Best Biographies of 2018

Today we are featuring the best biographies and memoirs of the 2018. Picture books and graphic novels dominate the list. This year's best biographies for children and teens feature artists, athletes, politicians, scientists and more!

Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

by Sandra Neil Wallace

illustrated by Bryan Collier

Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in Jazz

by Mara Rockliff

illustrated by Michele Wood

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

by Penelope Bagieu

Dr. Jo: How Sara Josephine Baker Saved the Lives of America's Children

by Monica Kulling

illustrated by Julianna Swaney

Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass
by Tonya Bolden

The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

by John Hendrix

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

by Joyce Sidman

The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
by Julia Finley Mosca
illustrated by Daniel Rieley

Hey, Kiddo

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
by Patricia Valdez
illustrated by Felicita Sala

Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

by Laura Veirs

illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile

by Sharlee Glenn

Photographic:  The Life of Graciela Iturbide

by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pena

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

by Gary D. Schmidt 

illustrated by Daniel Minter

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army
by Art Coulson
illustrated by Nick Hardcastle

What Do You Do With a Voice Like That?

by Chris Barton

illustrated by Ekua Holmes