It all started in my childhood when I picked up my very first book…
Memoirs are on our mind, as our year-long Bookworm Reading Challenge is dedicating March to memoir and biography! If you haven’t heard of our Bookworm Challenge, learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack.
A memoir is a book written about the author’s own experience, and a biography is a book written about someone else’s life. Both of these are considered nonfiction and are very popular genres. To give you a little boost on your Memoir/Biography Badge, we’ve compiled a list of books that you can read for credit in the Bookworm Challenge!
These are the reading prompts for the Memoir/Biography Badge. Remember, you only need to finish three out of five of these to earn the badge.
Youth Challenge Memoir/Biography Badge Prompts (Ages 0-17)
- Read a book with the word “me” in the title
- Read a book about a noteworthy person from Ohio
- Read about an author whose books you like
- Read a book about someone whose profession you are interested in (e.g., athlete, inventor, astronaut, fashion designer, artist, etc.)
- Read a book with a character or person’s name in the title
Adult Challenge Memoir/Biography Badge Prompts (Ages 18+)
- Read a book of personal essays
- Read a memoir or autobiography written by a celebrity or noteworthy person
- Listen to a memoir or autobiography audiobook narrated by the person who wrote it
- Read a memoir by someone from another country
- Read a book with the word “me” in the title
Even if you’re not able to get all these done in March, that’s okay–you’ll have the rest of the year to catch up if you missed out or started late.
Now… Onto the memoir/biography book recs!
Memoir/Biography Book Recs (a la Bookworm Challenge)
- Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers by Laura Renauld
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a person’s name in the title
- On Her Wings: The Story of Toni Morrison by Jerdine Nolen
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about a noteworthy person from Ohio, may be a profession you are interested in (writer), and has a person’s name in the title
- Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid by Victoria Tentler-Krylov
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- Bookworm tip: This book may be about a profession you are interested in (architect) and has a person’s name in the title
- Who is LeBron James? by Crystal Hubbard
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about a noteworthy person from Ohio and may be a profession you are interested in (athlete)
- A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about an author whose books you may like
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about a noteworthy person from Ohio, may be a profession you are interested in (writer), and may be an author whose books you like
- Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about an author whose books you may like
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
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- Bookworm tip: This memoir is written by a celebrity or noteworthy person and contains the word “me” in the title
- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machada
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- Bookworm tip
- Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
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- Bookworm tip: This book is a series of personal essays, by someone from another country, and the audiobook is narrated by the author
- Pageboy by Elliot Page
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- Bookworm tip: This memoir is written by a celebrity or noteworthy person and the audiobook is narrated by the author
Sincerely, Cornelius 