20 Top childrens books like Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace

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Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

By: Sandra Neil Wallace

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes—a boy who followed his dreams and became one of th…

If you liked the childrens plot in Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • historical
  • childrens
"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Cover of Hansel and Gretel by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

2. Hansel and Gretel

By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Jacob Grimm's Hansel and Gretel book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • picture books
  • childrens

3. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more

Similar categories in William Kamkwamba's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

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4. Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

By: Jen Bryant

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team   Hall-… read more

Similar categories in Jen Bryant's Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones

5. 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 Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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6. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. 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 Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • 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

Cover of Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17) by Jeff Kinney

9. Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17) book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • childrens
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

10. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

13. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker

14. Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

By: Helaine Becker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the sp… read more

Similar categories in Helaine Becker's Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

15. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

16. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

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

17. 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

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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18. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Built to Last book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just by Mélina Mangal

20. The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

By: Mélina Mangal

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Ernest was not like other scientists. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. And he noticed… read more

Similar categories in Mélina Mangal's The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace

21. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

By: Sandra Neil Wallace

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes—a boy who followed his dreams and became one of th… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery book and Sandra Neil Wallace's Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • football
  • african american

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