Reading Rants! Inquiring Minds Want To Know (22 books)

Unusual biographies and memories for teens reviewed by Jennifer Hubert Swan on Reading Rants!

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1	Frances Perkins: Champion of American Workers by Ruth Cashin Monsell 4.96 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 1,100, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Love Him Madly: An Intimate Memoir of Jim Morrison by Judy Huddleston (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Living at the Edge of the World: How I Survived in the Tunnels of Grand Central Station by Jamie Pastor Bolnick (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	John by Lennon, Cynthia New edition (2006) by Cynthia Lennon 4.36 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge 3.93 avg rating — 651 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life by Candace Fleming (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie by Elizabeth Partridge 4.06 avg rating — 233 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esmé Raji Codell 3.91 avg rating — 6,595 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge 4.11 avg rating — 212 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry Hopkins 3.94 avg rating — 46,407 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,193,396 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose 4.07 avg rating — 6,271 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang 3.79 avg rating — 17,373 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Stitches: A Memoir by David Small 4.06 avg rating — 27,975 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Freddie and Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody by Mike Dawson 3.52 avg rating — 550 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Twenty Chickens for a Saddle by Robyn Scott 3.88 avg rating — 2,950 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 8,072 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho by Jon Katz (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 689 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life by Russell Freedman 3.95 avg rating — 157 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Little X: Growing Up In The Nation Of Islam by Sonsyrea Tate 3.75 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Behind the Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I by Jane Resh Thomas 3.86 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Air Down Here by Gil C. Alicea 3.55 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars