Books like Because of You, John Lewis

Looking for books like Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Picture Book · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, history, and identity. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Because of You, John Lewis

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Why each is a match

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5
Shares themes of courage and history, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (2–5).
Time to Make Artgrades K–3
Shares themes of history and identity, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (4–8).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–5).
Iceberggrades 3–7
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–7).
Just Like Milliegrades K–3
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owlgrades K–3
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Millie Fleur's Poison Gardengrades K–3
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).

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