17 must-read nonfiction books like She Persisted: Claudette Colvin by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.22

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

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

If you liked the nonfiction plot in She Persisted: Claudette Colvin by Lesa Cline-Ransome , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Loren Long, Barack Obama

1. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

By: Loren Long , Barack Obama

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving trib… read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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2. The Magician's Elephant

By: Kate DiCamillo , Yoko Tanaka

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpect… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's Elephant book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived, #1) by Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson, Georgina Ball

3. The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived, #1)

By: Lauren Tarshis , Scott Dawson , Georgina Ball

5.00

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this new fictional series! In … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived, #1) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

Similar categories in Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project: Born on the Water book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • childrens
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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5. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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7. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • childrens
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8. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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9. 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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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10. 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

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • race
  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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11. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • childrens
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12. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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13. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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14. Because Claudette

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography … read more

Similar categories in Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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15. Little Leaders: Brave Men in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this… read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders: Brave Men in Black History book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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16. Coming Home

By: Brittney Griner

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more

Similar categories in Brittney Griner's Coming Home book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • biography memoir
  • social justice
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."

-Brittney Griner, Coming Home

Cover of The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) by Angie Thomas

17. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. This Is Your Time

By: Ruby Bridges

4.51

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Ti… read more

Similar categories in Ruby Bridges's This Is Your Time book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
"I have been saying for many years how I believe racism is a grown-up disease, and we "adults" must stop using you, our kids, to spread it. None of you is born into the world racist. It is we adults w…"

-Ruby Bridges, This Is Your Time

"When I arrived at this all-white school that first day, all the white parents rushed in and pulled out their kids. They didn't want their children going to school with me. But why? I didn't understan…"

-Ruby Bridges, This Is Your Time

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19. 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

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of Monsters and Mold (Zoey and Sassafras, #2) by Asia Citro

20. Monsters and Mold (Zoey and Sassafras, #2)

By: Asia Citro

4.46

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A Mighty Girl Book of the Year With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the brand n… read more

Similar categories in Asia Citro's Monsters and Mold (Zoey and Sassafras, #2) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Too Small Tola Gets Tough (Too Small Tola, #3) by Atinuke

21. Too Small Tola Gets Tough (Too Small Tola, #3)

By: Atinuke

4.34

Format: None pages, Paperback

It’s a strange, scary time for Too Small Tola when a new virus separates her family, but Atinuke’s … read more

Similar categories in Atinuke's Too Small Tola Gets Tough (Too Small Tola, #3) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of She Persisted: Simone Biles by Kekla Magoon

22. 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

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Simone Biles book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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23. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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24. She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.22

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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now) by Kirsten Anderson

25. Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now)

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.01

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

The inspiring story of Vice President Kamala Harris told in the new Who HQ Now format for trending … read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Anderson's Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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26. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

By: Sammy Lisel

4.51

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories … read more

Similar categories in Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of She Persisted: Pura Belpré by Meg Medina

27. She Persisted: Pura Belpré

By: Meg Medina

4.22

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

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: Pura Belpré book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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28. 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

Similar categories in Laurel Goodluck's She Persisted: Deb Haaland book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • middle grade
Cover of She Persisted: Rachel Levine by Lisa Bunker

29. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Bunker's She Persisted: Rachel Levine book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • nonfiction
Cover of She Persisted: Opal Lee by Shelia P. Moses

30. 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

Similar categories in Shelia P. Moses's She Persisted: Opal Lee book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's She Persisted: Claudette Colvin

  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american

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Loren Long , Barack Obama

4.24

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

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Tracey Baptiste

4.19

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

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Kwame Alexander

4.66

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