Cheryl Strayed recounts the impact of her mother's death on her life at age twenty-two and chronicles her experiences after she made the impulsive decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert all the way into Washington State.

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
 
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town,...

Walden is one of the best-known non-fiction books ever written by an American. It details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson. Walden was written with expressed seasonal divisions. Thoreau hoped to isolate himself from society in order to gain a more objective understanding of it. Simplicity and self-reliance were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired

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This book, with online access to enhanced content, is a biography of R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series, the Fear Street series, and the Nightmare Room series.

A very short biography of E.B. White, author of Charlotte's Web.

The inspiring true story of Nelle Harper Lee, the scrappy tomboy who grew up to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" and become one of the most beloved writers of the 20th century.

"In 2001, the Harper Lee and her sister Alice opened their door to Chicago Tribune journalist Marja Mills, who moved into the house next door in 2004. Over 18 months, Lee shared her love of history, literature, and the Southern way of life with Mills, as well as her keen sense of how journalism should be practiced. As the sisters decided to let Mills tell their story, Lee helped make sure she was getting the story--and the South--right"--Adapted from...

The autobiography of the fiction writer whose honors include the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for fiction.

"A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--