    • ROAD Bookclub Blogs N-Z >
      • Nine Letters Long
      • Painted Love Letters
      • Paper Towns
      • Parvana
      • Platinum
      • The Power of One
      • Raven Lucas: Missing
      • The Recruit
      • The Red Cardigan
      • Running Like China
      • Saving Francesca
      • Slated
      • The Simple Gift
      • The Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants.
      • A small free kiss in the dark
      • Starfish Sisters
      • Starters
      • Surf Ache
      • The Adoration of Jenna Fox
      • Vice and Virtue
      • Walking Naked
      • With Lots of Love From Georgia
      • Wildlife
      • Wonder
      • Words in the Dust
      • Zac and Mia
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      • Fantasy >
        • Portals into Other Worlds
      • Graphic Novels
      • Historical Fiction
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      • Infomercials
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      • Steam Punk
    • Allegory
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