Anonymous wrote:Glass Castle maybe

That one and Educated are ones I would keep away from a 14 year old, and I don’t censor anything. I think they need to be read by older teens or women but if a girl is vulnerable in any way, these might take her to a really dark place.

If she’s drawn to art or cities and a little mature for her age, Patty Smith’s Just Kids is a spectacular memoir. Would skim it if you haven’t in case there are topics that you haven’t discussed as a family but I’ve read YA that was way more inappropriate.

Glass Castle maybe

Anonymous wrote:Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

I liked this book!

Maybe now I wonder if there's a good Jane Goodall memoir or biography.

Weirdly my teens and I still occasionally pick up those "who is" books at the library for a quick introduction to notable people.

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

The memoir about Facebook, "Careless People," is a good read and may be useful for kids getting into social media stages to see a little glimpse behind the curtain.

"Rolling Warrior," is a memoir about one of the pioneers of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Trevor Noah's autobiography is such a good audiobook.

"Educated" is really good but may be appreciated more a little older.

If she hasn't read then already, the Little House in the Prairie series is one of my teen's comfort rereads.

Anonymous wrote:Jacinda Ardern's memoir. She spends a lot of time in her childhood and high school discussing how sensitive and filled with self-doubt she was, but how she kept going, making herself do hard things anyway. When she entered parliament and later became prime minister, she discovered that her doubt and sensitivity were actually strengths, not weaknesses at all. Wish I'd read it as a 14 year old girl.

The documentary released with her recent book is quite good.

Jacinda Ardern's memoir. She spends a lot of time in her childhood and high school discussing how sensitive and filled with self-doubt she was, but how she kept going, making herself do hard things anyway. When she entered parliament and later became prime minister, she discovered that her doubt and sensitivity were actually strengths, not weaknesses at all. Wish I'd read it as a 14 year old girl.

YA version of Unbroken

Trevor Noah’s book

Anonymous wrote:Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl

I just read these based on this recommendation-- they are both wonderful, especially Going Solo. I also really liked Beverly Cleary's two memoirs. Dahl's or Cleary's are just as good for adults-- they don't feel like they were written for children.

Not a memoir but Diary of Anne Frank

Semi-autobiographical rather than memoir, but that’s the perfect age for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Roald Dahl's memoir Boy was fascinating.

Young adult version of Unbroken.