# Books like Ray Charles

**10** books similar to *Ray Charles* by Sharon Bell Mathis (Biography & Autobiography · grades 4–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [The Story of Stevie Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-story-of-stevie-wonder) by James Haskins _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, same genre (Biography & Autobiography), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Africa Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/africa-dream) by Eloise Greenfield _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace](https://readinglist.school/book/martin-luther-king-jr-man-of-peace) by Lillie Patterson _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, same genre (Biography & Autobiography), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Heart and Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-and-soul-the-story-of-america-and-african-americans) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [Her Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/her-stories) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Unspeakable](https://readinglist.school/book/unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Duey's Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/dueys-tale) by Pearl Bailey _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Escape to Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-to-freedom) by Ossie Davis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [I Never Had It Made](https://readinglist.school/book/i-never-had-it-made) by Jackie Robinson _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Smoky the Cowhorse](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-the-cowhorse) by Will James _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Biography & Autobiography) and overlapping grades (3–7).

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