10 best-selling adventure books like Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu…

If you liked the adventure plot in Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen , here is a list of 10 books like this:

1. 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

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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"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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7. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Traitors Among Us by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

8. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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12. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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14. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • world war i
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

15. The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in atti… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1) book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) by Angie Thomas

16. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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19. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

20. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Winterkill by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

21. Winterkill

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Winterkill book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

23. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Don't Tell the Nazis by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

24. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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

Cover of Over and Out by Jenni L. Walsh

25. Over and Out

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young girl from Cold War East Berlin forced to spy for the secret police... but who … read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's Over and Out book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Trapped in Hitler's Web by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

26. 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 Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

27. Singing with Elephants

By: Margarita Engle

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Home Away From Home by Cynthia Lord

28. Home Away From Home

By: Cynthia Lord

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Home Away From Home book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Playing Through the Turnaround by Mylisa Larsen

29. Playing Through the Turnaround

By: Mylisa Larsen

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f… read more

Similar categories in Mylisa Larsen's Playing Through the Turnaround book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Controlled Burn by Erin Soderberg Downing

30. Controlled Burn

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Maia’s parents say she’s lucky she noticed something as early as she did. Lucky to … read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's Controlled Burn book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Hurricanes of Weakerville by Chris Rylander

31. The Hurricanes of Weakerville

By: Chris Rylander

4.15

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Middle grade star author Chris Rylander brings his signature sense of humor, a compelling and origi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Rylander's The Hurricanes of Weakerville book and Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage

  • middle grade
  • fiction

30 must-read fiction books like Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Transform Your Habits

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Stolen Girl

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Transform Your Habits

Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

4.15

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