2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Biography Autobiography


Biography Autobiography Books

The Diary of a Young Girl
Educated
Becoming
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Bossypants
Night
The Glass Castle
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Steve Jobs
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
I’m Glad My Mom Died
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
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Lists

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinGrace by Robert LaceyHughes by Richard HackRebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,... by Robert Rodríguez
Successful People
9 books — 7 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBeing Jazz by Jazz JenningsDan and Phil Go Outside by Daniel HowellYoko's Diary by Paul HamEvery Falling Star by Sungju Lee
Best Biography for Middle School Readers
6 books — 7 voters