Books like Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard

Looking for books like Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly (Graphic Novel · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of history, courage, 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard

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Why each is a match

Torchgrades 9–12
Shares themes of history and courage and overlapping grades (9–12).
Divergentgrades 8–12
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (8–12).
Dramagrades 5–9
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–9).
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)830L
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (6–10).
The False Princegrades 5–9
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (5–9).
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (9–12).
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Good Differentgrades 6–9
Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (6–9).
Louder Than Hungergrades 7–12
Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Murder Among Friendsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (9–12).

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