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Fictional Takes on Real People
Authors take a real character from history and then imagine dialogues and situations... biographical fiction is fun to read while learning about a famous (or in some cases, infamous) person.   Print this list Print this list
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Cover Art: The incantation of Frida K. /
The incantation of Frida K.
Braverman, Kate
Adult Fiction BRAVERMAN
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Cover Art: The stone garden : the epic life of Billy the Kid /
The stone garden : the epic life of Billy the Kid
Brooks, Bill, 1943-
Adult Fiction BROOKS
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Cover Art: Sally Hemings : a novel /
Sally Hemings : a novel
Chase-Riboud, Barbara
Adult Fiction CHASE-RIB
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Cover Art: Girl with a pearl earring /
Girl with a pearl earring
Chevalier, Tracy
Adult Fiction CHEVALI
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Cover Art: Johanna : a novel of the van Gogh family /
Johanna : a novel of the van Gogh family
Cooperstein, Claire
Adult Fiction COOPERSTE
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Cover Art: The players : a novel of the young Shakespeare /
The players : a novel of the young Shakespeare
Cowell, Stephanie
Adult Fiction COWELL
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Cover Art: The queen of subtleties /
The queen of subtleties
Dunn, Suzannah, 1963-
Adult Fiction DUNN
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Cover Art: The boy who loved Anne Frank : a novel /
The boy who loved Anne Frank : a novel
Feldman, Ellen, 1941-
Adult Fiction FELDMAN
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Cover Art: Lady's maid /
Lady's maid
Forster, Margaret, 1938-
Adult Fiction FORSTER
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Cover Art: I should be extremely happy in your company : a novel of Lewis and Clark /
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Cover Art: Loving Frank : a novel /
Loving Frank : a novel
Horan, Nancy
Adult Fiction HORAN
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Cover Art: The executioner's song /
The executioner's song
Mailer, Norman
Adult Fiction MAILER
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The Paris wife : a novel /
McLain, Paula.
Adult Fiction MCLAIN
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Cover Art: Becoming Madame Mao /
Becoming Madame Mao
Min, Anchee, 1957-
Adult Fiction MIN
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Cover Art: Wintering : a novel of Sylvia Plath /
Wintering : a novel of Sylvia Plath
Moses, Kate
Adult Fiction MOSES
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Cover Art: Abundance : a novel of Marie Antoinette /
Abundance : a novel of Marie Antoinette
Naslund, Sena Jeter
Adult Fiction NASLUND
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Cover Art: Mary : a novel /
Mary : a novel
Newman, Janis Cooke
Adult Fiction NEWMAN
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Cover Art: Murder most royal : a novel /
Murder most royal : a novel
Plaidy, Jean, 1906-1993
Adult Fiction
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Cover Art: Booth : a novel /
Booth : a novel
Robertson, David, 1947 Aug. 11-
Adult Fiction ROBERTSON
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Cover Art: American wife : a novel /
American wife : a novel
Sittenfeld, Curtis
Adult Fiction Sittenfeld
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Cover Art: Lust for life /
Lust for life
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989
Adult Fiction STONE
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Cover Art: The agony and the ecstasy : a novel of Michelangelo.
The agony and the ecstasy : a novel of Michelangelo.
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989
Adult Fiction STONE
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Cover Art: The origin : a biographical novel of Charles Darwin /
The origin : a biographical novel of Charles Darwin
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989
Adult Fiction STONE
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Cover Art: Chang and Eng : a novel /
Chang and Eng : a novel
Strauss, Darin
Adult Fiction STRAUSS
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Cover Art: Clara and Mr. Tiffany /
Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Vreeland, Susan.
Adult Fiction VREELAN
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