11 Top middle grade books like She Persisted: Coretta Scott King by Kelly Starling Lyons

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She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.30

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,…

If you liked the middle grade plot in She Persisted: Coretta Scott King by Kelly Starling Lyons , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines

By: Nic Sheff

3.34

Format: 320 pages,

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularl… read more

Similar categories in Nic Sheff's Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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2. Islandborn

By: Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book abou… read more

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  • childrens
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3. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

4.58

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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4. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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7. Little Leaders: Brave Men in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this… read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders: Brave Men in Black History book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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8. 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

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. On Juneteenth

By: Annette Gordon-Reed

4.18

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annet… read more

Similar categories in Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
  • history
"History is always being revised, as new information, comes to light and when different people see known documents and have their own responses to them, shaped by their individual experiences."

-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth

"Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self; telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe in. They usu…"

-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth

"Why would White Texans be more obstreperous than other White southerners? It has been suggested that this was because, unlike other Southern states, Texas had not been defeated militarily. They had w…"

-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth

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10. Omar Rising

By: Aisha Saeed

4.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Omar Rising book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai

By: Aisha Saeed

4.19

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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12. I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #5)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.25

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attack of the Gr… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #5) book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Tiger Trouble (Tig and Lily Book 1): (A Graphic Novel)

By: Dan Thompson

3.90

Format: 96 pages, Library Binding

Lions, Tigers, and . . . a house cat?! Oh my! Life at the zoo gets complicated when a tiger finds o… read more

Similar categories in Dan Thompson's Tiger Trouble (Tig and Lily Book 1): (A Graphic Novel) book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • childrens
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14. The New Queer Conscience

By: Adam Eli

4.20

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space … read more

Similar categories in Adam Eli's The New Queer Conscience book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
"Queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere."

-Adam Eli, The New Queer Conscience

"I wish someone had told me that being queer means you are never alone"

-Adam Eli, The New Queer Conscience

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15. She Persisted: Simone Biles

By: Kekla Magoon

4.31

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's She Persisted: Simone Biles book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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16. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

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17. She Persisted: Pura Belpré

By: Meg Medina

4.22

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

Similar categories in Meg Medina's She Persisted: Pura Belpré book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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18. She Persisted: Deb Haaland

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.10

Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child of two military parents, Deb Haaland moved around a lot when she was young before finall… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Goodluck's She Persisted: Deb Haaland book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • middle grade
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19. She Persisted: Rachel Levine

By: Lisa Bunker

4.10

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Bunker's She Persisted: Rachel Levine book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • nonfiction
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20. She Persisted: Opal Lee

By: Shelia P. Moses

4.14

Format: 90 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

Similar categories in Shelia P. Moses's She Persisted: Opal Lee book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.30

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

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

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Vashti Harrison

4.58

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Vashti Harrison

4.64

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Annette Gordon-Reed

4.18

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4.10

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Dav Pilkey

4.52

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Ellen T. Crenshaw

4.14

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Arley Nopra

4.16

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