Remarkable Personal Stories Collection (24 books)
Overview
Want students to read more? So do we. That's why we created the Townsend Library—a collection of more than a hundred high-interest paperbacks that engage and entice readers.
As a convenience to educators, we've bundled related Townsend Library books into collections that allow you to easily extend your classroom offerings or deepen your coverage of a specific genre or topic.
Books in this collection are nonfiction and will have particular appeal to readers looking for true stories about real people.
More information
The Remarkable Personal Stories Collection includes one copy of each of the nonfiction books listed below (23 books total). To learn more about a particular book, click its title.
Brother to Brother by Beth Johnson
Everyday Heroes by Beth Johnson
Facing Addiction: Three True Stories by Beth Johnson
Guadalupe Quintanilla: A Bilingual Book by Beth Johnson and Guadalupe Quintanilla
It Couldn't Happen To Me: Three True Stories of Teenage Moms by Beth Johnson
La Vida Real: True Stories of Latino Students Today by Tanya Savory
Letters My Mother Never Read: An Abandoned Child's Journey by Jerri Diane Sueck
Making the Most of Your Life by Various Authors
Maria Cardenas: A Bilingual Book by Beth Johnson and Maria Cardenas
Reading Changed My Life: Three True Stories by Beth Johnson
Roberto Clemente: The Story of a Champion by Jon Volkmer
Rod Sutton: My Story by Beth Johnson and Rod Sutton
Surviving Abuse: Four True Stories by Beth Johnson
Ten Real Life Stories by Various Authors
The Amazing Harry Houdini by Tanya Savory
Sister to Sister by Beth Johnson
The Stolen Light by Ved Mehta
The Story of Blima: A Holocaust Survivor by Shirley Russak Wachtel
Unexpected Blessings: Hope and Healing in the Face of Illness by Roxanne Black
Voces Latinas: Hispanic Adults Speak to Hispanic Young People by Beth Johnson
The Power of Determination by Various Authors
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest by Tanya Savory
Helen Keller: From Darkness to Light by Tanya Savory
Click a title below to read the book's first chapter.
Maria Cardenas: A Bilingual Book by Beth Johnson and Maria Cardenas
Guadalupe Quintanilla: A Bilingual Book by Beth Johnson and Guadalupe Quintanilla
Rod Sutton: My Story by Beth Johnson and Rod Sutton
Making the Most of Your Life by Various Authors
Unexpected Blessings by Roxanne Black
La Vida Real: True Stories of Latino Students Today by Tanya Savory
Letters My Mother Never Read: An Abandoned Child's Journey by Jerri Diane Sueck
The Amazing Harry Houdini by Tanya Savory
Voces Latinas: Hispanic Adults Speak to Hispanic Young People by Beth Johnson
Surviving Abuse: Four True Stories by Beth Johnson
It Couldn't Happen To Me: Three True Stories of Teenage Moms by Beth Johnson
Reading Changed My Life: Three True Stories by Beth Johnson
Facing Addiction: Three True Stories by Beth Johnson
Ten Real Life Stories by Various Authors
The Stolen Light by Ved Mehta
Everyday Heroes by Beth Johnson
The Story of Blima: A Holocaust Survivor by Shirley Russak Wachtel
Roberto Clemente: The Story of a Champion by Jon Volkmer
The Power of Determination by Various Authors
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest by Tanya Savory
Helen Keller: From Darkness to Light by Tanya Savory
Brother to Brother by Beth Johnson
Sister to Sister by Beth Johnson