Collection: Young Adult Biography (Academy Use Only)

This is the biography of the hugely successful British band One Direction, who shot to fame after taking the 7th series of 'The X-Factor' by storm. It explores the backgrounds, early lives and motivations of Niall, Liam, Zayn, Harry and Louis all the way from obscurity to international stardom.

Leading Lives is a series aimed at secondary school students. Each book in the series focuses on a leading figure, explores his or her life and achievements and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time.

Groundbreakers is a series of biographies of people who were in some sense pioneers and achievers. Each subject has left a mark that is still relevant in the modern world.

Alexander of Macedon has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey, travelling through th...

This biography of Amir Khan looks at his career as well as his upbringing and early involvement in boxing.

This biography of Andy Murray looks at his career as well as his upbringing and early involvement in tennis.

This series tells the stories of the lives of famous people and also provides evidence for each story.

Jamie Oliver is one of Britain's best-loved chefs. This is the definitive portrait of the devoted husband and father of two, the talented chef, television celebrity, political animal and national institution.

Ari has spent all of high school hiding who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can't go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullie...

Written shortly before his assassination in 1965, this autobiography of Malcolm X traces his life from its violent beginnings in the Harlem Ghetto to his becoming one of the most important political figures of his time, and an icon in ours.