Juvenile Biographies: 2022 Top Borrowed Books

Updated January 3, 2023
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
The glorious flight : across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909
Provensen, Alice.
Paper Book
Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.

#2

Who was Roald Dahl?
Kelley, True.
Paper Book
Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month! Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress...

#4 (tie)

Who was Charles Dickens?
Pollack, Pam
Paper Book
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books likeOliver Twist,Great Expectations, andA Christmas Carol,...

#4 (tie)

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
Stine, Megan
Paper Book
How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series! In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever. Although she was a member...

#5 (tie)

I dissent : Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her mark
Levy, Debbie
Paper Book
Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg--in the first picture book about her life--as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable! Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality,...

#5 (tie)

The genius under the table : growing up behind the Iron Curtain
Yelchin, Eugene
Paper Book
An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Winner With a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of growing up in Cold War Russia. Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in...

#1


Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.