Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Biography & Autobiography - General

In The Day I Became a Superhero, seven-year-old Ommeh faces the toughest day in her life during a fatal car crash with her parents. She is alone and frightened at first, but something miraculous happens when she gets in touch with her inner superhero and her life is changed forever. En El DIa Que me ConvertI en un SuperhEroe, Ommeh, una niNa de siete aNos, se enfrenta el dIa mAs difIcil de su vida en un accidente automovilIstico fatal con sus padres. Ella estA sola y asustada al principio, pero algo milagroso sucede cuando se pone en contacto con su superhEroe interior y que su vida cambia...

Winner of the Time Out award for best children's production during its London premiere, this imaginative play with music demystifies and humanises Anne Frank's story of tremendous bravery.

"A dramatic masterpiece for children. Time Out.

"Celebrates Anne Frank's vitality, while at the same time reminding us of the evils ... that led to her death and that of millions like her." - What's On.

"Marvellous." Guardian.

"Kops is an eloquent and uninhibited writer with a versatile yet distinctive voice." - City Limits.

Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider's perspective, it was practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didn't include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated if she "lived down" to others' expectations? Would everyone ignore the years she put into being a good student and see her as just...

In 1995, during her senior year in high school, Brandy Martin tragically passed away following a routine surgery. Devastated and heartbroken by the death of her only daughter, Connie Martin was left struggling with the will to live, questioning her own religious faith, and grasping for answers. Love Never Ends is her personal account of an extraordinary journey that begins when a close friend reveals that Brandy has visited her with a message from the other side.

Over the next fifteen years, Brandy continued to find ways to communicate with her mother through people and events in...

As a six-month-old infant, Linda Christianson was diagnosed with poliomyelitis, a highly contagious disease that crippled thousands of children and adults before a vaccine became available in 1953. In her memoir, she now shares the intimate story of her struggle with the disease and of learning to approach her life in as normal a way as possible. She details the struggles that she faced growing up and the challenges that she handles each day of her life.

Because she contracted polio at such a young age, Linda was never able to enjoy the carefree childhood of skipping, dancing, and...