10 must-read biography books like She Persisted: Dorothy Height by Kelly Starling Lyons

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She Persisted: Dorothy Height

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

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

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Cover of Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler (Time Twisters, #1) by Steve Sheinkin, Neil Swaab

1. Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler (Time Twisters, #1)

By: Steve Sheinkin , Neil Swaab

3.45

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ. Well, you can believe some of it. There is … read more

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  • childrens
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2. Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more

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  • childrens
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

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3. Paradise Valley (The Highway Quartet, #4)

By: C.J. Box

3.50

Format: 824 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar-Award winning author. She almost… read more

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4. Ghost (Track, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more

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5. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

6. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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7. The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

By: Krystal Marquis

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changin… read more

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"Olivia remembered the moment she'd realized that every Black person she knew was touched by the horror of slavery. Sometimes Olivia felt it like a wound hidden deep under smooth skin—one that she did…"

-Krystal Marquis, The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

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8. The House Before Falling into the Sea

By: Ann Suk Wang

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about c… read more

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  • childrens
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9. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

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  • childrens
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10. 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

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • 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

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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12. Rescue on Turtle Beach

By: Jen Marlin

3.98

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Hop aboard Wind Rider , a magical sailboat, with Max and Sofia, two kids trying to save the environ… read more

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  • childrens
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13. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of What Was Reconstruction? by Sherri L. Smith

14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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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

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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16. Imagination: A Manifesto

By: Ruha Benjamin

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of strug… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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17. Simone

By: Viet Thanh Nguyen

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan comes an unforgett… read more

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  • childrens
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18. Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

3.98

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

In the powerful, vibrant biography Game of Freedom, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds lig… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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19. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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20. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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21. 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

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  • nonfiction
Cover of She Persisted: Opal Lee by Shelia P. Moses

22. 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: Dorothy Height

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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23. She Persisted: Rosalind Franklin

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.26

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

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

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24. She Persisted: Diana Taurasi

By: Monica Brown

3.83

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

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

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?) by Crystal Hubbard

25. Who Was John Lewis? (Who Was?)

By: Crystal Hubbard

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend … read more

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26. Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak (Sometimes I Feel Like, 3)

By: Danielle Daniel

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River , this compa… read more

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  • childrens
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27. She Persisted: Dorothy Height

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

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: Dorothy Height book and Kelly Starling Lyons's She Persisted: Dorothy Height

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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28. Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson? (Who HQ Now)

By: Shelia P. Moses

4.10

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Discover how a young girl who was the star of her school's debate team became a federal jurist and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? (Who HQ Now) by Kirsten Anderson

29. Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? (Who HQ Now)

By: Kirsten Anderson

3.99

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring story of the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, told in the new Who HQ Now form… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird by Sy Montgomery

30. What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

By: Sy Montgomery

3.94

Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition

A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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31. Proud: Living My American Dream

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and persever… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens

11 Best history books like She Persisted: Dorothy Height by Kelly Starling Lyons

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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

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Little Leaders: Brave Men in Black History

Vashti Harrison

4.64

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What Was Reconstruction?

Sherri L. Smith

4.17

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Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

4.00

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A Third University Is Possible (Forerunners: Ideas First)

La Paperson

4.39

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Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L. Love

4.41

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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

Kelly Hayes

4.64

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