13 Top nonfiction books like If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars by Richard Ho

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If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars

By: Richard Ho

4.22

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

This biography of basketball superstar Jeremy Lin is an anthem of Asian American pride that speaks …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars by Richard Ho , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

By: Noah Z. Jones , Kelly Bennett

4.03

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

"A sweet story that could be used as a springboard to discussion of the pitfalls of making snap jud… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Sidewalk Flowers

By: JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

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  • childrens
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5. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

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  • childrens
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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6. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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7. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. 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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9. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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10. Meanwhile Back on Earth

By: Oliver Jeffers

3.92

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The captivating new companion to international bestsellers Here We Are and What We’ll Build … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8)

By: Terri Libenson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The eighth book in the  New York Times  bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternati… read more

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  • childrens
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14. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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15. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

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  • childrens
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16. Dear Friends

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about … read more

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17. Meet Me on Mercer Street

By: Booki Vivat

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Harriet the Spy meets Front Desk in this funny, surprising graphic novel by Booki Vivat, author-ill… read more

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  • childrens
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18. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Tofu Takes Time

By: Helen H. Wu

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Homemade tofu is good, and good things take time. CLICK CLACK WHIRRRR . . . Lin and her grandma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. This Is How I Roll

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and chasing your dream… read more

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  • childrens
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21. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark

22. Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

By: Karen Henry Clark

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, N… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
"Because reading, Nancy knew, helped people find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page."

-Karen Henry Clark, Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

Cover of The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America’s Cook by Emma Bland Smith

23. The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America’s Cook

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fannie Farmer, America’s most famous cooking teacher, discovers that precise measurements are a rec… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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24. Meatballs for Grandpa

By: Jeanette Fazzari Jones

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this sensory-rich picture book, a little girl and her grandparents make the family’s traditional… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars

By: Richard Ho

4.22

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

This biography of basketball superstar Jeremy Lin is an anthem of Asian American pride that speaks … read more

Similar categories in Richard Ho's If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars book and Richard Ho's If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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26. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

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27. Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

By: Michelle Meadows

4.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biogra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion by Minda Dentler

28. The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion

By: Minda Dentler

4.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Iron… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton

29. Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

By: Jay Jay Patton

3.64

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A stunning graphic novel memoir about growing up with an incarcerated parent. " ...Your dad is com… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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30. Rising Above: The Wataru "Wat" Misaka Story

By: Hayley Diep

4.29

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This dynamic picture book biography introduces readers of all ages to Wataru Misaka, the first non-… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of A Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison by Carole Boston Weatherford

31. A Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford comes a captivating picture book biography abou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography

25 Top childrens books like If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars by Richard Ho

Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

Noah Z. Jones , Kelly Bennett

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

Shannon Olsen

4.57

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