Read-alikes and related books

Books like Barack

24 books recommended for fans of Barack by Jonah Winter, tied together by themes of 21st Century, African American & Black, Political, and People & Places.

21st Century African American & Black Political People & Places United States Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography History

Top related books to Barack

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Who Is Michelle Obama?

Megan Stine

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

Kamala Harris

Jehan Jones-Radgowski

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

We’re Better Than this My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy

Elijah Cummings

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

The Freedom Summer Murders

Don Mitchell

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

Ketanji Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

Kekla Magoon

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

VIP Dr. Mae Jemison: Brave Rocketeer

Heather Alexander

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

Beacon of Hope The Life of Barack Obama

Doreen Rappaport

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

Call and Response The Story of Black Lives Matter

Veronica Chambers

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers

Zora Neale Hurston

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#10

Joe Biden Our 46th President

Beatrice Gormley

Themes: 21st Century • Political • People & Places

#11

Abe Lincoln Grows Up

Carl Sandburg

Themes: 21st Century • Political • People & Places

#12

Breakthrough! How Three People Saved Blue Babies and Changed Medicine Forever

Jim Murphy

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#13

Lewis Latimer Engineering Wizard

Denise Lewis Patrick

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#14

Dream Big, Little One

Vashti Harrison

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#15

Going Places Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

Tonya Bolden

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#16

To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights

Angela Dalton

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • People & Places

#17

Michelle and Barack Obama

Emilie Dufresne

Themes: African American & Black • Political • People & Places

#18

Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home

Kate Andersen Brower

Themes: African American & Black • Political • People & Places

#19

The Compton Cowboys The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland

Walter Thompson-Hernández

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

#20

Becoming

Michelle Obama

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

#21

Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote

Traci N. Todd

Themes: African American & Black • Political • People & Places

#22

Profiles in Freedom Heroes Who Shaped America with a Foreword by Senator Markwayne Mullin

Carl Higbie

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

#23

Let It Shine Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Themes: African American & Black • Political • People & Places

#24

Medgar & Myrlie Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

Joy-Ann Reid

Themes: 21st Century • African American & Black • Political

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Barack by Jonah Winter — spanning 21st Century, African American & Black, Political and featuring authors such as Megan Stine, Jehan Jones-Radgowski, Elijah Cummings, Don Mitchell, and others.