9 must-read nonfiction books like Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

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Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Rescue and Jessica

By: Scott Magoon , Patrick Downes , Jessica Kensky

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and … read more

Similar categories in Scott Magoon's Rescue and Jessica book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • disability

4. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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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

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. A Friend for Henry

By: Jenn Bailey

3.93

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • disability
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7. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

By: Traci Sorell

4.34

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation The word otsal… read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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11. The Magical Yet

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't, And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't. E… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • inspirational
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12. A Day With No Words

By: Tiffany Hammond

4.68

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the … read more

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  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • teaching
  • disability
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13. You Matter

By: Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • picture books
  • kids
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14. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Drawn Together

By: Minh Lê

4.42

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustr… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Um retrato sensível do isolamento e do estigma sentido por uma criança com dificuldades de fala. … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's I Talk Like a River book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • disability
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18. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • disability
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19. Lift

By: Minh Lê

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family, she's pretty put ou… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Lift book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • kids
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22. All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs)

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in th… read more

Similar categories in Annette Bay Pimentel's All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs) book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • disability
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23. Swashby and the Sea

By: Beth Ferry

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sweet-and-salty friendship story perfect for pirate-lovers learning new ways to communicate while… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • kids
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24. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie… read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."

-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

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25. I Am Every Good Thing

By: Derrick Barnes

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
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26. At the Mountain's Base

By: Traci Sorell

4.12

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this picture book… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Memory Jars

By: Vera Brosgol

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and people--close to her forever. F… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Memory Jars book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

29. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You book and Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • teaching
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • nonfiction
  • kids
  • disability
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30. Lubna and Pebble

By: Wendy Meddour

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an unforgettable story that subtly addresses the refugee crisis, a young girl must decide if fri… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Across the Bay

By: Carlos Aponte

3.58

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the heart of Puerto Rico. Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuel… read more

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  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

30 Best childrens books like Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Rescue and Jessica

Scott Magoon , Patrick Downes , Jessica Kensky

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Frog and Toad Together (Frog and Toad, #2)

Arnold Lobel

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Duncan Tonatiuh

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

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