13 must-read middle grade books like She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor by Meg Medina

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She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor

By: Meg Medina

4.13

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger …

If you liked the middle grade plot in She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor by Meg Medina , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens

2. The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (I Survived, #10)

By: Lauren Tarshis

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

The beast beneath the mountain is restless... No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when t… read more

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3. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived, #14)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

It was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what m… read more

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4. Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (I Survived, #3)

By: Lauren Tarshis

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a do… read more

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5. I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

More than a century later, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is still America's deadliest disaster. L… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (I Survived #23)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.04

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lau… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was―and still is―the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. La… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. 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

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"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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10. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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11. Uprising

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. The Bees of Notre-Dame

By: Meghan P. Browne

4.01

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

This lyrical, poignant nonfiction picture book tells the fascinating story of the honeybee colonies… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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13. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever

By: Barbara Rae-Venter

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing withou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
"The cost in time, personnel, and money for trying to identify the Golden State Killer prior to the use of IGG was significant,"

-Barbara Rae-Venter, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever

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14. I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived, #19)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

100 years ago, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai

By: Aisha Saeed

4.19

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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16. I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived, #16)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.17

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children's Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installmen… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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17. She Persisted: Simone Biles

By: Kekla Magoon

4.31

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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18. She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor

By: Meg Medina

4.13

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger … read more

Similar categories in Meg Medina's She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor book and Meg Medina's She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor

  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • politics
  • law
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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19. She Persisted: Deb Haaland

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.10

Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child of two military parents, Deb Haaland moved around a lot when she was young before finall… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • middle grade
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20. She Persisted: Rachel Levine

By: Lisa Bunker

4.10

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger … read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. She Persisted: Opal Lee

By: Shelia P. Moses

4.14

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

6 must-read history books like She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor by Meg Medina

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Meghan P. Browne

4.01

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Barbara Rae-Venter

3.99

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4.13

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Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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