9 Best biography books like She Persisted: Ruby Bridges by Kekla Magoon

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She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

By: Kekla Magoon

4.45

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

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

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1. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived, #2)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.15

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Based on true events! It's the summer of 1916 and the Jersey shore is being terrorized by a Great W… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived, #2) book and Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • middle grade
  • childrens

2. Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1)

By: Deborah Wiles

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with h… read more

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3. 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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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4. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

4.58

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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5. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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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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  • race
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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7. Kent State

By: Deborah Wiles

3.96

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four Ameri… read more

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  • middle grade
"When the State silences freedom of assembly and freedom to dissent, it silences the people it is sworn to protect."

-Deborah Wiles, Kent State

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8. Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

By: Crystal Hefner

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman’s st… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. 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

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  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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10. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • 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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11. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

By: Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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12. Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

By: Lia Levi

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In this memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
"Mi racconto le mie paure anche per tenerle sott'occhio. Per me è così da sempre: se penso a una cosa, se la temo, so che non può succedermi. Le disgrazie arrivano perché non ti sono mai venute in men…"

-Lia Levi, Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

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13. 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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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14. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. The Storyteller

By: Brandon Hobson

3.33

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, a kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure that mixes… read more

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  • middle grade
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16. She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

By: Kekla Magoon

4.45

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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges book and Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
  • juvenile
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17. 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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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18. 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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19. 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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • nonfiction
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20. 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 Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • middle grade

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

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4.50

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4.02

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