18 must-read historical books like The Silent Unseen by Amanda McCrina

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The Silent Unseen

By: Amanda McCrina

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing historical novel of suspense and intrigue about a teenage girl who risks everything t…

If you liked the historical plot in The Silent Unseen by Amanda McCrina , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Under a War-Torn Sky

By: L.M. Elliott

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pilot finds him… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Elliott's Under a War-Torn Sky book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. A Death-Struck Year

By: Makiia Lucier

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A deadly pandemic, a budding romance, and the heartache of loss make for a stunning coming-of-age t… read more

Similar categories in Makiia Lucier's A Death-Struck Year book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
Cover of Dance of the Banished by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

3. Dance of the Banished

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Ali and his fiancee Zeynep dream about leaving their home in Anatolia and building a new life toget… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Dance of the Banished book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Stranded (Stranded, #1)

By: Sarah Daniels

3.56

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

Snowpiercer meets The Hunger Games in a gripping near-future dystopian. Welcome to the Arcadia. … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Daniels's The Stranded (Stranded, #1) book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Silent Unseen

By: Amanda McCrina

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing historical novel of suspense and intrigue about a teenage girl who risks everything t… read more

Similar categories in Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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6. Bluebird

By: Sharon Cameron

4.34

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

A historical novel, set in postwar New York City. In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berli… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Bluebird book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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7. Hidden Yellow Stars

By: Rebecca Connolly

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Connolly's Hidden Yellow Stars book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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8. Children of the Stars

By: Mario Escobar

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From international bestselling author Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope am… read more

Similar categories in Mario Escobar's Children of the Stars book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"Innocence can only be lost once."

-Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars

"Don’t confuse flags for patriots."

-Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars

"True peace was a sleeping child’s face."

-Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars

"What is hate? Like when you don’t like someone?"

-Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars

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9. Not Like Other Girls

By: Meredith Adamo

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma,… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Adamo's Not Like Other Girls book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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10. They Went Left

By: Monica Hesse

4.24

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1945. The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp said the war was over,… read more

Similar categories in Monica Hesse's They Went Left book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"Choose to love."

-Monica Hesse, They Went Left

"Our minds are nothing. That's the biggest nothing, the reason we are still in the hospital. Our minds are soft. Confused."

-Monica Hesse, They Went Left

Cover of Daughters of a Dead Empire by Carolyn Tara O'Neil

11. Daughters of a Dead Empire

By: Carolyn Tara O'Neil

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An alternate history set during the Russian Revolution. Russia, 1918: With the execution of Tsar… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Tara O'Neil's Daughters of a Dead Empire book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Artifice

By: Sharon Cameron

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Artifice book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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13. This Light Between Us

By: Andrew Fukuda

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jew… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Fukuda's This Light Between Us book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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14. The Brightwood Code

By: Monica Hesse

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” femal… read more

Similar categories in Monica Hesse's The Brightwood Code book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. African Town

By: Irene Latham

4.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a… read more

Similar categories in Irene Latham's African Town book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Call me Cudjo." It's a strong name that means "born on Monday." Doesn't change who I am in de insde. I will always be Kossola, no matter what de white men call me."

-Irene Latham, African Town

Cover of All For One (Alex & Eliza #3) by Melissa de la Cruz

16. All For One (Alex & Eliza #3)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.57

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling finale to the trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza:… read more

Similar categories in Melissa de la Cruz's All For One (Alex & Eliza #3) book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Stateless

By: Elizabeth Wein

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A murder mystery set in 1937 Europe with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella Nort… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Wein's Stateless book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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19. This Rebel Heart

By: Katherine Locke

3.73

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

A tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. In the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Locke's This Rebel Heart book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hunger Between Us by Marina Scott

20. The Hunger Between Us

By: Marina Scott

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Elizabeth Wein and Ruta Sepetys, an absorbing, fast-paced YA debut novel from Marina Sc… read more

Similar categories in Marina Scott's The Hunger Between Us book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • young adult historical fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Made of Stars

By: Jenna Voris

3.78

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the lawless love story of Bonnie and Clyde, Jenna Voris's heart-stopping tale of passio… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Voris's Made of Stars book and Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • audiobook

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Dance of the Banished

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Kyrie McCauley

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