5 best-selling cultural books like Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo

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Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

By: Lina Maslo

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, human rights activist and the youngest ever winner of…

If you liked the cultural plot in Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.68

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie … read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2) book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • childrens
"You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behave badly when there is something really big at stake."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"The President said a very rude word into the microphone and ten million children across the nation began repeating it gleefully and got smacked by their parents."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It's very difficult to phone people in China, Mr President,' said the Postmaster General. 'The country's so full of Wings and Wongs, every time you wing you get the wong number."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

Cover of Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, Kerascoët

2. Malala's Magic Pencil

By: Malala Yousafzai , Kerascoët

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture boo… read more

Similar categories in Malala Yousafzai's Malala's Magic Pencil book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • cultural
  • biography
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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3. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

By: Rebecca Paley , Leah Remini

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memo… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Paley's Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"By their actions, they will show you who they are."

-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

"Belief and faith are great, but very few people have been led astray by thinking for themselves."

-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

"He wasn't attached to Scientology like I was. For him it was simply a tool to better your life. Then, if it wasn't doing that, it was time to leave the church."

-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

"I hate when people say 'Enjoy it' when you're complaining or something. I am enjoying it. But I also enjoy complaining about it. It's one of my favorite pastimes."

-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

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4. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

By: Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of M… read more

Similar categories in Judi Barrett's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

Similar categories in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

6. Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)

By: Zoraida Córdova

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

I was chosen by the Deos. Even gods make mistakes. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a ge… read more

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7. Today I Feel Silly Other Moods That Make My Day

By: Laura Cornell , Jamie Lee Curtis

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Timesbestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, authors of I'm Go… read more

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8. Harold and the Purple Crayon

By: Crockett Johnson

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.… read more

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9. Cry, Heart, But Never Break

By: Glenn Ringtved , None , None

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her awa… read more

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10. 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

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider

11. I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf

By: Grant Snider

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from the beloved New York Times illustrator … read more

Similar categories in Grant Snider's I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • nonfiction
"A book closed is just a block of paper."

-Grant Snider, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf

Cover of Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada

12. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

By: Kobi Yamada

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"

-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

13. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Book Love

By: Debbie Tung

4.29

Format: 137 pages, Hardcover

Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels f… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Book Love book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

15. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

16. It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

By: Trevor Noah

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, tells the story of growing up half black, half white in S… read more

Similar categories in Trevor Noah's It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done in life, any choice that I’ve made. But I’m consumed with regret for the things I didn’t do, the choices I didn’t make, the things I didn’t say. We spend so muc…"

-Trevor Noah, It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

"When he said that, my body just let go. I remember the exact traffic light I was at. For a moment there was a complete vacuum of sound and then I cried tears like I had never cried before. I collapse…"

-Trevor Noah, It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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17. Trying

By: Kobi Yamada

4.59

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt… read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's Trying book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
"It was all I could think about. Even as I slept, I dreamt of creating beautiful things."

-Kobi Yamada, Trying

"I had already proven I couldn't do it. But if I was honest, I wanted to believe I could."

-Kobi Yamada, Trying

"The only way to get to where you want to go is to take a step in that direction. And the best way to do that is to begin."

-Kobi Yamada, Trying

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18. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel

19. In My Mosque

By: M.O. Yuksel

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book fr… read more

Similar categories in M.O. Yuksel's In My Mosque book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Where Are You From? book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo

21. Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

By: Lina Maslo

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, human rights activist and the youngest ever winner of… read more

Similar categories in Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala book and Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • picture books
  • war
  • pakistan
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

14 Best childrens books like Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo

Transform Your Habits

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala Yousafzai , Kerascoët

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

Beatrix Potter

4.22

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14 best-selling fiction books like Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

Shannon Olsen

4.57

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