5 Best biography books like Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story by Shana Keller

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Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

By: Shana Keller

4.28

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Frederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father.…

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1. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World

By: Alexandra Boiger , Chelsea Clinton

3.44

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Boiger's She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

2. Waiting for the Biblioburro

By: John Parra , Monica Brown

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small… read more

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3. Interstellar Cinderella

By: Deborah Underwood , None

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a planetoid, amid her tools and sprockets, a girl named Cinderella dreamed of fixing… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Underwood's Interstellar Cinderella book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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7. A Snake Falls to Earth

By: Darcie Little Badger

3.95

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still … read more

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"Hey Daysona!"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

"And their voices had a keenly musical quality. It wasn't that the animal people barked out literal instrumental notes or sand when they spoke. Rather, their words ignited emotional responses Nina had…"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

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8. All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that the… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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10. Beyond the Gender Binary

By: Alok Vaid-Menon

4.49

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Beyond the Gender Binary, spoken word poet Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not … read more

Similar categories in Alok Vaid-Menon's Beyond the Gender Binary book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • nonfiction
"I learned about gender through shame."

-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary

"Critiquing gender is not the same thing as creating gender."

-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary

"The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid."

-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary

"It's a surreal experience to have your personhood be reduced to a prop."

-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary

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11. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 1919

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.51

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

Poetic reflections on race, class, violence, segregation, and the hidden histories that shape our d… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's 1919 book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • history
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13. The Blur

By: Minh Lê

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's The Blur book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Magnolia Flower

By: Zora Neale Hurston

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National B… read more

Similar categories in Zora Neale Hurston's Magnolia Flower book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • historical
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. A Busy Creature's Day Eating!

By: Mo Willems

3.78

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An alphabetical smorgasbord by Mo Willems Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy C… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's A Busy Creature's Day Eating! book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Sugar in Milk

By: Thrity Umrigar

4.39

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When I first came to this country, I felt so alone. A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Mae Among the Stars

By: Roda Ahmed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. When L… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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18. The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.31

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed sto… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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19. The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story

By: Thao Lam

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In The Paper Boat, Thao’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escape fro… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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20. Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

By: Shana Keller

4.28

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Frederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father.… read more

Similar categories in Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • education
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21. Shady Baby

By: Gabrielle Union

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER* Shady Baby keeps it real in… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's Shady Baby book and Shana Keller's Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens

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