7 must-read history books like Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Five starred reviews! The “informative, resounding” (Booklist, starred review), and “inspiring” (Th…

If you liked the history plot in Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis by Lesa Cline-Ransome , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

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  • african american
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3. 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

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  • childrens
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4. Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

By: Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling creators of Library Lion comes a warm (and delightfully fuzzy)… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Knudsen's Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Dog vs. Strawberry

By: Nelly Buchet

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A dog and a strawberry find themselves nose to stem in this picture book. An epic battle ensues—who… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. The Last Stand

By: Antwan Eady

4.40

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by his childho… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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8. Poetry Comics

By: Grant Snider

4.32

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Combining poetry and comics in a whole new way, this fun and imaginative book is perfect for poetry… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Spider in the Well

By: Jess Hannigan

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utter… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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12. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

By: Coretta Scott King

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Adapted from her adult memoir, this is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King––wife of Martin Luth… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • activism
  • african american
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15. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

Similar categories in Breanna J. McDaniel's Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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16. Great Carrier Reef

By: Jessica Stremer

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gut… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Angela's Glacier

By: Jordan Scott

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning author Jordan Scott’s luminously-illustrated love story of a girl growing up in the s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. 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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Just Like Millie

By: Lauren Castillo

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In a gentle story from Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo, a shy young girl finds exploring her new … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America

By: Joanna Ho

4.46

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Time s bestselling and award-winning author, Joanna Ho, comes an uplifting call t… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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21. What's New, Daniel?

By: Micha Archer

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Micha Archer’s gloriously detailed collages invite readers into Daniel’s blo… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's What's New, Daniel? book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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22. My Block Looks Like

By: Janelle Harper

4.20

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bro… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again

By: Sean Rubin

4.46

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Highlighting the role of artists in the scientific process, this crowd-pleasing look at dinosaurs e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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24. 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
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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25. Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall

By: Lynn Brunelle

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect

By: Hilda Eunice Burgos

4.19

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Heights meets Front Desk in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendsh… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
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27. One Day This Tree Will Fall

By: Leslie Barnard Booth

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover how a tree’s wounds and decay bring new life to the forest ecosystem in this lyrical nonfi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

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  • childrens
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29. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

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  • childrens
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30. I'm Sorry You Got Mad

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winner Kyle Lukoff explores the importance of learning to apologize. Jack wants to… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Five starred reviews! The “informative, resounding” (Booklist, starred review), and “inspiring” (Th… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • family
  • activism
  • african american

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Vashti Harrison

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4.23

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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Vera Brosgol

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