12 Top middle grade books like Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle

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Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

By: Margarita Engle

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning poet Margarita Engle comes Dreams from Many Rivers, an middle grade verse histor…

"Human movement is a bridge between solid ground and dreamlike air."

-Margarita Engle, Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

If you liked the middle grade plot in Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. March: Book Three (March, #3)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.65

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman… read more

Similar categories in Nate Powell's March: Book Three (March, #3) book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
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2. First Day Jitters

By: Judy Love , Julie Danneberg

4.02

Format: 426 pages,

Spanish language edition. Everyone knows that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach just before… read more

Similar categories in Judy Love's First Day Jitters book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • childrens

3. 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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4. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

By: Kadir Nelson

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soulis the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott Kin… read more

Similar categories in Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

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5. 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 Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • childrens
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6. For Every One

By: Jason Reynolds

4.30

Format: 102 pages, Hardcover

Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's For Every One book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Dreams don't have timelines, deadlines, and aren't always in straight lines."

-Jason Reynolds, For Every One

"When it comes to my dream, the way I like to describe it is that it's a rabid beast that found me when I was young"

-Jason Reynolds, For Every One

"The truth is, finding that beast may or may not happen. But the treasures I've discovered under the heavy stones and behind the massive trees and deep in the dark caves have created the hunter and th…"

-Jason Reynolds, For Every One

"One thing I am now certain of is that this road less traveled has in fact been traveled by far more suckers than you think. All of us out here, slumped over wearing weird fake broken smiles, trying t…"

-Jason Reynolds, For Every One

Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

7. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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8. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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9. On the Horizon

By: Lois Lowry

4.27

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From Lois Lowry comes an account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Har… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's On the Horizon book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. Ain't Burned All the Bright

By: Jason Reynolds

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Ain't Burned All the Bright book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • social justice
"What is life in a house underwater?"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"...and she wipes weary from her eyes still glued to the no-good glued to the high definition glare of low-definition life"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

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11. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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12. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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13. Woman Without Shame: Poems

By: Sandra Cisneros

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Cisneros's Woman Without Shame: Poems book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of intersecting stories set at a powwow that bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the st… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • short stories
  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • audiobook
"Returning the phone, she said, “You’re an artist."

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

"Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

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15. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words (The Stacey Stories)

By: Stacey Abrams

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Stacey Abrams's Stacey’s Extraordinary Words (The Stacey Stories) book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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17. Inheritance: A Visual Poem

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.49

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Inheritance: A Visual Poem book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • audiobook
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18. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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19. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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20. Dearly

By: Margaret Atwood

3.74

Format: 124 pages, Hardcover

A new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's Dearly book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"If there were no emptiness, there would be no life."

-Margaret Atwood, Dearly

"Lwy nie wiedzą, że są lwami. Nie wiedzą, jak bardzo są odważne"."

-Margaret Atwood, Dearly

"Many things that are not what you want arrive in the disguise of flowers."

-Margaret Atwood, Dearly

"Here are the tulips, budded and full-blown, their swoops and dips, their gloss and poses, the satin of their darks."

-Margaret Atwood, Dearly

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21. The Wildest Sun

By: Asha Lemmie

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Following her New York Times bestselling debut Fifty Words for Rain , Asha Lemmie's next sweeping a… read more

Similar categories in Asha Lemmie's The Wildest Sun book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • historical
  • audiobook
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22. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

By: Sonja Cherry-Paul

4.39

Format: None pages, Audiobook

This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jaso… read more

Similar categories in Sonja Cherry-Paul's Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
"Look out, also, for the many powerful stories that depict us all as we truly are- human."

-Sonja Cherry-Paul, Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

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23. Night for Day

By: Roselle Lim

3.12

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two people destined to be together, but to never see each other again, fight against the greatest o… read more

Similar categories in Roselle Lim's Night for Day book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • audiobook
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

24. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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25. Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora

By: Saraciea J. Fennell

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx co… read more

Similar categories in Saraciea J. Fennell's Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • audiobook
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26. Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

By: Margarita Engle

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning poet Margarita Engle comes Dreams from Many Rivers, an middle grade verse histor… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
"Human movement is a bridge between solid ground and dreamlike air."

-Margarita Engle, Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

27. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace

28. Another Word for Love: A Memoir

By: Carvell Wallace

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for hea… read more

Similar categories in Carvell Wallace's Another Word for Love: A Memoir book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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29. Queer Little Nightmares

By: David Ly

3.59

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines monsters old and new through a queer l… read more

Similar categories in David Ly's Queer Little Nightmares book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • poetry
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • audiobook
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30. Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit

By: Raquel Reichard

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Prioritize your well-being with more than 100 exercises designed specifically to help Latinas revit… read more

Similar categories in Raquel Reichard's Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • nonfiction
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31. The Truth About Dragons

By: Jaime Zollars

3.59

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing picture book about the excitement (and often times anxiety) of a new experience, repr… read more

Similar categories in Jaime Zollars's The Truth About Dragons book and Margarita Engle's Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  • childrens

18 Best audiobook books like Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle

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For Every One

Jason Reynolds

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

On the Horizon

Lois Lowry

4.27

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Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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