Suggested AVID Leaders
available at Madison High School Library
B DOUGLASS
Frederick Douglass by Sharman Apt. Russell 1988
Biography of the man who after escaping slavery became an orator, writer, and leader in the
anti-slavery movement of the early nineteenth century.
B DOUGLASS
Frederick Douglass and the fight for freedom by Douglas T. Miller 1988
B EARHART
Amelia Earhart by Carol A. Pearce 1988
B EARHART
Amelia Earhart: a biography 1989
A biography of the famous aviatrix who disappeared in the South Pacific on an around-the-world
flight attempt in 1937.
B EARHART
Amelia Earhart: adventure in the sky by Francene Sabin 1983
A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.
B EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein by Frieda Wishinsky 2005
B EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein by Aaron Frisch 2006
A biography of the twentieth-century physicist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the
way we look at space and time.
B EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein by Chris Oxlade 2003
Einstein's childhood -- Studies in Zurich -- Work and marriage -- A busy year
-- The theory of special relativity -- A famous equation -- The theory of
general relativity -- World fame -- Attacks and the Nobel Prize -- Threats and
warnings -- The United States -- Einstein's legacy.
B EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein: a life of genius 2003
Provides a timeline of the life of Albert Einstein, chronicles his personal and
professional milestones, and highlights his contributions to the cause of world
peace.
B EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein: the Jewish man behind the theory by Devra Newberger Speregen 2006
The Einsteins -- A child genius? -- Leaving Germany -- From professor to
patents -- E=mc2 -- The papers -- Returning to Germany -- The eclipse that
proved it all -- Fame and fortune -- Anti-Semitism at home -- The
philanthropist -- Einstein at Princeton -- The end.
B SAADAWI
Walking through fire: a life of Nawal El Saadawi / translated from the Arabic by Sherif Hetata.
2002
B SAADAWI
A daughter of Isis: the autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi / translated from the Arabic by
Sherif Hetata 1999
B FRIEDAN
Woman’s work: the story of Betty Friedan by Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon 2004
Traces the life and examines the influences on the advocate for rights for
women and the elderly who wrote "The Feminine Mystique" and co-founded
the National Organization for Women.
B FRIEDAN
American women of achievement by Justine Blau 1990
A biography of the author of "The Feminine Mystique" who helped found the
National Organization for Women in 1966.
B GATES
Bill Gates by Jeanne M. Lesinski 2000 & 2007
A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after
being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.
B GATES
Bill Gates speaks: insight from the world’s greatest entrepreneur by Bill Gates 1998
B GOODALL
Up close: Jane Goodall, a twentieth-century life by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen 2008
B GOODALL
Reason for hope: a spiritual journey by Jane Goodall 1999
Jane Goodall explores her life and personal spiritual odyssey, discussing the
lessons she learned as she studied chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe
preserve.
B GOODALL
The chimpanzees I love: saving their world and ours by Jane Goodall 2001
920 FLI
Enduring lives: Portraits of women and faith in action by Carol Lee Flinders 2006
Etty Hillesum, Jane Goodall, Palmo Tenzin, Helen Prejean, Religious biography, Women
biography
B GUEVARA
Che: a graphic biography by Spain Rodriguez 2008
B GUE
Che Guevara by David Downing 2003
The biography traces the life of the Latin American revolutionary and guerrilla fighter who
joined Castro's movement to overthrow Cuba's government, served as minister of industry, and
was killed while leading a Communist guerrilla force in Bolivia.
B GUEVARA
Che Guevara by Kate Havelin
2007
Young Ernesto -- Traveling with Mial -- Becoming Che -- Revolution -Running a country -- Superpowers, one small island -- The new man -Bolivia and beyond.
918 GUE
The motorcycle diaries: notes on a Latin American Journey by Che Guevara
2004
B JEFFERSON
In pursuit of reason: the life of Thomas Jefferson by Noble E Cunningham
1988
308 JEF
The life and selected writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson's own words serve to depict the man who, more aptly than any of
his countrymen, might be called the American Leonardo.
1993
B JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson by Charles Patterson
B JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson: architect of democracy
1998
The biography explores the life of the third president, from his childhood in Virginia, through his
involvement in the Revolutionary War, to his years in office.
B JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson: draftsman of a nation
2007
B JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson: the revolutionary aristocrat
1991
1987
A biography of the third president who was also the author of the Declaration
of Independence
B JEFFERSON
Thomas Jefferson: third president of the United States by Jim Hargrove 1986
The biography traces the life of the tall red-headed Virginian, from his early education and
involvement in the American Revolution to his activities as the nation's third president and last
years at Monticello.
SPAN B KAH
Frida Kahlo by Berta Baguena Aranda 2002
B KAHLO
Frida Kahlo: a spiritual biography by Jack Rummel 2000
Blue house -- Carnival of skulls -- The ballerina -- Mexican dionysus -Colossus of the North -- La chingada -- The pseudo-amateur -- On her own
terms -- Death is a friend.
B KAHLO
Frida Kahlo: the artist who painted herlsef by Margaret Frith
2003
The biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo which is written from the perspective of a child's
school report.
B SULLIVAN
Helen’s eyes: a photo-biography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher by Marfe Ferguson
Delano 2008
Photographs and text present the life and accomplishments of the young
woman who overcame a poverty-stricken childhood, family tragedy, and
failing eyesight to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
B KELLER
Helen Keller: a rebellious spirit by Laurie Lawlor 2001
B KELLER
Helen Keller: a life by Dorothy Herrmann 1999
B KELLER
Helen Keller by Caroly Sloan 1984
B KING
The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. edited by Clayborne Carson 1998
323 DAV
Don’t know much about Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kenneth C. Davis 2006
Learn about the life of the great civil rights leader.
B KING
The dream of Martin Luther King by Liz Gogerly 2004
Provides an overview of Martin Luther King's life and accomplishments,
describes the events surrounding his assassination, and discusses his impact
on the American people and American society.
B KING
I’ve seen the promised land: the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. by Walter Dean Myers
2004
A crusader for nonviolent social justice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led African
Americans in their demands for equality through peaceful protests during one
of the most tumultuous times in recent history. Set against key moments in
the civil rights movement, this is the story of the powerful, eloquent spiritual
leader and his belief that nonviolence could be used to overcome racial discrimination.
B KING
M.L.K.: journey of a King by Tonya Bolden 2006
Biography of one of the most important figures of the 20th century who struggled for civil rights
with people who wanted to stop him and put him in jail.
SPAN B KING
M. Luther King 2003
B KING
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jennifer Fandel 2006
Describes the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., twentieth-century civil rights leader.
B KING
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Amy Pastan 2004
B KING
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Anita Ganeri and Nicola Barber 2003
This book is a comprehensive biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther
King Jr., which points out how effectively he used nonviolence as a weapon
against hatred and injustice.
B KING
The dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the speech that inspired a nation by Drew D. Hansen
B MANDELA
Mandela: the authorized portrait edited by Kate Parkin 2006
B MANDELA
In his own words by Nelson Mandela 2004
B MANDELA
Mandela: the authorized biography by Anthony Sampson 1999
B MANDELA
Nelson Mandela by Ann Kramer 2003
This is a biography of Nelson Mandela, who led the fight against apartheid in
South Africa to become that country's first black president in its first-ever
multiracial election.
B MANDELA
Peaceful protest: the life of Nelson Mandela by Yona Zeldis McDonough 2002
A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political
prisoner, and president of South Africa.
968.06 GOG
The freeing of Nelson Mandela, February 11, 1990 by Liz Gogerly 2004
A biography of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, emphasizing his
accomplishments following his nearly thirty year imprisonment.
B MAR
Thurgood Marshall by Lisa Aldred 1990
Examines the life of the first black man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court
in the country.
B MARSHALL
Up close: Thurgood Marshall, a twentieth-century life by Chris Crowe 2008
Black and white: a nation divided -- 1908: a baby born into Jim Crow -- Goody -- Roots of
resistance -- Easing along -- Digging deep into law -- A hungry young lawyer -- Taking Jim Crow to
court -- Laying it on the line -- Taking down Jim Crow -- The case of the century -- Moving to the
other side of the bench -- A minority again -- The legacy.
B OBAMA
The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama
2006
Echoing themes he sounded in his extraordinary keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic
National Convention, Senator Barack Obama speaks in this book to Americans of all stripes who
are weary of the smallness of U.S. politics today, and who long for something rooted in the faith
and decency of the American Dream.--From publisher’s description.
B OBAMA
Barack Obama by Heather Lehr Wagner 2008
Discusses the life of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil rights lawyer, and 2008
candidate for president of the United States.
B OBAMA
Barack Obama for beginners: an essential guide by Bob Neer 2008
B OBAMA
Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama 2004
The son of a black African father and a white American mother discusses his divided ancestry
and his place in America's racial society, analyzing the demands of racial identity and culture,
multiculturalism, and the quest for his own racial identity.
B OBAMA
Hopes and dreams: the story of Barack Obama by Steve Dougherty 2008
B OBAMA
Yes we can: a biography of President Barack Obama by Garen Thomas 2009
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil
rights lawyer, and 2008 candidate for president of the United States.
B OCHOA
Ellen Ochoa by Annie Buckley 2008
Describes the life and accomplishments of the first Hispanic woman to travel into space.
629.45 OCO
Sally Ride and the new astronauts: scientists in space by Karen O’Connor 1983
B PARKS
Mighty times: the legacy of Rosa Parks [videorecording] 2002
The story of how one woman, through a single act of defiance on a Montgomery bus, inspired a
community to unite in its opposition to segregation and change America forever.
B PARKS
Quiet strength: the faith, the hope, and the heart of a woman who changed a nation by Rosa
Parks 1994
B PARKS
Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley 2000
GNOV MIL
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott by Connie Colwell Miller; illustrated by Dan Kalal
2007
A biography of Rosa Parks in graphic novel format.
B PARKS
Rosa Parks: my story by Rosa Parks 1994
SPAN 796.357 GOL
Companeros de equipo by Peter Golenbock 2002
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn
Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball, and depicts the acceptance
and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.
B ROBINSON
Jackie Robinson by Richard Scott 1987
Traces the life of the athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he
joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
B ROBINSON
Jackie Robinson by Harvey Frommer 1984
B ROBINSON
Baseball’s great experiment: Jackie Robinson and his legacy by Jules Tygiel 1983
B SADAT
Anwar Sadat by Raymond Carroll 1982
B SADAT
Sadat : the man who changed Mid-East history / by George Sullivan. 1981
B STA
Elizabeth Cady Stanton : women's suffrage and the first vote / Dawn C. Adiletta. 2005
This is a biography of one of the first leaders of the women's rights movement.
B STANTON
Elizabeth Cady Stanton/[by] Mary Ann B. Oakley 1972
B STANTON
In her own right: the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Elisabeth Griffith 1984
B DALAI LAMA
Boy of the lion throne: the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama 2009
B TSERING
Dalai Lama, my son: a mother's story / Diki Tsering ; edited and introduced by her grandson,
Khedroob Thondup. 2000
294.3 CRA
Kundun: a biography of the family of the Dalai Lama / Mary Craig 1998
B DALI LAMA
My land and my people, by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet 1962
B DALAI LAMA
Kundun / [VIDEO RECORDING] Melissa Mathison
This is the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders - Tibet's Dalai
Lama - and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its
history. Powerfully told and set against a backdrop of world politics - the film's release created
an international uproar!
B TRUTH
Sojourner Truth : ain't I a woman? / by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack. 1992
A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of
women's rights.
B TRUTH
Sojourner Truth / Peter Krass ; [introductory essay by Coretta Scott King]. 1988
Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as
one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United
States.
B TRUTH
Sojourner Truth, slave, abolitionist, fighter for women's rights / by Aletha Jane Lindstrom ;
illustrated by Paul Frame. 1980
A biography of a former slave who became one of the best-known abolitionists of her day and
spent her life trying to improve living conditions for blacks.
B TRUTH
Sojourner Truth : a self-made woman / Victoria Ortiz. 1974
B TRUTH
Journey toward freedom : the story of Sojourner Truth / Jacqueline Bernard ; introduction by
Nell Irvin Painter. 1990
A biography of Sojourner Truth, who was born into slavery, freed in 1827, and became famous
for her courage, quick wit, and ready challenge as she campaigned for abolition and women's
rights in New York and the Midwestern States.
B WASHINGTON
Booker T. Washington : the wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 / Louis R. Harlan. 1983
B WASHINGTON
Up from slavery : an autobiography / by Booker T. Washington. 1901
B WIESEL
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B WIESEL
And the sea is never full : memoirs, 1969- / Elie Wiesel ; translated from the French
by Marion Wiesel. 2000
Jew today / Elie Wiesel ; translated from the French by Marion Wiesel 1978
BX
The autobiography of Malcolm X / with the assistance of Alex Haley ; introd. by M. S. Handler ;
epilogue by Alex Haley. 1965
BX
BX
The life and work of Malcolm X / Kofi Natambu 2002
Malcolm X : a fire burning brightly / by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrated by Leonard Jenkins.
2000
BX
Malcolm X : black and proud / by Florence M. White ; illustrated by Victor Mays. 1975
BX
Malcolm X : by any means necessary : a biography / by Walter Dean Myers 1993