5 Best biography books like Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Renee Hartman

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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…

If you liked the biography plot in Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Renee Hartman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Hidden Girl: A True Story of the Holocaust

By: Lois Metzger , Lola Rein Kaufman

4.04

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

When her mother is killed by the Gestapo, a Jewish girl named Lola is sent into hiding. At first, L… read more

Similar categories in Lois Metzger's The Hidden Girl: A True Story of the Holocaust book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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2. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • holocaust
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3. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
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4. Lifeboat 12

By: Susan Hood

4.19

Format: 337 pages, Unknown Binding

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects h… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Lifeboat 12 book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
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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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • 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. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
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7. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • 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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8. Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"

By: Deborah Heiligman

4.15

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacua… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Heiligman's Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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9. Uprising

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Uprising book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • holocaust
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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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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11. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • middle grade
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12. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • 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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13. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • holocaust
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • disability
Cover of Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

14. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • holocaust
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15. Escape from East Berlin (Escape From #2)

By: Andy Marino

3.82

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

A historical thriller, chronicling two daring attempts to cross the Berlin Wall, set decades apart.… read more

Similar categories in Andy Marino's Escape from East Berlin (Escape From #2) book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • middle grade
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16. Escape from Chernobyl

By: Andy Marino

3.83

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

From Andy Marino, author of The Plot to Kill Hitler series, comes another fast-paced historical thr… read more

Similar categories in Andy Marino's Escape from Chernobyl book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • middle grade
"It's not merely that life is fragile- but the plans we make, the paths we plot, all of it so easily thrown off course."

-Andy Marino, Escape from Chernobyl

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17. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • middle grade
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18. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • disability
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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19. 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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • 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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20. I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

By: Eva Mozes Kor

4.48

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The illuminating and deeply moving true story of twin sisters who survived Nazi experimentation, ag… read more

Similar categories in Eva Mozes Kor's I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz book and Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
"For me, forgiveness is about personal healing."

-Eva Mozes Kor, I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

"If humans can do the worst acts, we can also do the best."

-Eva Mozes Kor, I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

"It is not so easy to move on when your sleep is full of nightmarish memories."

-Eva Mozes Kor, I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

"I think if we earn to respect one another in the first place, this will prevent many terrible things from happening. Respecting people does not mean you have to agree with them on everything. But you…"

-Eva Mozes Kor, I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz

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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 Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • middle grade

21 must-read middle grade books like Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Renee Hartman

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Lois Metzger , Lola Rein Kaufman

4.04

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Alan Gratz

4.27

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Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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Susan Hood

4.19

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Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Gordon Korman

4.31

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Alan Gratz

4.15

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