Remarkable Personal Stories Collection (24 books)

Remarkable Personal Stories Collection (24 books)

Product details

  • Author: Various
  • SKU/ISBN: TL-PS
  • Year: 2016
  • Page count: 2800
  • Reading level: 6-12
  • Lexile Level: 570L-1060L
  • Availability: In stock
$64.80

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