Biographies for Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Posted on March 22, 2021

by Connie C

Do you wonder what life was like for famous inventors, activists, presidents, or soldiers? Discover their life stories by reading these biographies.

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Cover of Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson


Cover of Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson


Cover of I Got This: To Gold and Beyond


Cover of I Got This: To Gold and Beyond

I Got This: To Gold and Beyond

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Cover of Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and off the Court


Cover of Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and off the Court

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and off the Court

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Cover of I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban


Cover of I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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Cover of Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen


Cover of Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

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Cover of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind


Cover of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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Cover of Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad


Cover of Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad


Cover of Women Who Dared: 52 Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels


Cover of Women Who Dared: 52 Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

Women Who Dared: 52 Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels


Cover of My Life in Dog Years


Cover of My Life in Dog Years

My Life in Dog Years

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Cover of It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood


Cover of It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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Cover of Nelson Mandela: “No Easy Walk to Freedom”


Cover of Nelson Mandela: “No Easy Walk to Freedom”

Nelson Mandela: “No Easy Walk to Freedom”


Cover of Misty Copeland: First African American Principal Ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre


Cover of Misty Copeland: First African American Principal Ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre

Misty Copeland: First African American Principal Ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre


Cover of Lincoln’s Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America’s First Private Eye


Cover of Lincoln’s Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America’s First Private Eye

Lincoln’s Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America’s First Private Eye

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Cover of Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963


Cover of Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963

Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963


Cover of When Stars Are Scattered


Cover of When Stars Are Scattered

When Stars Are Scattered

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