Read-alikes and related books

Books like Teammates

If you loved Teammates by Peter Golenbock, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Baseball & Softball, Prejudice & Racism, Social Topics, and Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.

Baseball & Softball Prejudice & Racism Social Topics Cultural, Ethnic & Regional Sports & Recreation United States Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography History

Top related books to Teammates

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Jackie Robinson

Heather Williams

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

All Star How Larry Doby Smashed the Color Barrier in Baseball

Audrey Vernick

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

Hank on First! How Hank Greenberg Became a Star on and Off the Field

Stephen Krensky

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

Becoming Kareem Growing Up On and Off the Court

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Althea Gibson The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-foot Girl

Megan Reid

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos

Nathalie Alonso

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

Gold Dust

Chris Lynch

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

What Were the Negro Leagues?

Varian Johnson

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

Jonah Winter

Themes: Baseball & Softball • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

#10

Mao’s Last Dancer Young Readers Edition

Li Cunxin

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#11

March Forward, Girl From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

Melba Beals

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#12

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#13

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Connie Colwell Miller

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#14

Rosa Parks Freedom Rider

Keith Brandt

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#15

The ABCs of Black History

Rio Cortez

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#16

Howard Thurman’s Great Hope

Kai Jackson Issa

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#17

America’s Black Founders Revolutionary Heroes and Early Leaders : with 21 Activities

Nancy I. Sanders

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#18

Going Back Home An Artist Returns to the South

Toyomi Igus

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#19

Rosa Parks

Wil Mara

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#20

The Voice That Challenged a Nation A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Russell Freedman

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#21

Simeon’s Story An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till

Simeon Wright

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#22

Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice

Phillip Hoose

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#23

March Forward, Girl

Melba Pattillo Beals

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#24

Little Leaders Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Teammates by Peter Golenbock — spanning Baseball & Softball, Prejudice & Racism, Social Topics and featuring authors such as Heather Williams, Audrey Vernick, Stephen Krensky, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and others.