11 Top historical fiction books like Red Menace by Lois Ruby

Cover of Red Menace by Lois Ruby

Red Menace

By: Lois Ruby

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1953, 13-year-old Marty Rafner's world shifts when his professor parents are accus…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Red Menace by Lois Ruby , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin

1. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story

By: Nora Raleigh Baskin

2.00

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a touching look at the days lead… read more

Similar categories in Nora Raleigh Baskin's Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of My Brigadista Year by Katherine Paterson

2. My Brigadista Year

By: Katherine Paterson

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithiafollows … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Paterson's My Brigadista Year book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer

3. The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Rimmer's The Paris Agent book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

Cover of Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

4. Daughter of the Deep

By: Rick Riordan

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting moder… read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's Daughter of the Deep book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I've fallen into a universe I don't understand and don't want to."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The best science fiction can shape how humans see their own future."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The impossible is merely the possible for which we don't yet know the science"

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"Prefect Romero, the impossible is merely the possible For which we don't yet know the science."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

Cover of The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

5. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

Cover of Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

6. Last Summer on State Street

By: Toya Wolfe

4.22

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Brit Bennett, a striking coming-of-age debut about friendship, c… read more

Similar categories in Toya Wolfe's Last Summer on State Street book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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7. 28 Days

By: David Safier

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In Warsaw, Poland, in 1942, Mira faces impossible decisions after learning that the Warsaw ghetto i… read more

Similar categories in David Safier's 28 Days book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Es war ein wunderschöner Morgen. Es war ein schrecklicher Morgen."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Welcher Tod war schon sinnvoll? Welches Leben? Meins? Nein. Keins."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Ich aber lag wach, war ich doch von ihrer kleinen Fabel zutiefst erschrocken: Meine kleine Schwester wollte lieber sterben, als im Ghetto zu leben."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Wir Juden standen den Deutschen in Weg. Und was lag dahinter? Keine Ahnung. Die Weltherrschaft? Eine arische Gesellschaft? Die Glückseligkeit? Oder einfach nur ein virusfreies Leben? Wir waren Bazill…"

-David Safier, 28 Days

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8. 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 Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Doodleville (Doodleville, #1) by Chad Sell

9. Doodleville (Doodleville, #1)

By: Chad Sell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, ebook

For fans of Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward and Raina Telgemeier's Smile comes an inventive new story f… read more

Similar categories in Chad Sell's Doodleville (Doodleville, #1) book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall

10. I Am Still Alive

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.87

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

After Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the co… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's I Am Still Alive book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Fire is warmth and food and clean water, but it’s hard and time-consuming, and people die because they spend all their time making the fire and no time finding water or building a shelter."

-Kate Alice Marshall, I Am Still Alive

"I look at the wall where those first words - SMART, NOT STRONG - have been joined by dozens more. Pay attention to the wind. Steep drop west of the snag. Say something out loud at least once a day. R…"

-Kate Alice Marshall, I Am Still Alive

Cover of Escape Room (Underlined Paperbacks) by Maren Stoffels

11. Escape Room (Underlined Paperbacks)

By: Maren Stoffels

3.28

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

There's no escape from this room. Full of menace and suspense, it's an unputdownable thriller--and … read more

Similar categories in Maren Stoffels's Escape Room (Underlined Paperbacks) book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of No Escape by Maren Stoffels

12. No Escape

By: Maren Stoffels

3.52

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the success of her unputdownable debut, Escape Room, Maren Stoffels is back with a new st… read more

Similar categories in Maren Stoffels's No Escape book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Promise Boys by Nick  Brooks

13. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline  Martin

14. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Keeper of Hidden Books book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Splinters of Scarlet

By: Emily Bain Murphy

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A YA historical fantasy set in nineteenth-century Denmark, where secrets can kill and magic is a de… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Sometimes the biggest decisions you make come by doing absolutely nothing."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"But what is love if not life, siphoned out and given away and spent freely for others each day?"

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"Forming friendships, I suppose, is a little like walking on ice that thickens underneath your feet with every step toward each other."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

Cover of A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

16. A Danger to Herself and Others

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.86

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Only when she’s locked away does the truth begin to escape… Four walls. One window. No way to e… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's A Danger to Herself and Others book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
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17. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Throwback by Maurene Goo

18. Throwback

By: Maurene Goo

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American … read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Throwback book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of This Is Our Place by Vitor Martins

19. This Is Our Place

By: Vitor Martins

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Three teens -- in three different decades -- navigate life, love, and family in Vitor Martins's hea… read more

Similar categories in Vitor Martins's This Is Our Place book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

20. Enter the Body

By: Joy McCullough

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Enter the Body book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Broken people can be loved."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"The telling of stories holds back the weight of time."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Each considers how these acts of violence against their bodies were acceptable to the world, while their desires were not."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Not all stories can be told. Some are so dark and twisted, their telling would undo the world. But just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean Lavinia can't share who she is, what she's been through,…"

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

Cover of Red Menace by Lois Ruby

21. Red Menace

By: Lois Ruby

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1953, 13-year-old Marty Rafner's world shifts when his professor parents are accus… read more

Similar categories in Lois Ruby's Red Menace book and Lois Ruby's Red Menace

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • united states
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile

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4.02

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