1. Ben V. and Aiden C.

- Stan Lee

a. Stan Lee born into a family of Romanian-Jewish immigrants on December 28, 1922

b. Drafted into WWII, but never saw war

c. He created Thor, Hulk, Spider-man, or co-created them in only five years.

2. Julie G. - Sonia Sotomayor

a. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

b. Founding member of New York City Campaign Finance Board

c. First Hispanic and Third Female Supreme Court Justice

3. Tallulah L. - Malcom X

a. 1965 Assassinated by rival members of Islam.

b. Wanted to be a lawyer in his early years.

c. Spokesperson and minister for Nation of Islam.

4. Connor P. - Willie Mays

a. Asked to play for Birmingham Black Barons in early years.

b. Played for the NY Giants until 1957, then moved to San Francisco with franchise and
played until 1972.

c. Race restricted his ability to play the sport he loved- baseball.

5. Cameron R. - Brenda Peterson

a. Born in a Sierra Nevada Forest Outpost in 1950.

b. Brenda was a naturalist, grew up with walks through forests with father

c. Protested against the hunting of wolves and other native animals in Alaska

6. Madisen C. - Jaycee Dugard

a. Man stuns and abducts her, keeping her in his yard

b. Raped at age 11, had her daughter at age 14, named A

c. Had a second daughter at age 17, named S

7. Lucas S. - Allen Iverson

a. Sentenced to 5 years in jail when he was 17(illegal)

b. Played for fourteen seasons in the NBA for teams such as the Denver Nuggets and
Philadelphia 76ers

c. Would skip classes at high school to care for his little sister during high school

8. Lea F. - The Beatles

a. Band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr

b. John Lennon forms his own makeshift band called the Blackjacks with other friends from
Quarry Bank School

c. "Beatles" comes from insect, except made into a musical pun

9. Lillian C. - Jeannette Walls

a. Rex Halls was her father, an alcoholic but very creative

b. Lived in San Francisco for a short time

c. Jumped by 4 Mexican girls during the first grade

10. Marina A. - Jaycee Dugard

a. Found eighteen years later after her kidnapping

b. Family(Dugards) move to Tahoe after an attempted burglary in Anaheim

c. Attended Meyers Elementary School in Tahoe

11. Elyse O. - Jay Leno

a. "Late to the party", born ten years after his brother

b. Worked in the comedic business

c. Started own show called "The Tonight Show"

12. Daniel I. - Josh Hamilton

a. Lives in Texas currently

b. Exceptional baseball player from age six

c. Plays for the Texas Rangers right now

13. Kendall G. - Marilyn Monroe

a. Real name was Norma Jeane Mortensen

b. Married neighbor Jimmy Doughtery, but divorced to pursue acting

c. Became an iconic "sex symbol"

14. Thea M. - Mary Shelley

a. Published first poem in 1807 when just 15 years old

b. First daughter in 1815, died just days after birth

c. Wrote first famous novel Frankenstein

15. Matthew M. - Ellen Degeneres

a. Dropped out of college

b. Successful at stand-up comedy, critically acclaimed

c. Admitted of sexuality as lesbian, brave

16. Olivia Z. and Jared M. - Louis Zamperini

a. Big bully and troublemaker at school, ran away for a few days at a time before returning

b. Married Cynthia Applewhite

c. Won gold medal in Berlin Olympics

17. Cole Y. - Lance Armstrong

a. Didn't have many friends and was lonely as a child

b. Diagnosed with testicular cancer

c. Never quit, mother told him as a child to never quit, inspiration comes from family

18. Miranda G. - Ansel Adams

a. Nose crooked because he ran into brick wall because of earthquake aftershock

b. Hyperactive as a child, couldn't focus

c. Known for professional photography, Yosemite was his favorite spot, hiked often in the
park

19. Manmeet K. - Marilyn Monroe

a. Dad fled when Marilyn's mom informed him that she was pregnant with his baby

b. Married three times, divorced all of them

c. Eventual suicide caused by the lack of love received during childhood and adult years

20. Chlo C. - Jeanette Walls

a. Moving around the country constantly during childhood, father consistently committed
illegal crimes

b. Moved to New York with sister to get away from parents

c. Father diagnosed with TB, died later due to it

21. Riley Z. - Malala Yousafzai

a. Promotes education, especially with the female gender since she didn't receive proper
schooling as child due to segregation between sexes

b. School was freedom to Malala, liked feeling safe and being taught

c. Threat of Taliban bombing the school she attended, shot by man on bus in head which
resulted in a critical state of health

22. Sean D. - Michael Gruenbaum

a. Nazis took him to a concentration camp in early years

b. Father rebelled against the Nazis, disappeared and never seen again, probably due to his
rift with the Nazis

c. Only escape from captivity was the sport soccer, which he played during his stay at the
concentration camp, freed later by Russian soldiers

23. Madeline H. - Casey Anderson

a. Whole family lineage was from Montana

b. Worked at wildlife parks and refugees in early adult years,

c. Starred in wildlife documentaries and films, won 2010 Panda Award at film festival in the
UK

24. John R. - Steve Jobs

a. Pancreatic Cancer diagnosed in 2004, stepped down from Apple over the years closer to
death

b. Wozniak created Apple computers with Steve Jobs

c. Used drugs in early years, founded Apple, Pixar, and Next

25. Francis G. - Jaycee Lee Dugard

a. Never met her dad before she was abducted

b. Hope to meet mom again kept her motivated through the eighteen years of abduction

c. June 11, 1991 was when she was taken away by Phillip and Nancy

26. Jessica L. - Kurt Kobain

a. Parents divorced at age 9, resented them with a passion, killed himself due to depression
later in life

b. Started playing music at a young age, piano, guitar, singing

c. Always chose music over education, why he didn't get good grades during primary and
secondary schooling