BYL Reading Challenge discussion

According to Wikipedia: "A memoir is a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life. The assertions made in the work are understood to be factual."

With that in mind, here are some memoirs to get you started:

Brown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline Woodson (middle grade/teen)
Big Red Lollipop - Rukhsana Khan (children)
The Art Lesson - Tomie de Paola (children)
The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank (teens/adults)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou (teens/adults)
Persopolis: The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi (teens/adults)
Bossypants - Tina Fey (adult)

I read Becoming by Michelle Obama last year.....bummer. I'll have to do some searching around for this one.

Laura, did you enjoy this book? I was planning to use that book for this catagory

I just finished Becoming by Michelle Obama. Loved it. Well worth the loooooong library wait list! I was surprised at how many personal details she included (about both her & Barack) and I thought it was fun to learn more about life in the White House.

Katrina wrote: "Laura, did you enjoy this book? I was planning to use that book for this catagory"

I loved it and highly recommend it!

I also read Becoming by Michelle Obama. Actually, I listened to it and she narrates it, so that made it that much more amazing.

Becoming by Michelle Obama. This was such a great book.

I started listening to the audio version of Alex & Me by Irene M. Pepperberg. It’s her story of her African gray parrot’s life and their relationship.