12 must-read nonfiction books like A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown

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A Voice Named Aretha

By: Katheryn Russell-Brown

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Qu…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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2. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • historical
  • childrens
  • family
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3. 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 Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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4. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • family
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5. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. 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

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • childrens
  • family
"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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7. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Um retrato sensível do isolamento e do estigma sentido por uma criança com dificuldades de fala. … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's I Talk Like a River book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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9. We Are the Gardeners

By: Joanna Gaines

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Our journey as gardeners started with one small potted plant, but things did not go as planned. Tur… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Gaines's We Are the Gardeners book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
"Dad says that every hard thing we choose to do MAKES US BRAVER for the next time."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

"Turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but sometimes, it's the hardest work that leads to the greatest reward."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

"Some say that a garden just grows from seeds, but we think it grows from trying and failing and trying again. A garden is hard work, but so is most of the good, important stuff in life."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

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10. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's Starfish book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • childrens
  • family
"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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11. Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

By: Janice N. Harrington

4.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who stud… read more

Similar categories in Janice N. Harrington's Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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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 Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • african american
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13. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

Similar categories in Anne Wynter's Nell Plants a Tree book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. Mae Among the Stars

By: Roda Ahmed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. When L… read more

Similar categories in Roda Ahmed's Mae Among the Stars book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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15. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America

By: Tziporah Cohen

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of sweet success behind the Hershey's Kiss! The invention of America's quintessential mil… read more

Similar categories in Tziporah Cohen's On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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17. 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

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe

By: Kate Messner

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography about the amazing Ann Lowe—the first nationally-known African A… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander

19. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park

By: Lori Alexander

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

How did the Joshua Tree National Park in California come to be? Meet Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, an arti… read more

Similar categories in Lori Alexander's Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons

20. Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Philip Freelon's grandfather was an acclaimed painter of the Harlem Renaissance. His father was a s… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Starling Lyons's Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown

21. A Voice Named Aretha

By: Katheryn Russell-Brown

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Qu… read more

Similar categories in Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha book and Katheryn Russell-Brown's A Voice Named Aretha

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • african american

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