7 best-selling nonfiction books like Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement by Hanif Abdurraqib

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Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

3.91

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song “Respect” during the height of the C…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement by Hanif Abdurraqib , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Baby Party

By: Rebecca O'Connell , Susie Poole

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Clap for the babies! It's a baby party! Clap for the babies as they celebrate with oval balloons, i… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca O'Connell's Baby Party book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. 10 Little Ninjas

By: Miranda Paul , Nate Wragg

3.85

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A charming bedtime counting book about ten sneaky little characters who aren't ready to go to sleep… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Paul's 10 Little Ninjas book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • picture books
  • childrens

3. The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

By: Cynthia Levinson

5.00

Format: 36 pages,

Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 196… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Levinson's The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

4. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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5. My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way.

By: Jason Reynolds , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Our story. Our way. A poet An artist One black One white Two voices One journey read more

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6. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. Calling for a Blanket Dance

By: Oscar Hokeah

4.25

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find stren… read more

Similar categories in Oscar Hokeah's Calling for a Blanket Dance book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

"We danced, the way Kiowas danced, when called by our people, by our ancestors, to help each other heal."

-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance

"Driving out of Lawton, I laid my hand onto Ever's quilt and traced my fingertips around the edges of the bird pattern. I couldn't help but wonder, tla, couldn't help but worry: Would my grandson ever…"

-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance

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9. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • activism
  • social justice
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10. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Not Quite Snow White

By: Ashley Franklin

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tameika is an African American girl who loves musical and dreams of starring in one as a princess o… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Franklin's Not Quite Snow White book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3) book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

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13. Tomatoes for Neela

By: Padma Lakshmi

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. It makes her feel c… read more

Similar categories in Padma Lakshmi's Tomatoes for Neela book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson

15. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

By: Crystal Wilkinson

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful … read more

Similar categories in Crystal Wilkinson's Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

16. We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

By: Mariame Kaba

4.67

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through a vision, a strategy, and then figuring… read more

Similar categories in Mariame Kaba's We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • activism
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
"That does not mean, however, there should be no consequences. It means real consequences. Consequences that really matter. It means transforming the conditions that exist in the first place for this …"

-Mariame Kaba, We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

Cover of Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice

17. Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

By: Kaitlin B. Curtice

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In an era in which "resistance" has become tokenized, popular Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice rec… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlin B. Curtice's Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • nonfiction
  • social justice
Cover of Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement by Hanif Abdurraqib

18. Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

3.91

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song “Respect” during the height of the C… read more

Similar categories in Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice  Wong

19. Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire

By: Alice Wong

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revol… read more

Similar categories in Alice Wong's Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • nonfiction
  • social justice
Cover of Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin

20. Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party

By: Jetta Grace Martin

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Booklist Editors’ Choice WINNER of the Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better World … read more

Similar categories in Jetta Grace Martin's Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
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21. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Hanif Abdurraqib's Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,"Respect," and the Civil Rights Movement

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

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4.36

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3.85

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Nghi Vo

4.17

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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Robert Jackson Bennett

None

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4.31

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