# Books like The Middle Passage

**10** books similar to *The Middle Passage* by Tom Feelings (Picture Book · grades K–5), 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

- [Counting to Tar Beach](https://readinglist.school/book/tar-beach) by Faith Ringgold _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [Beautiful Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/beautiful-blackbird) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [C.L.O.U.D.S.](https://readinglist.school/book/clouds) by Pat Cummings _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [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 Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two](https://readinglist.school/book/im-going-to-sing) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [It's a Sign!](https://readinglist.school/book/there-was-a-party-for-langston) by Jarrett Pumphrey _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [Last Stop on Market Street](https://readinglist.school/book/last-stop-on-market-street) by Matt de la Peña _(610L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Let it Shine](https://readinglist.school/book/let-it-shine-three-favorite-spirituals) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [Nelson Mandela](https://readinglist.school/book/nelson-mandela) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).

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