6 must-read history books like The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution by Anita Sanchez

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The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

By: Anita Sanchez

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account o…

If you liked the history plot in The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution by Anita Sanchez , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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2. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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3. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

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6. 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

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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7. 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 Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"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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8. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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10. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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11. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. 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 Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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15. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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16. The Hurricane Girls

By: Kimberly Willis Holt

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle grade novel about three best friends born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina w… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Willis Holt's The Hurricane Girls book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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18. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
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19. The Peach Rebellion

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

4.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood to help heal the wounds of the… read more

Similar categories in Wendelin Van Draanen's The Peach Rebellion book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • audiobook
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20. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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21. 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

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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22. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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23. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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24. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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25. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

27. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science
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28. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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29. The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

By: Anita Sanchez

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account o… read more

Similar categories in Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • audiobook
  • american history
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • science
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30. World Made of Glass

By: Ami Polonsky

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's World Made of Glass book and Anita Sanchez's The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I’m not strong,"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"We are dying because we are gay."

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

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31. Extra Life (Young Readers Adaptation): The Astonishing Story of How We Doubled Our Lifespan

By: Steven Johnson

4.14

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A young readers adaptation of Steven Johnson's Extra Life, the story of how humans have doubled our… read more

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  • audiobook
  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science

20 Top audiobook books like The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution by Anita Sanchez

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Erin Bow

4.31

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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4.15

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