6 Top biography books like We Can: Portraits of Power by Tyler Gordon

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We Can: Portraits of Power

By: Tyler Gordon

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"When I was born, the doctors told my mom that if I did survive I would have lots of health problem…

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1. Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

By: Brian Pinkney , Andrea Davis Pinkney

4.62

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, wit… read more

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2. 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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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

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  • childrens
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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5. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • inspirational
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7. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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8. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. 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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10. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

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  • childrens
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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12. Black Brother, Black Brother

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age stor… read more

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  • childrens
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13. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

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  • childrens
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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14. We Shall Overcome

By: Bryan Collier

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the gospel anthem and Civil Rights protest song "We Shall Overcome", masterfully b… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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15. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Mina

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.12

Format: 68 pages, ebook

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, “ri… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words (The Stacey Stories)

By: Stacey Abrams

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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18. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

Similar categories in Tommie Smith's Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice book and Tyler Gordon's We Can: Portraits of Power

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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19. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

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  • childrens
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

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20. I Am the Subway

By: Kim Hyo-eun

4.18

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we tra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1)

By: Tasha Spillett

4.06

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, c… read more

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23. The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege

By: Brendan Kiely

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this accessible introducti… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

By: Sonja Cherry-Paul

4.39

Format: None pages, Audiobook

This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jaso… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
"Look out, also, for the many powerful stories that depict us all as we truly are- human."

-Sonja Cherry-Paul, Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

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25. I Am Golden

By: Eva Chen

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point towa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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27. Dad Bakes

By: Katie Yamasaki

4.01

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Dad wakes early every morning before the sun, heading off to work at the bakery. He kneads, rolls, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Me I Choose To Be

By: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of I Love My Hair! joins forces with a dynamic photography duo in this stunn… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices

By: Lorena Escoto German

4.46

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Be prepared to be embraced with words, images, stories, examples, experiences, and a love for teac… read more

Similar categories in Lorena Escoto German's Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices book and Tyler Gordon's We Can: Portraits of Power

  • nonfiction
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30. The First Blade of Sweetgrass

By: Suzanne Greenlaw

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. We Can: Portraits of Power

By: Tyler Gordon

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"When I was born, the doctors told my mom that if I did survive I would have lots of health problem… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Gordon's We Can: Portraits of Power book and Tyler Gordon's We Can: Portraits of Power

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

6 best-selling history books like We Can: Portraits of Power by Tyler Gordon

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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

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We Shall Overcome

Bryan Collier

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

Tommie Smith

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Sonja Cherry-Paul

4.39

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Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

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The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Emily Carroll

4.06

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