5 Top biography books like Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

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Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, helped dozens make it to freedom, and then became an abolitionist a…

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

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  • graphic novels
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

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2. The First Rule of Punk

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Perez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heart… read more

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  • childrens
"I like to think of us as more like patchwork quilts... Some pieces are prettier than others. Some pieces match and some don't. But if you remove a square, you're just left with an incomplete quilt, a…"

-Celia C. Pérez, The First Rule of Punk

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3. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes, #3)

By: Nancy Springer , Peter Ferguson

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes' right-hand man - so when he goes missing, it's a shoc… read more

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  • historical

4. A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories, #3)

By: Brandon Dorman , Chris Colfer

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adve… read more

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5. Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls, #2)

By: Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

In Persephone the Phony, Persephone develops a crush on bad-boy Hades. Her mom (Demeter) and friend… read more

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6. Aphrodite the Beauty (Goddess Girls, #3)

By: Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Well-researched and true to the original myths, each volume in the Goddess Girls series addresses c… read more

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7. Salt Magic

By: Hope Larson

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a jealous witch curses her family's well, it's up to Vonceil to set things right in an epic jo… read more

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  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • childrens
"...some wounds aren't easy to see."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"I know you feel too big for this place. But when you get out of here, you'll see how small you are in the world."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"Papa always says, you can fix soil, and you can build houses, but there's no point if the land don't have water."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"No one stays young forever. And me? I lost my youth in the battlefield. If I have my way, I'll never leave this country again. Hell, I'll never leave the county. And if you think I'm the kind of man …"

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

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8. 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

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  • childrens
"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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9. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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10. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
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11. Every Dog in the Neighborhood

By: Philip C. Stead

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Louis and his eccentric Grandma set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out a… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2) by Elizabeth C. Bunce

12. How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2)

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

4.23

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Before the train has left the station, England’s most accomplished new detective already is on a su… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
"The centrepiece of any Seaside Holiday is a Promenade along the Pier, a clever innovation which permits holidaymakers to enjoy the sense of being at sea without the inconvenience of actually setting …"

-Elizabeth C. Bunce, How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2)

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13. The Thirteenth Fairy (Never After, #1)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Nothing ever happens in Filomena Jefferson-Cho's sleepy little suburban town of North Pasadena. The… read more

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  • childrens
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14. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • childrens
"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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15. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and James Buckley Jr.'s Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • childrens
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16. All from a Walnut: A Picture Book

By: Ammi-Joan Paquette

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A moving, multigenerational story about love, family roots, and the cycle of lifeWhen Emilia finds … read more

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  • childrens
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17. Part of Your World

By: Liz Braswell

3.74

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Five years after the (twisted) events of the film, Ari… read more

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"... such a mess of wants and desires."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Sometimes being a good parent means knowing when to let go."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"There is magic," she said softly. "There is always magic. Even if you can't see it."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

Cover of Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) by B.B. Alston

18. Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2)

By: B.B. Alston

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestsel… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, and The Case of Baker Street Station (Volume 2) by Serena Blasco

19. Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, and The Case of Baker Street Station (Volume 2)

By: Serena Blasco

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In Book 2 of the series, Enola is back on the case, deciphering clues and developing leads in each … read more

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  • historical
  • graphic novels
Cover of Ariel and the Curse of the Sea Witches (Disney Princess) (Graphic Novel) by Walt Disney Company

20. Ariel and the Curse of the Sea Witches (Disney Princess) (Graphic Novel)

By: Walt Disney Company

3.69

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

This new graphic novel stars Princess Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid ! It's perfect for kid… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • childrens
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21. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

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  • childrens
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22. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

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23. Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)

By: Nathan Hale

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Discover the Korean War through the eyes of the journalist who covered it in this installment of th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Hale's Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11) book and James Buckley Jr.'s Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!)

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
Cover of Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball

24. Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Alverne Ball

4.07

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

One hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Across the Tracks is a celebration and memorial of… read more

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  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Rise of Flynn Rider (Lost Legends #1) by Jen Calonita

25. The Rise of Flynn Rider (Lost Legends #1)

By: Jen Calonita

3.93

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a new middle grade series that features the adventures of Disney’s most loveable … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Albert Einstein: Genius of Space and Time! (Show Me History!) by Mark Shulman

26. Albert Einstein: Genius of Space and Time! (Show Me History!)

By: Mark Shulman

4.07

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

How did this peace-loving man become the father of the atomic bomb? Find out inside!By any measure,… read more

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27. Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

By: Mark Shulman

4.13

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A biography of Anne Frank—a young witness to the atrocities of the Nazis during World War II—told i… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

28. Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, helped dozens make it to freedom, and then became an abolitionist a… read more

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  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (Extraordinary Lives) by Kate Scott

29. The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (Extraordinary Lives)

By: Kate Scott

4.45

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Her words have become some of the most important in modern discover the incredible life story of A… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Susan B. Anthony: Champion for Voting Rights! by Mark Shulman

30. Susan B. Anthony: Champion for Voting Rights!

By: Mark Shulman

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A biography of leading social reformer Susan B. Anthony, told in graphic novel format.Susan B. Anth… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • biography

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4.08

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4.17

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4.06

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