Biography in 2012

Brian Selznick by Llanas, Sheila Griffin

Sigmund Freud: Famous Neurologist: Famous Neurologist by Gillam, Scott

Karl Marx: Philosopher & Revolutionary: Philosopher & Revolutionary by Cates, David

Escaping Titanic: A Young Girl's True Story of Survival by Lorbiecki, Marybeth

Joe Mauer: Baseball Superstar by Wacholtz, Anthony

Those Rebels, John & Tom by Kerley, Barbara

Davy Crockett: Ever Westward by Benge, Janet, Benge, Geoff

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper by Malaspina, Ann

Driven by Faith: The Trevor Bayne Story by Kelly, Godwin

Jazz Age Josephine by Winter, Jonah

Steve Jobs: American Genius by Ziller, Amanda

Who Was Babe Ruth? by Holub, Joan, Who Hq

The Boy Who Biked the World: On the Road to Africa Volume 1 by Humphreys, Alastair

Who Was Babe Ruth? by Holub, Joan, Who Hq

Abrieron El Camino (Leading the Way) by Lindeen, Mary

Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me by Rice, Condoleezza

Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African American by Michelson, Richard

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition by Mealer, Bryan, Kamkwamba, William

Alexander Hamilton: The Outsider by Fritz, Jean

The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Rosenstock, Barb

Gary's Presidential Adventures by York, Lisa Anna

What Presidents Are Made of by

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Grimes, Nikki

Athletes by Sutherland, Adam

Snowmobile: Bombardier's Dream Machine by Older, Jules

Orbit: The Cast of Doctor Who by Salamoff, Paul J.

La Funky de Ahora En Adelante by Funky

Presidents Facts & Fun Activity Book by Epstein, Len

Roberto Clemente by Rice, William, Rice, Dona, Rice, William B.

Jane Goodall by Rice, William B., Rice, William

Mohandas Gandhi by Rice, William, Rice, William B., Rice, Dona

Iris Wall, Cracker Cowgirl by Matthews, Carol

How the West Was Drawn: Frederic Remington's Art by Osmundson, Linda

Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion by Lang, Heather

Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk

Northern Dancer: King of the Racetrack by Joyce, Gare

ABC All About Me by

Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Nivola, Claire A.

Ellie's Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail by Flowers, Pam

Beyond District 12: The Stars of the Hunger Games by O'Shea, Mick

Nastia Liukin: Ballerina of Gymnastics: GymnStars Volume 2 by Dzidrums, Christine

Who Was Steve Jobs? by Belviso, Meg, Pollack, Pam

Who Was Steve Jobs? by Who Hq, Pollack, Pam, Belviso, Meg

30 Lessons in Love, Leadership and Legacy from Harriet Tubman by Brown, Karol V.

Irena Sendler: Bringing Life to Children of the Holocaust by Down, Susan Brophy

Fame: Drake by Shapiro, Marc

Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers by Warren, Sarah

Denver and the Doolittle Raid: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary World War II Hero by Burnette, Bowen D.

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Vernick, Audrey

The Bee Tree by Buchmann, Stephen, Cohn, Diana

¿Quién Fue Abraham Lincoln? by Pascal, Janet B., Who Hq

¿Quién Fue Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Who Hq, Bader, Bonnie

The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santo-Dumont by Griffith, Victoria

EKOH Establishing the Kingdom of Heaven by Remmerde, Jason

One Direction: What Makes You Beautiful by Triumph Books

The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by Gould, F. J., Gould, Frederick James

Linspired, Kids Edition: The Jeremy Lin Story by Florea, Jesse, Yorkey, Mike

Dreaming In Color Living In Black And White by Holliday, Laurel

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Yaccarino, Dan

To Life - A Holocaust Survivor's Journey to Freedom by Cook, Marsha Casper

Weathering The Storm: The Journey Of My Life, Part I by Mastin, Marcus

Heart of a Champion: The Dominique Dawes Story by Washburn, Kim

Reyna del Limberlost: La Historia de Gene Stratton-Porter: (Dicha Por Sus Animales) by Grandfield, Meg Ellen

Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times, with 21 Activities Volume 41 by Sanders, Nancy I.

Tecumseh by Laxer, James

The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Markel, Michelle

The Book of Saints and Heroes by Lang, Leonora Blanche

Fish Over Diamond by Bui, Nam

Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Schmidt, Gary D.

True Stories of the Civil War by Yomtov, Nel

In the Game: An Athlete's Life by Herweck, Diana

Defying Gravity! Rock Climbing by Dugan, Christine

Abraham Lincoln by Edison, Erin

Tim Tebow: Football Superstar by Doeden, Matt

Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman by Nobleman, Marc Tyler

The Fab Five: Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team: GymnStars Volume 3 by

Amazing African-American Actors by Young, Jeff C.

Inspiring African-American Civil Rights Leaders by Feinstein, Stephen

Incredible African-American Jazz Musicians by Feinstein, Stephen

Celebrated African-American Novelists by Graham, Amy

Extraordinary African-American Poets by Neis, Therese

Awesome African-American Rock and Soul Musicians by Aretha, David

Eminem and the Detroit Rap Scene by Esling, Isabelle

By Cross and Anchor Study Edition: The Story of Frederic Baraga on Lake Superior by Jamison, James K.

Luigi by Galassi, Amy E., Berardinelli, Angelo

Amy Carmichael: Rescuer by Night by Walsh, Kay

Brother by Hudson, Elliott

Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (with a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) by Macy, Sue

The Speed to Glory: The Cullen Jones Story by Miller, Natalie Davis

John Locke: Philosopher of the Enlightenment by Sherman, Patrice

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook by Dobinick, Susan

Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and Google by Brezina, Corona

Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia by Meyer, Susan

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks by Porterfield, Jason

Steve Jobs and Apple by Shea, Therese M.

Evan Williams, Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey, and Twitter by Kamberg, Mary-Lane

Jeff Bezos and Amazon by Landau, Jennifer

Andrew Mason and Groupon by Wolny, Philip

Sports Star Champions: Set 1 by

Legends and Stories of Italy by Steedman, Amy

Strike!: Mother Jones & the Colorado Coal Field War by Ruby, Lois

I Am Albert Einstein (I Am #2) by Norwich, Grace

I Am Sacagawea (I Am #1): Volume 1 by Norwich, Grace

Who Is J. K. Rowling? by Belviso, Meg, Pollack, Pam

Who Is J.K. Rowling? by Who Hq, Pollack, Pam, Belviso, Meg

All the Steps I Have Taken: Then and Now by Christianson, Linda L.

Love Never Ends by Dundas, Barry, Martin, Connie

Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph: GymnStars Volume 4 by Dzidrums, Christine

Notes from Canada's Young Activists by

¿Quién Fue Steve Jobs? by Pollack, Pam, Belviso, Meg, Who Hq

¿Quién Fue Walt Disney? by Stewart, Whitney, Who Hq

Chris Crutcher: A Stotan for Young Adults by Cole, Pam B., Gillis, Bryan

Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John Appleseed Chapman by Codell, Esme Raji

Screwed Without Intercourse by Stevens, Gordan

''Prostitution'' My Living Wound by Manteaw, Akosua Offeibea

The Emily Sonnets: The Life of Emily Dickinson by Yolen, Jane

Who Was Roald Dahl? by Kelley, True, Who Hq

Who Was Roald Dahl? by Kelley, True

Who Was Roald Dahl? by Who Hq, Kelley, True

Anne Frank: A Light in the Dark by Hollingsworth, Tamara

Nelson Mandela: Leading the Way: Leading the Way (Advanced Plus) by Hollingsworth, Tamara

Helen Keller: A New Vision: A New Vision (Advanced Plus) by Hollingsworth, Tamara

Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighter by Ochiltree, Dianne

Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Halfmann, Janet

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Walsh, Barbara E.

Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid by Fletcher, Ralph

The Mystery of a New Kind of Rays: The Story of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen and His Discovery of X-Rays by Berger, Harold

A Girl Named Faithful Plum: A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream by Bernstein, Richard

Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker: Candlewick Biographies by Lasky, Kathryn

A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet: Candlewick Biographies by Lasky, Kathryn

Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Byrd, Robert

When I Get Older: The Story Behind Wavin' Flag by K'Naan, Sol, Sol

Beyond the Arc: The Jimmer Fredette Story by Tracy, Kathleen A., Reed, Jeremy C.

Picasso: I the King, Yo El Rey by Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.

Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad by Tarantino, Mardijah Aldrich

The Admiral Softcover by Lewis, Deborah Shaw, Lewis, Gregg

Descubriendo El Mágico Mundo de Cézanne by Jordà, Maria

Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities and Thought Experiments Volume 45 by Pohlen, Jerome

La Malinche by Serrano, Francisco

Kateri Tekakwitha: Model of Bravery by Yoffie, Barbara

Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by Nelson, S. D.

Linnea in Monet's Garden by Björk, Christina

An Owl on Every Post by Babb, Sanora

Saint Francis of Assisi by Demi

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Sweet, Melissa

Milton Hershey: More Than Chocolate by Benge, Janet, Benge, Geoff

The Forgotten Women of Ireland by Flynn, John (Jack)

Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Rappaport, Doreen

Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria by Hicks, Kyra E.

Institutionalized in a Children's Home: Skellow Hall 1950-1963 a True Story of a Child and Children in a Home by Cooke, Allan

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Pinkney, Andrea

Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Watson, Renée

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) by Pinkney, Andrea

Pull Up the Ladder Jack: Seamen Behaving Badly by Bennett, Eric G.

Porch It by Malbon, Josh Andrew

Military Mommy: Military Mommy: Second Edition by Dabney, Carol

Boys Who Rocked the World: Heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee by Roehm McCann, Michelle

Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa by Roehm McCann, Michelle, Welden, Amelie

La colcha de Martha Ann para la Reina Victoria by Hicks, Kyra E.

Nanna and Me by Symons, Anna Jane

Child's Book of Warriors by Canton, William

101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History by

Italian - Yes! by Club, Italian-American Women

Who Is Jane Goodall? by Edwards, Roberta

Who Was Jane Goodall? by Who Hq, Edwards, Roberta

A Child's Book of Warriors by Canton, William

Maria Montessori, Una Rivoluzione Nelle Aule Scolastiche - Maria Montessori, a Quiet Revolution in the Classroom: A Bilingual Picture Book about Maria (Large Print Edition) by Bach, Nancy

I Am George Washington (I Am #5): Volume 5 by Norwich, Grace

A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback by Jolley, Willie

I Am Martin Luther King Jr. (I Am #4) by Norwich, Grace

A Map and a Mule: A Peace Story of Queen Isabel of Portugal by Timar, Eric

¿Quién Fue Pablo Picasso? by Who Hq, Kelley, True

What Is a Democracy? by Bright-Moore, Sue

What Is a Dictatorship? by Boyle, Sarah B.

What Is a Monarchy? by Mead, Margaret R.

What Is an Oligarchy? by Brennan, Joseph K.

Imogen: The Mother of Modernism and Three Boys by Novesky, Amy

Abraham Lincoln (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) by Gilpin, Caroline Crosson, National Geographic Kids

Brick by Brick by Smith, Charles R., Jr.

Abraham Lincoln (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) by Gilpin, Caroline Crosson, National Geographic Kids

Martin Luther King, Jr. (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) by National Geographic Kids, Jazynka, Kitson

Chuck Yeager Goes Supersonic: An Action-Packed, True Flying Adventure by Biermann, Alan

George W. Bush: Texas Governor and U.S. President by Sherman, Patrice

Andrew Jackson by

George Washington by

Thomas Jefferson by

Abraham Lincoln by

John F. Kennedy by

Barack Obama by

Andrew Jackson by

Courageous Heroes of the American West by

Famous African Americans by

Josh Hutcherson by Aloian, Molly