5 Top biography books like Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist by Terry Catasús Jennings

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Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

By: Terry Catasús Jennings

4.21

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Pauli Murray was a trailblazer who spent her life fighting for civil rights and women's rights. Wri…

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1. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
  • lgbt
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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2. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

Similar categories in Mike Curato's Flamer book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • lgbt
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3. Run: Book One

By: John Lewis

4.31

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

First you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award–winning team behind March comes the f… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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4. 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 Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • middle grade
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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5. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

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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

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  • middle grade
  • biography
  • 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. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • middle grade
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8. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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9. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

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  • middle grade
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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10. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • poetry
  • middle grade
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11. The Final Wish of Mr. Murray McBride

By: Joe Siple

4.59

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Jason … read more

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12. Love, Naturally (Rock Bottom Love, #1)

By: Sophie Sullivan

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Presley Ayers is not the woman you bring on a camping trip. An accomplished concierge at an exclusi… read more

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13. Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

By: Darcie Little Badger

4.00

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice crea… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • lgbt
"Everyone loves pill-bugs. They're the insect version of hedgehogs."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"It's hard to know that you're flying too high until the feathers start dropping."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She'd say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She's say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

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14. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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15. The Twilight Garden

By: Sara Nisha Adams

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There's life all around you, if you just take the time to look for it... In a small pocket of th… read more

Similar categories in Sara Nisha Adams's The Twilight Garden book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • historical
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16. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

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17. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • historical
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18. Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American Pilgrimage

By: Pauli Murray

4.60

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

First published posthumously in 1987, Pauli Murray’s Song in a Weary Throat was critically lauded, … read more

Similar categories in Pauli Murray's Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American Pilgrimage book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • history
  • biography
  • lgbt
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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19. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1)

By: India Holton

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-co… read more

Similar categories in India Holton's The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • historical
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20. Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

By: Terry Catasús Jennings

4.21

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Pauli Murray was a trailblazer who spent her life fighting for civil rights and women's rights. Wri… read more

Similar categories in Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

  • poetry
  • history
  • biography
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • feminism
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • juvenile
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21. Into the Uncut Grass

By: Trevor Noah

4.16

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A story for all ages from the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime “But sooner or later yo… read more

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  • juvenile

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4.31

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3.80

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4.26

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4.25

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4.30

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4.15

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