5 must-read history books like Rise Up! by Jo Rippon

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Rise Up!

By: Jo Rippon

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the right to resist! Human rights belong to every single one of us, but they are often u…

If you liked the history plot in Rise Up! by Jo Rippon , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina

By: Rodman Philbrick

4.14

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old bo… read more

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2. Long Way Down

By: Jason Reynolds

4.25

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more

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"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."

-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

3. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

By: Kabi Nagata , Jocelyne Allen

3.74

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

The heart-rending autobiographical manga that's taken the internet by storm! My Lesbian Experience … read more

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4. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

By: Thomas King

4.65

Format: None pages, ebook

WINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize The Inconvenient Indianis at once a "history" and the complete … read more

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5. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

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  • childrens
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6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)

By: Randall Munroe

4.37

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. 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

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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9. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

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"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

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10. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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11. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

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"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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12. The Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country

By: James Tynion IV

4.15

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Six acclaimed guest artists join Eisner winner JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children, … read more

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"Magic is real. It works. It has impact on the world. The human brain is incredibly powerful, and you can rewire it. You let yourself become a symbol, in a whole fucking history of symbols, knowing th…"

-James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country

Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

13. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

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  • childrens
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14. The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in atti… read more

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  • childrens
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15. Intimations

By: Zadie Smith

3.99

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of essays on the experience of loc… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Strange inversions proliferate."

-Zadie Smith, Intimations

"When in the presence of a child, get on the floor."

-Zadie Smith, Intimations

"My children know the truth about me but still tolerate me, so far."

-Zadie Smith, Intimations

"The enviable style of the young is little protection against catastrophe."

-Zadie Smith, Intimations

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16. All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs)

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in th… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
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17. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

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18. Just Like Grandma

By: Kim Rogers

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. Rise Up!

By: Jo Rippon

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the right to resist! Human rights belong to every single one of us, but they are often u… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
Cover of Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution by De Nichols

21. Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution

By: De Nichols

4.25

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what do… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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9 Top childrens books like Rise Up! by Jo Rippon

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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