19 must-read middle grade books like Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America by Ruth Gruener

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Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

By: Ruth Gruener

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents we…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America by Ruth Gruener , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Prisoner B-3087

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Survive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Prisoner B-3087 book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • holocaust

2. Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1)

By: Linda Williams Jackson

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Rose Lee Carter, a 13-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton … read more

Similar categories in Linda Williams Jackson's Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1) book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

3. Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

By: Alan Gratz

3.28

Format: 5 pages, Hardcover

Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage. World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Irela… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

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4. Stolen Girl

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Nadia is haunted by World War II. Her memories of the war are messy, coming back to her in pieces a… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Stolen Girl book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • holocaust
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5. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • middle grade
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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6. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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7. Traitors Among Us

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

World War II may be over. But two sisters are far from safe. Inspired by true events, this is th… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Traitors Among Us book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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8. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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9. Allies

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Alan Gratz weaves an array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyran… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Allies book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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10. Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

By: Ruth Gruener

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents we… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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11. A Night Divided

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.34

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's A Night Divided book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

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12. Ground Zero

By: Alan Gratz

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ground Zero book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
"And without a dream, without ambition, what point was there to living?"

-Alan Gratz, Ground Zero

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13. My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List

By: Rena Finder

4.22

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schin… read more

Similar categories in Rena Finder's My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
"Like many other survivors, I feel an obligation to tell my story again and again. The Holocaust was the scientifically designed, state-sponsored murder of the Jewish people by Nazi Germany and its al…"

-Rena Finder, My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List

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14. The War Below

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The Nazis took Luka from his home in Ukraine and forced him into a labor camp. Now, Luka has smuggl… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's The War Below book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • holocaust
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15. Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

By: Renee Hartman

4.01

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn ever… read more

Similar categories in Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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16. Making Bombs for Hitler

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.34

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is n… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Making Bombs for Hitler book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • holocaust
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17. Resistance

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.32

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in dange… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Resistance book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • holocaust
"In the knowing, there was peace."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

"But there is something a human can do that an animal never can. Create art."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

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18. Resist: A Story of D-Day

By: Alan Gratz

4.09

Format: 59 pages, Paperback

Back flap copy: An exclusive, action-packed story about one girl's daring rescue mission during … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Resist: A Story of D-Day book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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19. Grenade

By: Alan Gratz

4.17

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz's NYT bestselling, critically acclaimed pheno… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Grenade book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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20. Don't Tell the Nazis

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.28

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Krystia’s family is hiding Jews from the invading Nazis, but the risks are immense. How much will s… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Don't Tell the Nazis book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • holocaust
"I couldn't control that the Nazis considered me "subhuman." But I could control how I treated others."

-Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Don't Tell the Nazis

"When I was little, Tato told me the story of a frog that was put in a pot of cool water. The pot was put on the stove to simmer, but it heated so gradually that the frog didn't realize it was being c…"

-Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Don't Tell the Nazis

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21. Trapped in Hitler's Web

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (author of Making Bombs for Hitler and Stolen Girl) delivers a gripping sto… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Trapped in Hitler's Web book and Ruth Gruener's Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war

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4.27

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4.11

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Alan Gratz

4.24

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Lois Lowry

4.00

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Alan Gratz

3.16

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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

3.57

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