7 must-read history books like The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendrix

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The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

By: John Hendrix

4.41

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Interweaving handwritten text and art, John Hendrix tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his …

"The ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming generation is going to live."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

"The ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming generation is going to live."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

"Looking back, all he could see was a swirling pillar of ash and bones behind him. But ahead, there was someone standing on the surface of the water! Suddenly, a strong hand plunged through the watery roiling veil and held his arm fast. It jerked, and Dietrich shuddered. The hand lifted him straight up--into the warmth, into the light. "This is the end--for me the beginning of life."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

"Looking back, all he could see was a swirling pillar of ash and bones behind him. But ahead, there was someone standing on the surface of the water! Suddenly, a strong hand plunged through the watery roiling veil and held his arm fast. It jerked, and Dietrich shuddered. The hand lifted him straight up--into the warmth, into the light. "This is the end--for me the beginning of life."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

If you liked the history plot in The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendrix , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #2) by Nathan Hale

1. Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #2)

By: Nathan Hale

4.42

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Each of the books in Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • war
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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2. Calamity Jack (Rapunzel's Revenge, #2)

By: Shannon Hale , Nathan Hale , Dean Hale

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Jack likes to think of himself as a criminal mastermind...with an unfortunate amount of bad luck. A… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
"I believe reading books is one of the best ways to gain real empathy for people different from ourselves, and helping boys develop empathy for girls is a cause worth fighting for."

-Shannon Hale, Calamity Jack (Rapunzel's Revenge, #2)

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3. Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3)

By: Elizabeth Enright

3.89

Format: 221 pages,

A summer that promises to be eventful turns into something extra special when the four Melendy chil… read more

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  • middle grade
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4. The Fiddler's Gun (Fin's Revolution, #1)

By: A.S. Peterson

3.46

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She s had it w… read more

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  • historical

5. The Great American Dust Bowl

By: Don Brown

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A speck of dust is a tiny thing. In fact, five of them could fit into the period at the end of this… read more

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6. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #4)

By: Nathan Hale

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechani… read more

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7. Snow Treasure

By: Marie McSwigan , None

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

In the bleak winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lundstrom's tiny Norwegian village a… read more

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8. Alamo All-Stars (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #6)

By: Nathan Hale

4.19

Format: 208 pages,

"Remember the Alamo!" That rallying cry has been a part of Texas lore for generations. But who were… read more

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9. The Dragon and the Stone (The Dream Keeper Saga, #1)

By: Kathryn Butler

3.94

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

Even though she’s only 12 years old, Lily McKinley already feels the weight of the world’s brokenne… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
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10. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

By: Neal Shusterman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more

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  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
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11. 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

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  • history
  • 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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12. 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

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  • history
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • war
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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13. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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14. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

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  • middle grade
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15. Forbidden Child

By: Gwen Newell

4.51

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

"I belong to the Godmother." Piper Pascal has spent her life on the Escape , a city-sized cruis… read more

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16. Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key (Jack Zulu, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the creator of the million-plus selling Green Ember series comes a brand new story with an old… read more

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Cover of Lafayette! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #8) by Nathan Hale

17. Lafayette! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #8)

By: Nathan Hale

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

The Frenchman who changed the course of the American Revolution. Gilbert du Motier became the Ma… read more

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Cover of Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #7) by Nathan Hale

18. Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #7)

By: Nathan Hale

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A top secret mission needs volunteers. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United Sta… read more

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19. Winnie's Great War

By: Lindsay Mattick

4.23

Format: 244 pages, ebook

A wartime adventure unfolds through the eyes of the world’s most beloved Bear. The story of the… read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
"No. Because if you're not listening, it's impossible to hear. If you believe that somebody is so different from you that you can't possibly have anthing in common, you'll never be able to hear them n…"

-Lindsay Mattick, Winnie's Great War

Cover of The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John  Hendrix

20. The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

By: John Hendrix

4.41

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Interweaving handwritten text and art, John Hendrix tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his … read more

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  • christian
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  • history
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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
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  • world war ii
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"The ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming generation is going to live."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

"Looking back, all he could see was a swirling pillar of ash and bones behind him. But ahead, there was someone standing on the surface of the water! Suddenly, a strong hand plunged through the watery…"

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

Cover of Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings (Jack Zulu, #2) by S.D.   Smith

21. Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings (Jack Zulu, #2)

By: S.D. Smith

4.41

Format: 272 pages, None

A world in the balance.A boy with a fateful choice.A girl with golden wings.Jack Zulu explores a ne… read more

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