18 must-read childrens books like Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh

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Operation: Happy

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A girl, her dog, and the list that saved them... As World War II enters her backyard, a young gi…

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1. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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3. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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4. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Operation: Happy

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A girl, her dog, and the list that saved them... As World War II enters her backyard, a young gi… read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dogs
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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7. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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11. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The British Booksellers

By: Kristy Cambron

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the c… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Cambron's The British Booksellers book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Perhaps days like this are exactly why we have books in the world. To remember that not all is lost, even if we find ourselves in the unknown. I like to think we provide a haven for the wanderer. And…"

-Kristy Cambron, The British Booksellers

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15. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz

16. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Jenni L. Walsh's Operation: Happy

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile

21 best-selling fiction books like Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh

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Katherine Applegate

4.46

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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Allie Millington

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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