8 Top historical fiction books like White Bird by R.J. Palacio

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White Bird

By: R.J. Palacio

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Read the novelized version of the celebrated New York Times bestselling story of kindness and unrel…

"I pictured hope as a candle that needed to keep burning, no matter what."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"You have two ears but only one mouth for a reason. Try to listen more than you speak."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"All those years I had watched so many people ridicule and hurt him, and yet his inner resilience had remained intact."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"In these dark times, it’s those small acts of kindness that keep us alive, after all. They remind us of our humanity."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

If you liked the historical fiction plot in White Bird by R.J. Palacio , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Loving Spirit

By: Daphne du Maurier

3.80

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Plyn Boat Yard is a hive of activity, and Janet Coombe, born in turn of the 20th century Cornwall, … read more

Similar categories in Daphne du Maurier's The Loving Spirit book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Prince Warriors (The Prince Warriors #1) by Priscilla Shirer, Gina Detwiler

2. The Prince Warriors (The Prince Warriors #1)

By: Priscilla Shirer , Gina Detwiler

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The battle is real. As brothers, Xavier and Evan are used to battling each other. But now they're d… read more

Similar categories in Priscilla Shirer's The Prince Warriors (The Prince Warriors #1) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

3. The King's General

By: Daphne du Maurier

3.55

Format: 112 pages, ebook

Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless - and utterly … read more

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4. Sapphire Battersea

By: Jacqueline Wilson

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, funny and moving Victorian novel featuring Hetty Feather. Hetty Feather was just a b… read more

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5. Blink

By: Ted Dekker

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Paperback

The future changes in the BLINK of an eye...or does it? Seth Borders isn't your average graduate st… read more

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6. 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 R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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 R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
"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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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 R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Tajemnica domu Uklejów

By: Aneta Jadowska

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Wszystko, co dobre, kiedyś się kończy. Wszystko, co szalone, kiedyś się zaczyna. Dla Niny Rawic… read more

Similar categories in Aneta Jadowska's Tajemnica domu Uklejów book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. 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 R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"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

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12. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall

By: Ali Standish

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

What if young Arthur Conan Doyle really went to a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children… read more

Similar categories in Ali Standish's The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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 R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Royal Daughter (The Lost Daughters #3)

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

“My darling B, my heart, my soul. I only wish we’d had longer. Longer to search for the daughter th… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The Royal Daughter (The Lost Daughters #3) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Three Card Murder (Impossible Crimes #1) by J.L. Blackhurst

17. Three Card Murder (Impossible Crimes #1)

By: J.L. Blackhurst

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

One sister is a cop. The other a con artist. Both are suspects. When DI Tess Fox arrives at he… read more

Similar categories in J.L. Blackhurst's Three Card Murder (Impossible Crimes #1) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Green

By: Alex Gino

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center s… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's Green book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Braid Girls

By: Sherri Winston

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this unforgettable summer novel perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe Washington , Maggie, he… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's The Braid Girls book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of White Bird by R.J. Palacio

20. White Bird

By: R.J. Palacio

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Read the novelized version of the celebrated New York Times bestselling story of kindness and unrel… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's White Bird book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I pictured hope as a candle that needed to keep burning, no matter what."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"You have two ears but only one mouth for a reason. Try to listen more than you speak."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"In these dark times, it’s those small acts of kindness that keep us alive, after all. They remind us of our humanity."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"All those years I had watched so many people ridicule and hurt him, and yet his inner resilience had remained intact."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

Cover of We Are Family by LeBron James

21. We Are Family

By: LeBron James

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Kids have big dreams. And when those dreams are on the line, how far are they willing to go to achi… read more

Similar categories in LeBron James's We Are Family book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Trouble with Belonging by Magdalena Stanhoff

22. The Trouble with Belonging

By: Magdalena Stanhoff

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Kehuan has no place he could call his own. That's why he needs his own person. When he lands in … read more

Similar categories in Magdalena Stanhoff's The Trouble with Belonging book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
Cover of The Treasure of the Lost Mine (Wright Cousin Adventures #1) by Gregory O. Smith

23. The Treasure of the Lost Mine (Wright Cousin Adventures #1)

By: Gregory O. Smith

4.34

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

The Wright Cousin Adventures series is the perfect mix of mystery, excitement, and humor. When the … read more

Similar categories in Gregory O. Smith's The Treasure of the Lost Mine (Wright Cousin Adventures #1) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
Cover of Do zobaczenia za rok by Joanna Szarańska

24. Do zobaczenia za rok

By: Joanna Szarańska

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Tatrzański szlak, mgła i dwoje ludzi, których łączy tylko jeden dzień w roku. Górski szlak, gęst… read more

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Cover of Cold Vengeance (Ryland & St. Clair, #3) by Nancy Mehl

25. Cold Vengeance (Ryland & St. Clair, #3)

By: Nancy Mehl

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When a renowned crime podcaster vanishes without a trace, former FBI behavioral analysts turned pri… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Mehl's Cold Vengeance (Ryland & St. Clair, #3) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
Cover of Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper

26. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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27. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and R.J. Palacio's White Bird

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Desert Jeepers (Wright Cousin Adventures, #2) by Gregory O. Smith

28. Desert Jeepers (Wright Cousin Adventures, #2)

By: Gregory O. Smith

4.46

Format: None pages, None

“Spinning around, the Wright cousins saw a crack in the mountainside expand, revealing a dark, shad… read more

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29. The Case of the Missing Princess (Wright Cousin Adventures #4)

By: Gregory O. Smith

4.83

Format: None pages, None

“Jed’s lantern cast long shadows across the room. Tim gulped, not sure whether he wanted to stay th… read more

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Cover of The Secret of the Lost City (Wright Cousin Adventures #3) by Gregory O. Smith

30. The Secret of the Lost City (Wright Cousin Adventures #3)

By: Gregory O. Smith

4.77

Format: None pages, None

“Lindy desperately clawed at the rocks around her, trying to stop from being dragged downward into … read more

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Cover of Secret Agents Don't Like Broccoli (Wright Cousin Adventures #5) by Gregory O. Smith

31. Secret Agents Don't Like Broccoli (Wright Cousin Adventures #5)

By: Gregory O. Smith

4.64

Format: None pages, None

THE SPY WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! Meet Robert and Tim Wright, two teenage cousins who accident… read more

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