6 best-selling biography books like Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2) by Barbara Kramer

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Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

By: Barbara Kramer

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Discover the world of one of America's most celebrated abolitionists, writers, and orators in this …

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

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"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

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2. George Washington Carver (National Geographic Readers)

By: Kitson Jazynka

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Take a bite into the fascinating history of peanut butter and the man who invented it. Through leve… read more

Similar categories in Kitson Jazynka's George Washington Carver (National Geographic Readers) book and Barbara Kramer's Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

By: Dashka Slater

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives f… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Amelia Earhart

By: National Geographic Kids , Caroline Crosson Gilpin

4.53

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Amelia Earhartis one of the first of many National Geographic Readers that highlight important hist… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • childrens

5. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • childrens

6. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By: National Geographic Kids , Kitson Jazynka

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that… read more

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7. Frog and Toad All Year (Frog and Toad, #3)

By: Arnold Lobel

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Friends all year. In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. Here is a… read more

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8. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more

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9. Towers Falling

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 a… read more

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"Home. It's where we come from. Who we are."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

"Home is our starting point for connecting to the past."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

"When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

10. Sacagawea

By: Kitson Jazynka

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

Explore one of the most recognized figures in American history with this biography of Sacagawea. Ki… read more

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11. Dog Man (Dog Man, #1)

By: Dav Pilkey

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, crime-b… read more

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12. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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13. 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 Barbara Kramer's Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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14. 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

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15. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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16. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

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  • childrens
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17. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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18. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith

4.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

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19. Dear Wife

By: Kimberly Belle

4.00

Format: 384 pages, ebook

From the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie and Three Days Missing comes a riveting new novel o… read more

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20. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

By: Rosemary Sullivan

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept... Using new technology, recently discovered doc… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Sullivan's The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation book and Barbara Kramer's Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

  • history
  • nonfiction
"The fact that Otto survived the horror of the concentration camps demonstrated his profound will to live."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"Fascism counts on people's credulity, on their craving to believe, on their fear that there is nothing to believe."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"While someone with the first person knowledge is still alive, while records are still available, while relatives of witnesses can come forward, the stories must be told."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"The Netherlands in 1940 was like a petri dish in which one can examine how people brought up in freedom react to catastrophe when it is brought to their door: It is a questions still worth asking tod…"

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

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21. The Wife Before

By: Shanora Williams

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise … read more

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22. I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story

By: Martha Brockenbrough

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called citizen—and won When American-born Wong K… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

23. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of The First Shot by Liv Constantine

24. The First Shot

By: Liv Constantine

3.73

Format: 3 pages, Audiobook

In this gripping prequel to the blockbuster best seller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The La… read more

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25. Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

By: Barbara Kramer

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Discover the world of one of America's most celebrated abolitionists, writers, and orators in this … read more

Similar categories in Barbara Kramer's Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2) book and Barbara Kramer's Frederick Douglass (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of Anne Frank (National Geographic Readers) by Alexandra Zapruder

26. Anne Frank (National Geographic Readers)

By: Alexandra Zapruder

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Anne Frank  is one of the first of many  National Geographic Readers  that highlight important hist… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • childrens

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4.22

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4.53

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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

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4.42

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Mary Kubica

3.81

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Ashley Elston

4.05

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Freida McFadden

3.94

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Jeneva Rose

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