28 Top middle grade books like Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes) by Gail Jarrow

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Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

By: Gail Jarrow

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the scienc…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes) by Gail Jarrow , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. Running Out of Time

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.99

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana. When diphtheria strikes t… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's Running Out of Time book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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2. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

By: Phillip Hoose

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nati… read more

Similar categories in Phillip Hoose's The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
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3. Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and tex… read more

Similar categories in Susan Campbell Bartoletti's Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • medical
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science
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4. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse

By: James L. Swanson

3.57

Format: 160 pages,

On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram… read more

Similar categories in James L. Swanson's Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • civil war
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's The Shape of Thunder book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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6. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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7. 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 Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. Unplugged

By: Gordon Korman

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Unplugged book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

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9. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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10. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Partridge's Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
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11. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith

13. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

Similar categories in Tommie Smith's Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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14. Letters from Cuba

By: Ruth Behar

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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17. Operation Do-Over

By: Gordon Korman

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious ne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Operation Do-Over book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Wingbearer (Wingbearer, #1)

By: Marjorie M. Liu

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A young girl must stop a threat to her magical world in this epic graphic novel from New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Marjorie M. Liu's Wingbearer (Wingbearer, #1) book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History’s Greatest Geniuses

By: Katie Spalding

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Overturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, whe… read more

Similar categories in Katie Spalding's Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History’s Greatest Geniuses book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
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20. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • middle grade
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21. 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 Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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23. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. The Windeby Puzzle

By: Lois Lowry

3.53

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Ag… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Windeby Puzzle book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
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26. Leave It to Plum!

By: Matt Phelan

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

“An instant hit.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo.”… read more

Similar categories in Matt Phelan's Leave It to Plum! book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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27. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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28. The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck

By: Matt Phelan

3.64

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Intoxicating . . . it will be hard for young readers to put down.” — New York Times Book Review “A… read more

Similar categories in Matt Phelan's The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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29. Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

By: Gail Jarrow

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the scienc… read more

Similar categories in Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes) book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • childrens
  • medical
  • historical
  • civil war
  • medicine
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • science
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30. Violet & Daisy: The Story of Vaudeville's Famous Conjoined Twins

By: Sarah Miller

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets and The Borden Murders comes the… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Miller's Violet & Daisy: The Story of Vaudeville's Famous Conjoined Twins book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Caught!: Nabbing History's Most Wanted by Georgia Bragg

31. Caught!: Nabbing History's Most Wanted

By: Georgia Bragg

3.73

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and … read more

Similar categories in Georgia Bragg's Caught!: Nabbing History's Most Wanted book and Gail Jarrow's Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (Medical Fiascoes)

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

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