8 best-selling nonfiction books like History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

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History Smashers: The Mayflower

By: Kate Messner

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden trut…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1) by Nathan Hale

1. One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1)

By: Nathan Hale

4.20

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition here. Nathan Hale, the author’s historical namesake, was America’s first… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Hale's One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3) by Chris Grabenstein

2. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.39

Format: 440 pages,

#1 New York Timesbestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puz… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived, #9) by Lauren Tarshis

3. The Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived, #9)

By: Lauren Tarshis

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

In one of the darkest periods in history, one boy struggles to survive... In this gripping new addi… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's The Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived, #9) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens

4. King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

By: Steve Sheinkin , Tim Robinson

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS "Entire books have been written about the causes of the … read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

5. Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War

By: Steve Sheinkin , Tim Robinson

4.00

Format: None pages,

read more

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Cover of City Spies (City Spies #1) by James Ponti

6. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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7. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) by Katherine Applegate

8. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

9. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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10. The Superteacher Project

By: Gordon Korman

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Superteacher Project book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"I understand," he announces finally. "It's because I'm‒different." Paul is amazed. "You learned that from the internet?" "Not directly Mr. Aidact explains. "But I accessed a database of books and mov…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

"Your jokes aren't even funny. What is this thing, anyway?' 'That's the beauty of it!' Oliver crows. 'It's nothing‒just some piece of junk from he supply closet. But you're freaking out because it cou…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) by Chris Grabenstein

11. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Willodeen by Katherine Applegate

12. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Willodeen book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

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13. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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

Cover of The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) by Katherine Applegate

14. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3) by Jennifer L. Holm

15. Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Too cool for school . . . or the least groovy girl in the grade?Sunny's just made it to middle scho… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4) by Chris Grabenstein

16. Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION with his brand new television BREAKOUT! After mon… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

17. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"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

Cover of Heist and Seek (InvestiGators, #6) by John Patrick Green

18. Heist and Seek (InvestiGators, #6)

By: John Patrick Green

4.51

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE!Mango and… read more

Similar categories in John Patrick Green's Heist and Seek (InvestiGators, #6) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

20. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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21. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • native american
Cover of Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax

22. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

By: Pauline David-Sax

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. … read more

Similar categories in Pauline David-Sax's Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

23. History Smashers: The Mayflower

By: Kate Messner

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden trut… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • american history
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • juvenile
Cover of Pilgrims (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #13) by Mary Pope Osborne

24. Pilgrims (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #13)

By: Mary Pope Osborne

4.05

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Learn the true story of Thanksgiving with the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time, Magic… read more

Similar categories in Mary Pope Osborne's Pilgrims (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #13) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • american history
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • education
Cover of Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (Race to the Truth) by Linda  Coombs

25. Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (Race to the Truth)

By: Linda Coombs

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Until now, you've only heard one side of the the "discovery" of America told by Christopher Columb… read more

Similar categories in Linda Coombs's Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (Race to the Truth) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) by Erin Soderberg Downing

26. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner

27. My Life as a Potato

By: Arianne Costner

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ben Hardy believes he's cursed by potatoes. And now he's moved to Idaho, where the school's mascot … read more

Similar categories in Arianne Costner's My Life as a Potato book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

28. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery by Chris Schweizer

29. History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery

By: Chris Schweizer

3.94

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

Over a hundred years before the pilgrims, the very first English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island… read more

Similar categories in Chris Schweizer's History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) by James Buckley Jr.

30. Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped th… read more

Similar categories in James Buckley Jr.'s Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • nonfiction
Cover of Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment by Lawrence Goldstone

31. Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment

By: Lawrence Goldstone

3.70

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In another unrelenting look at the iniquities of the American justice system, Lawrence Goldstone, a… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Goldstone's Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Mayflower

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

8 must-read history books like History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

Transform Your Habits

One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1)

Nathan Hale

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

History Smashers: The Mayflower

Kate Messner

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Pilgrims (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #13)

Mary Pope Osborne

4.05

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20 best-selling fiction books like Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

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

Katherine Applegate

4.46

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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