Collection: Young Adult Biography (Academy Use Only)

Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends' house. There's the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach - and the two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she's been in love with forever - and friendly, relaxed Jeremiah, the only one who's ever really paid ...

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

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.

This is a biography of the martial arts movie star, Bruce Lee. The book looks at his life, his philosophy and fighting skills that made him the most famous martial artist of modern times.

This portrait of Hillary Clinton shows the true trajectory of an astonishing life & career. From a staunchly Republican household & apparently idyllic Midwestern girlhood we see the shaping of a girl whose curiosity was fuelled by dedicated teachers, by the ferment of the 1960s, &, above all, by ...