There are quite a few. 'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls is a memoir - style novel based on her own upbringing in a dysfunctional family. It's a very moving story. Then there's 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote. It was one of the first non - fiction novels and is based on the real - life murder case in Kansas. 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson is another. It weaves together the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer who operated during that time.
One such novel is 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank. It's a true account of her experiences hiding during the Holocaust. Another is 'Into the Wild' by Jon Krakauer. It tells the story of Christopher McCandless who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness. Also, 'Unbroken' by Laura Hillenbrand is about Louis Zamperini's incredible life, from his Olympic running to his survival as a prisoner of war.
Sure. 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' is a great one. It's based on the real story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used for medical research without her knowledge. 'Hidden Figures' is also based on a true story. It focuses on the African - American women mathematicians at NASA in the 1960s. And 'A Long Way Gone' by Ishmael Beah which is about his experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Leone.