11 must-read middle grade books like Who Was Booker T. Washington? by James Buckley Jr.

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Who Was Booker T. Washington?

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.06

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late …

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1. Ten Days in a Mad-House

By: Nellie Bly

3.70

Format: 186 pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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2. What Was the Great Depression?

By: Dede Putra , Janet B. Pascal

3.91

Format: 20 pages, Paperback

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  • american history
  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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3. Out of My Mind

By: Sharon M. Draper

3.73

Format: None pages,

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

By: Daniel Tammet

4.57

Format: None pages,

One of the world's fifty living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and i… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction

5. What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs?

By: Megan Stine , Gregory Copeland

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Hardcover

Travel back to the time when the mighty dinosaurs ruled the earth. The Age of Dinosaurs began abou… read more

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6. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #6)

By: Jeff Kinney

3.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. Bu… read more

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7. Tamarack County (Cork O'Connor, #13)

By: William Kent Krueger

3.85

Format: None pages, ebook

Violence and murder blow into Minnesota's sleepy Tamarack County as ex-sheriff Cork O'Connor return… read more

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8. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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9. What Was the Holocaust?

By: Gail Herman

4.42

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaus… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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10. Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling aut… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

By: Amy Schneider

3.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

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12. What Was World War I?

By: Nico Medina

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be “the war to end all… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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13. What Was Pearl Harbor?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.30

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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14. What Was the Titanic?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.36

Format: 112 pages, Library Binding

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that … read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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15. Where Is Our Solar System?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.28

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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16. What Was the Berlin Wall?

By: Nico Medina

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first p… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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17. What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? (What Was?)

By: Jess M Brallier

4.46

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and wh… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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18. What Was the Vietnam War?

By: Jim O'Connor

4.31

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other sid… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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19. What Was the Age of Exploration?

By: Catherine Daly

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to the bests… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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20. What Was Reconstruction?

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelli… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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21. Who Was Booker T. Washington?

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.06

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late … read more

Similar categories in James Buckley Jr.'s Who Was Booker T. Washington? book and James Buckley Jr.'s Who Was Booker T. Washington?

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

14 must-read history books like Who Was Booker T. Washington? by James Buckley Jr.

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Ten Days in a Mad-House

Nellie Bly

3.70

Transform Your Habits

What Was the Great Depression?

Dede Putra , Janet B. Pascal

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality

Brian Kilmeade

4.22

Transform Your Habits

What Was the Holocaust?

Gail Herman

4.42

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Transform Your Habits

Who Was Maya Angelou?

Ellen Labrecque , Dede Putra

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Who Was Albert Einstein?

Robert Andrew Parker , Nancy Harrison , Jess M. Brallier

4.22

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Who Was Anne Frank?

Nancy Harrison , Ann Abramson

4.28

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Who Was Sojourner Truth?

Yona Zeldis McDonough , Jim Eldridge

4.23

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