5 must-read anthologies books like The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón

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The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

By: María García Esperón

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread fro…

If you liked the anthologies plot in The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Flygirl

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn't stop him from fulfilli… read more

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2. Shadow Magic (Lyra, #1)

By: Patricia C. Wrede , Walter Velez

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the magic woods of Lyra, a noblewoman struggles to escape from a faceless man Trouble is brewing… read more

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3. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

By: Shane Hawk

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to… read more

Similar categories in Shane Hawk's Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • short stories
  • mythology
  • anthologies
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4. Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

By: Dan Flores

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Shortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa So… read more

Similar categories in Dan Flores's Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • history
"The prescription I've come to seems to be this. Know the heaven and earth that was, but experience the world that is."

-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

"Our disruption of ecologies around the world isn't just threatening wildife extinctions. It's posing an existential threat to our own species."

-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

"And it wasn't just passenger pigeons and buffalo. A legacy of animal cleansing was visible everywhere you looked in the United States of the 1920s."

-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

"...we Americans have never been good at accepting blame for screwing up the world. Surely the gods, or the government, or the Chinese, or the sun! must be doing this. It can't be us."

-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

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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. Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.13

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more

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  • middle grade
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."

-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See

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7. Go with the Flow

By: Lily Williams

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Ab… read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's Go with the Flow book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • middle grade
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8. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • native american
  • indigenous
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9. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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10. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

By: Tiffany Jewell

4.40

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Who are you? What is your identity? What is racism? How do you choose your own path? How do you sta… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Jewell's This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
"Your privilege is something you don't often think about. It's often invisible to you until you take a moment to gain some insight and awareness into your whole self."

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Using the term Asian to describe all folx from Asian countries and ancestry does not acknowledge the vast and varied histories, cultures, and experiences of everyone."

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Someone described racism to me as the smog we breathe. It is all around us; racism is everywhere. Our lives are polluted by racism and it harms us all. The more we are aware of this smog of racism, t…"

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Folx will be committed to trying to fit you into the box. They will tell you you're too young to make a difference, that you should focus on getting good grades and going to college. They may also te…"

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

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11. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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12. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • indigenous
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13. What If We Were...

By: Axelle Lenoir

3.63

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Teen girls rewrite the universe on a daily basis! This comic collection proves there's nothing bett… read more

Similar categories in Axelle Lenoir's What If We Were... book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

"Marie's favorite movies #4. TWILIGHT Nat: NEVER SEEN IT. Marie: ME NEITHER, BUT I GET THE FEELING IT'S LIKE, AMAZING. Nat: YOU KNOW I THINK WE MIGHT BE THE ONLY TWO GIRLS IN SCHOOL WHO HAVEN'T SEEN I…"

-Axelle Lenoir, What If We Were...

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14. Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.26

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls. Some managed to escape. Many are still missing. … read more

Similar categories in Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

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15. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • short stories
  • anthologies
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16. Floof

By: Heidi McKinnon

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The text says one thing and the illustrations say quite another in this darling picture book where … read more

Similar categories in Heidi McKinnon's Floof book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • juvenile
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17. It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic

By: Jack Lowery

4.52

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Prize The story of art collective Gran Fury—which fought back… read more

Similar categories in Jack Lowery's It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • history
"That free time is one of the biggest barriers to activism was, in a way, proven in the summer of 2020, as the protests over George Floyd and the slew of other Black lives lost became the most attende…"

-Jack Lowery, It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic

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18. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

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19. You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

By: Ada Limon

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Published association  with the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate o… read more

Similar categories in Ada Limon's You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • anthologies
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20. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape

By: Katie Holten

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Inspiring. . . . insights that are scientific, intimate and surprising. . . . … read more

Similar categories in Katie Holten's The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • short stories
  • nonfiction
Cover of Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

21. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

By: Amanda Leduc

4.09

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm—as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Leduc's Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
"...I am struck by how these pitiers unknowingly give voice to the deepest of truths: they cannot imagine this kind of life."

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

" It's so good of you to love them. The Beast, Shrek, the Ugly Duckling and eventual swan. The woman in the wheel chair, the main who wears the mask. I could never do that. And if you do it, that mean…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

"Most importantly, it's a message that assumes absolute and unrealistic able-bodiedness. No one with glasses. No crutches, no wheelchairs, no visible differences from girl to girl apart from the colou…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

"If society is used to not seeing disabled people in stories, society becomes used to not seeing disabled people in real life. If society is used to not seeing disabled people in real life, society wi…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

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22. Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

By: Jessica Hernandez

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working–and off… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Hernandez's Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • native american
  • indigenous
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23. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

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"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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24. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's The Secret Battle of Evan Pao book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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25. A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #3)

By: Kate Khavari

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh is ready for her next thrilling adventure in the newest instal… read more

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26. Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

By: Patty Krawec

4.58

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • native american
  • indigenous
"Blood quantum is a race theory that still forms the basis for legal Indian status in the United States and Canada."

-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

"Each of these terms is correct and wrong, and it is likely that whatever term you use will at some point be corrected by somebody else to a term they think is more appropriate. The best thing to do i…"

-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

"Settlers and migrants and the forcibly displanted get worried when Native people start talking about Land Back. What about their house? Where will they go? Unable to imagine any scenario other than w…"

-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

"It isn't wrong to think about your ancestors, to hear their stories and understand where they came from. And if your ancestors have been in the United States or Canada for a long period of time, it i…"

-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

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27. For He Can Creep

By: Siobhan Carroll

4.22

Format: 30 pages, ebook

Nineteenth century poet Christopher Smart has been committed to St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics be… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Carroll's For He Can Creep book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • short stories
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28. Imaginary Borders

By: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

4.03

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space … read more

Similar categories in Xiuhtezcatl Martinez's Imaginary Borders book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • nonfiction
  • indigenous
Cover of Arca (The Five Queendoms, #2) by G.R.  Macallister

29. Arca (The Five Queendoms, #2)

By: G.R. Macallister

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Return to the Five Queendoms in the sequel to Scorpica , a sweeping epic fantasy that Rebecca Roanh… read more

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30. The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

By: María García Esperón

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread fro… read more

Similar categories in María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • history
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • anthologies
  • indigenous
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • folklore
  • mythology
  • juvenile
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31. Cool. Awkward. Black.

By: Karen Strong

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the conce… read more

Similar categories in Karen Strong's Cool. Awkward. Black. book and María García Esperón's The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  • short stories
  • anthologies

5 best-selling history books like The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón

Transform Your Habits

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

Dan Flores

3.98

Transform Your Habits

It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic

Jack Lowery

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

Jessica Hernandez

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

Patty Krawec

4.58

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Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh

4.37

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Plainwater: Essays and Poetry

Anne Carson

4.00

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Les Diners de Gala

Salvador Dalí , J. Peter Moore

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

Margaret Renkl

4.37

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