7 best-selling biography books like Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt

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Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

By: Megan Hoyt

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of Gino Bartali, an Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish live…

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1. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. 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
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

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  • childrens
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

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5. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

6. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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7. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

By: Peter Sís

4.48

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Naz… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • war
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! by Laurel Snyder

8. Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!

By: Laurel Snyder

4.37

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

This funny, original choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters by Suzanne Slade

10. Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

By: Suzanne Slade

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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11. Twins

By: Varian Johnson

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin

12. Gladys the Magic Chicken

By: Adam Rubin

4.11

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about a chicken who unexpectedly finds herself on an epic journey during Ancient Tim… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. The One Thing You'd Save

By: Linda Sue Park

3.94

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"

-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save

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14. Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story)

By: Kevin Henkes

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed,… read more

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  • childrens
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15. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

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  • childrens
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16. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) by J. Dillard

17. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

18. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"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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19. Memoirs of a Tortoise

By: Devin Scillian

4.40

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Oliver the tortoise has had his human, Ike, for a very, very long time now. In fact, they're the sa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1) by Alda P. Dobbs

21. Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1)

By: Alda P. Dobbs

4.26

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Be… read more

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  • war
  • childrens
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22. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

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  • sports
  • childrens
Cover of Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) by McCall Hoyle

23. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

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  • childrens
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24. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic

25. The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

By: Kim Tomsic

4.57

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

The true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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26. Once Upon a Camel

By: Kathi Appelt

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more

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  • childrens
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

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27. Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand

By: Jennifer Bradbury

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This luminous picture book tells the fascinating true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret … read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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28. No Place for Monsters

By: Kory Merritt

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls… read more

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  • childrens
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29. Nightingale

By: Deva Fagan

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A plucky orphan girl stumbles into a conflict centuries in the making in this middle grade fantasy … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt

30. Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

By: Megan Hoyt

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of Gino Bartali, an Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish live… read more

Similar categories in Megan Hoyt's Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero book and Megan Hoyt's Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

  • italy
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • war
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • holocaust
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31. The Hungry Place

By: Jessie Haas

4.25

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

In this horse adventure perfect for fans of Black Beauty , a Connemara pony is pampered and beloved… read more

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  • childrens

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