6 must-read historical books like Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad

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Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie…

"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

If you liked the historical plot in Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad , here is a list of 6 books like this:

1. Borderland

By: None

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Borderland- a coming-of-age, YA eco-thriller about Indigenous land rights, with sci-fi elements. St… read more

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2. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

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3. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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4. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

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5. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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6. The Sea Captain's Wife

By: Jackie French

4.36

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on th… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's The Sea Captain's Wife book and Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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7. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

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  • family
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8. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

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  • family
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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9. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
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11. Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings book and Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • historical fiction
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

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12. Outlaw Girls

By: Emily Gale

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They're both daring, quick-thinking and prepare… read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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13. Emergency Exit Only

By: Michelle Upton

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

No evacuation plan, no safety net. Amelia's quitting the daily grind to find her fantasy job. But a… read more

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14. Secret Sparrow

By: Jackie French

4.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This is the story of women who fought during WW1, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers. In 1917 … read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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15. Friday Barnes 12: Collision Course: The bestselling detective series

By: R.A. Spratt

4.27

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Friday’s Mum, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, has been accused of espionage. The police think sh… read more

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16. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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17. The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from … read more

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  • family
"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouch…"

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

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18. Stuck Up & Stupid

By: Angourie Rice

3.05

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern trans-Pacific twist on Pride and Prejudice, from an authentic team of debut authors who kn… read more

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19. Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth

By: Anna Fienberg

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweetly moving story about friendship and finding happiness, for readers who loved Wonder and Len… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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20. Huda Was Here

By: H. Hayek

3.74

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
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21. Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By: Dianne Wolfer

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have fin… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes

By: Favel Parrett

4.05

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CHILDREN'S INDIE BOOK AWARD On the night of a full moon, a small tropica… read more

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  • childrens
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23. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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24. Tweet

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The people of the world are puzzled. Birds everywhere are sitting on highways, on buildings, on BBQ… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. Smoke & Mirrors

By: Barry Jonsberg

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking gra… read more

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  • family
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26. Millie Mak the Maker (Millie Mak, #1)

By: Alice Pung

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pun… read more

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  • childrens
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27. 11 Ruby Road: 1900

By: Charlotte Barkla

3.88

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect period fiction for middle-grade girls - for fans of the Our Australian Girl seriesIt is 190… read more

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  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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28. The Great Gallipoli Escape

By: Jackie French

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and … read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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29. Look Me in the Eye

By: Jane Godwin

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

running latedrop it off without meI type drop what off? I don't know what Mish is talking about.Whi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
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30. Leo and Ralph

By: Peter Carnavas

4.42

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning storyteller Peter Carnavas comes this stellar novel about space, starting over a… read more

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31. Sunshine on Vinegar Street

By: Karen Comer

4.27

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet and emotional novel about friendship, family and accepting change from a fresh new voice.Fr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

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