7 Best history books like Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson

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Unequal: A Story of America

By: Michael Eric Dyson

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson and critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau s…

If you liked the history plot in Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • historical
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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2. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

Similar categories in Mike Curato's Flamer book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

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3. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

By: Isaac Blum

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Blum's The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • audiobook
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4. 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 Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • middle grade
  • social justice
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5. Abuela, Don't Forget Me

By: Rex Ogle

4.50

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Abuela, Don't Forget Me book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

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6. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
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7. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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8. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Partridge's Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

Similar categories in Tommie Smith's Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
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11. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • audiobook
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12. Man o' War

By: Cory McCarthy

4.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An achingly honest and frequently hilarious coming-of-age novel about an Arab American trans swimme… read more

Similar categories in Cory McCarthy's Man o' War book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • audiobook
"Not all trans people started out feeling like a different gender trapped in their skin. Some find themself a little at a time, a door inside that unlocks and reveals new doors, and new doors after th…"

-Cory McCarthy, Man o' War

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13. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • audiobook
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14. Punching Bag

By: Rex Ogle

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Punching Bag book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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15. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
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16. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • audiobook
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17. Unequal: A Story of America

By: Michael Eric Dyson

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson and critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau s… read more

Similar categories in Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • government
  • social issues
  • audiobook
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18. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

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19. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History

By: Ariel Aberg-Riger

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Aberg-Riger's America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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20. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

By: Candace Fleming

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child...and why ? And how did their brilliant law… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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21. Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

By: Monica Edinger

4.04

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their per… read more

Similar categories in Monica Edinger's Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself book and Michael Eric Dyson's Unequal: A Story of America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction

12 Top audiobook books like Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson

Transform Your Habits

Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Abuela, Don't Forget Me

Rex Ogle

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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18 must-read middle grade books like Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Transform Your Habits

Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

Neal Shusterman

4.14

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham

4.29

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