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Narrative Nonfiction


Narrative Nonfiction Books

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
In Cold Blood
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story – A Moving True Story Picture Book About the Historic Bombing and Apology for Kids (Ages 6-9)
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Into the Wild
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Lists

From Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottThe Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleBomb by Steve SheinkinChasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. SwansonInstruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim Russell
Best YA Nonfiction
67 books — 94 voters
The Knights of St.John by Augusta Theodosia DraneThe Great Betrayal by Ernle BradfordA Land So Strange by Andrés ReséndezNo Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice BenuzziThe Swamp Fox by John Oller
Blood, Sweat, and Ink
29 books — 1 voter

Carrie's Children by Clarence T. JonesWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsFreedom's Children by Ellen LevineSelma, Lord, Selma by Sheyann Webb
Best Books About Children Who Marched in the Civil Rights Movement
4 books — 9 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteJourney to the West by Biao WangThe Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie Neville
Best Narrative Nonfiction
194 books — 174 voters

Quotes Tagged “Narrative Nonfiction”

George Critchlow
“ We imagine our paths are freely chosen. But there is a need to account for biology and history, the random intercession of other people, culture, race, and the mystery of the transcendent.
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― George Critchlow, The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege
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Shoshi Herscu
“ Let's make this earth great again! ...more ”
― Shoshi Herscu, Mass Awakening
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Videos Tagged “Narrative Nonfiction”

Murder During the Chicago World's Fair: The Killing of Little Emma Werner
Murder During the Chicago World's Fair: The Killing of Little Emma Werner
Especially For You
Especially For You
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Groups Tagged "Narrative Nonfiction"

This group is intended for all students in Bender/Meer's American Studies class. Students should…more
1 member, last active 8 years ago
Brothers and Books Join the club 🍻 Changing the culture of reading 📚 Life changing books for Aussie heroes Welcome…more
130 members, last active 8 months ago
Read With Hart This is a book group for students, staff, family, and friends of the William S. Hart Union High …more
5 members, last active 6 years ago
Inspired by History Book Club Inspired by History Book Club: Every 4-8 weeks, a historical fiction novel and nonfiction book w…more
9 members, last active 5 years ago