"My vote goes to biographies, since I am looking for a good one to read."
Try "In My Hands" by Irene Gut Opdyke. She was 17 during WWII and hid and saved many Polish Jews at great risk to herself. She's one of my Heroes, without a doubt. :)
"In My Hands" by Irene Gut Opdyke
I've read that- great book.