7 best-selling historical books like Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems by Barbara Krasner

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Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

By: Barbara Krasner

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union against the United States, Ethel R…

If you liked the historical plot in Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems by Barbara Krasner , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. When the Angels Left the Old Country

By: Sacha Lamb

4.27

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power o… read more

Similar categories in Sacha Lamb's When the Angels Left the Old Country book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • young adult
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. Abuela, Don't Forget Me

By: Rex Ogle

4.50

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Abuela, Don't Forget Me book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

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4. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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5. 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 Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
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6. 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 Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • young adult
"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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7. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice

By: Rebecca Connolly

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia—the one ship and her legendary captain who answ… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Connolly's A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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8. Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1)

By: Kayvion Lewis

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat compe… read more

Similar categories in Kayvion Lewis's Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • young adult
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9. Inheritance: A Visual Poem

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.49

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Inheritance: A Visual Poem book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
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10. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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11. Moonwalking

By: Zetta Elliott

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boy… read more

Similar categories in Zetta Elliott's Moonwalking book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • poetry
  • historical fiction
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12. Ode to a Nobody

By: Caroline Brooks DuBois

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a gir… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Brooks DuBois's Ode to a Nobody book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
"It's eighth grade - laugh or be laughed at."

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"I'm afraid to want it, but I want to be a writer"

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"Maybe tomorrow, I'll try to turn this into a poem."

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"(Maybe if more homes were concrete they wouldn't be damaged so easily.)"

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

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13. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • young adult
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14. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • poetry
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15. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

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16. Garvey in the Dark

By: Nikki Grimes

4.13

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notice… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Garvey in the Dark book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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17. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's Dear Mothman book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
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18. 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

Similar categories in Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • young adult
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19. Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

By: Barbara Krasner

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union against the United States, Ethel R… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • historical
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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20. The Villain Edit

By: Laurie Devore

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Emily Henry meets Fleabag ...and The Bachelor ! An irresistibly sharp and sexy dramedy about a cyni… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Devore's The Villain Edit book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

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21. Hidden Powers: Lise Meitner's Call to Science

By: Jeannine Atkins

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Finding Wonders and Grasping Mysteries comes a gorgeously written biog… read more

Similar categories in Jeannine Atkins's Hidden Powers: Lise Meitner's Call to Science book and Barbara Krasner's Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • historical fiction

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4.27

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4.21

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Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

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4.21

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Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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4.02

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