Who Is Elton John? (Who Was?)

Part of the Who Was series, this is a good biography of Elton John for those ready for something a little more substantial than the picture-book biographies, but still at a reasonably easy reading level—I’m categorizing it as both an Early Reader and a Middle Grade title. The book doesn’t hesitate to mention when he “fell in love” with men, including his husband, David Furnish, and that he and Furnish started a family together. His drinking and drug use are mentioned as a way he sought “to help forget his fears”—but the book also shows how he fought to “clean up his life” and worked to fight HIV and AIDS.