The Well: David's Story

10 best books like The Well: David's Story (Mildred D. Taylor): The Midwife's Apprentice, Eating the Alphabet, Betty Before X, Stone Fox, The School Story, Thunder Cake, Honus & Me, One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported, Next: The Future Just Happened, Surviving the City (The Debwe Series)

The Midwife's Apprentice

Author

Karen Cushman

From the author of Catherine, Called Birdy comes another spellbinding novel set in medieval England. The girl known only as Brat has no family, no home, and no future until she meets Jane the Midwife and becomes her apprentice. As she helps the sharp-tempered Jane deliver babies, Brat--who renames...

Eating the Alphabet

Author

Lois Ehlert

Just as the sub-title indicates, this is an A to Z listing of fruits and vegetables paired with water color illustrations.

The best part? Using it as a tool. For younger children: letter identification (by sight or by sound). Each food is labeled in upper as well as lower case letters. The book...

Betty Before X

Author

Ilyasah Shabazz

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter.

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother...

Stone Fox

Author	John Reynolds Gardiner
ISBN	0064401324

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.

Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls...

The School Story

Author	Andrew Clements
ISBN	0689851863

Two middle school girls scheme to publish a book in this novel from Andrew Clements, the author of Frindle.

Natalie's best friend, Zoe, is sure that the novel Natalie's written is good enough to be published. But how can a twelve-year-old girl publish a book? Natalie's mother is an editor for...

Thunder Cake

Author	Patricia Polacco
ISBN	0698115813

A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients...

Honus & Me

Author	Dan Gutman
ISBN	0380788780

Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbor's attic, he feels even worse -- until he comes across...

One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported

Author	E.J. Dionne Jr.
ISBN	1427292698

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -- read by the authors.

A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it.

American democracy...

Next: The Future Just Happened

Author	Michael Lewis
ISBN	0393323528

With his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged changes in the way we live, work, and think. In the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, the Internet has become a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries. Old priesthoods...

Surviving the City (The Debwe Series)

Author	Tasha Spillett
ISBN	1553797566

Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban...