11 Best biography books like A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah by Nancy Churnin

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A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

By: Nancy Churnin

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, sh…

If you liked the biography plot in A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah by Nancy Churnin , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani

1. The Whole Story of Half a Girl

By: Veera Hiranandani

3.85

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

What greater praise than to be compared to Judy Blume!--"Each [Blume and Hiranandani] excels in cha… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's The Whole Story of Half a Girl book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • jewish
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2. Mr Darcy

By: Alex Field , Peter Carnavas

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

Mr Darcy is a rather reserved and gentle duck. He lives in the best park and feels terribly importa… read more

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  • picture books

3. Looking for Me

By: Betsy Rosenthal

4.00

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

One of 12 siblings growing up in depression-era Baltimore, Edith isn't quite sure of who she is. Be… read more

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4. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • picture books
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5. Aviva vs. the Dybbuk

By: Mari Lowe

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

2023 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A comm… read more

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  • jewish
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6. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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7. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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8. 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

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

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10. 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

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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

By: Roberta Flack

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recoun… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Flack's The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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13. Outside, Inside

By: LeUyen Pham

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential … read more

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  • picture books
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14. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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15. The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

By: Eugene Yelchin

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Winner With a masterful mix of comic timi… read more

Similar categories in Eugene Yelchin's The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

16. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld

17. Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By: Jeff Gottesfeld

4.57

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America’s fallen. Discover their story, and that of … read more

Similar categories in Jeff Gottesfeld's Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
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18. Flirty Little Secret

By: Jessica Lepe

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

School counselor Lucy Galindo has a secret. To her coworkers, friends, and even family, she’s s… read more

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"It is so important to take the time to refill our own cups before returning to work to take care of everyone else. Burnout is the #1 reason more than half of our nation's school teachers want to leav…"

-Jessica Lepe, Flirty Little Secret

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19. Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more

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Cover of The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia Levinson

20. The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art

By: Cynthia Levinson

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated biography of Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn“The first thing I can remember,” B… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Levinson's The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • jewish
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game by Laurie Wallmark

21. The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game

By: Laurie Wallmark

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This is the true story of how Judit Polgár captivated the world as she battled to become the younge… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Wallmark's The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel

22. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

Similar categories in Breanna J. McDaniel's Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by Mari Lowe

23. The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman

By: Mari Lowe

3.86

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

SHAINDY is a twelve-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who struggles in school and has no good friends. … read more

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  • jewish
Cover of Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

24. Desert Queen

By: Jyoti Rajan Gopal

4.47

Format: None pages, None

This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Ha… read more

Similar categories in Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • biography memoir
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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25. 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
Cover of Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3) by Hannah   Reynolds

26. Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3)

By: Hannah Reynolds

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Sydney Taylor Honor author comes another sweet Nantucket-set summer romance, perf… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Reynolds's Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3) book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • jewish
Cover of A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah by Nancy Churnin

27. A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

By: Nancy Churnin

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, sh… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • jewish
  • picture books
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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28. Tricky Chopsticks

By: Sylvia Chen

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this story loosely inspired by Chen's childhood, a girl determined to hold her own in her family… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina

29. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez

By: Belen Medina

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for wi… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History) by Songju Ma Daemicke

30. Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History)

By: Songju Ma Daemicke

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria starte… read more

Similar categories in Songju Ma Daemicke's Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History) book and Nancy Churnin's A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda by Shoshana Nambi

31. The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda

By: Shoshana Nambi

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Sukkot is Shoshi’s favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the… read more

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  • picture books
  • jewish

9 Best history books like A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah by Nancy Churnin

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

Roberta Flack

4.09

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The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Eugene Yelchin

4.20

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Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Jeff Gottesfeld

4.57

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Jovita Wore Pants

Aida Salazar

4.20

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