Books like Leon's Story

12 books to read next

• The Story of Ruby Bridges Robert Coles 35 min
• The Civil Rights Movement Rose Venable 44 min
• Freedom's Children Ellen Levine 3.5 h
• Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Bonnie Bader, Nancy Harrison, Elizabeth Wolf 2.1 h
• Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison 1.8 h
• Freedom Walkers Russell Freedman 2.1 h
• Duke Ellington Andrea Davis Pinkney, J. Brian Pinkney 35 min
• Who Was Louis Armstrong? Yona Zeldis McDonough, John O'Brien 2.0 h
• The Greatest Walter Dean Myers 3.7 h
• I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. 44 min
• Same but Different Holly Robinson Peete 4.1 h
• Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez, Ron Butler 53 min

How long each takes

The Story of Ruby Bridges Robert Coles 35 min The Civil Rights Movement Rose Venable 44 min Freedom's Children Ellen Levine 3.5 h Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Bonnie Bader, Nancy Harrison, Elizabeth Wolf 2.1 h Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison 1.8 h Freedom Walkers Russell Freedman 2.1 h Duke Ellington Andrea Davis Pinkney, J. Brian Pinkney 35 min Who Was Louis Armstrong? Yona Zeldis McDonough, John O'Brien 2.0 h The Greatest Walter Dean Myers 3.7 h I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. 44 min Same but Different Holly Robinson Peete 4.1 h Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez, Ron Butler 53 min

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.