Top 10 Juvenile Biographies 2024

The top 10 checkouts from our Juvenile Biography collection in 2024.

Updated January 22, 2025
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1

Guts
Telgemeier, Raina
Paper Book
A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina...

2

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. : born to race
Garfield, Ken
Paper Book
A biography of NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and how he worked to escape his father's shadow to become one of the most prominent figures in NASCAR today. After an emotional victory at the Daytona 500 in 2004, the race that took his father's life just three years earlier, Junior has been a...

3

Sisters
Telgemeier, Raina
Paper Book
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile!Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play...

4

Smile
Telgemeier, Raina
Paper Book
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a...

5

The tryout
Soontornvat, Christina
Paper Book
STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends. "A captivating...

6

When stars are scattered
Jamieson, Victoria
Paper Book
A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab,...

7

The hiding place :
Dematteo, Mario
Paper Book
"Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten Boom Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of...

8

Bad sister
Harper, Charise Mericle
Paper Book
This middle grade graphic memoir by Charise Mericle Harper, featuring illustrations by Rory Lucey, follows a young girl who undergoes a crisis of conscience, realizing that she is a "bad sister." Meet Charise. She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner and full...

9

Vera Wang : enduring style
Krohn, Katherine E.
Paper Book
As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, put it, "Vera Wang is hot....She oversees everything." The name Vera Wang has become synonymous with simple, elegant design. Her wonderfully styled gowns drape and flow to make the wearer look her best. Her casual clothes beautifully combine comfort and...

10

Snowflake Bentley
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Paper Book
In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and...

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