19 Top childrens books like Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David

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Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

By: Alison Matthews David

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The clothes we wear every day keep us comfortable, protect us from the elements, and express our un…

If you liked the childrens plot in Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

1. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.13

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon book and Alison Matthews David's Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

  • history
  • childrens
  • teen
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science
"She was too well-trained to panic."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

2. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

3. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

By: James Tynion IV

4.16

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer’s Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysteri… read more

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4. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

5. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Cryptid Club

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 112 pages, ebook

Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You… read more

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7. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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

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  • 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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9. Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel

By: Sweeney Boo

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will love diving into the mysterious and witchy world of awa… read more

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Cover of I Left The House Today! by Cassandra Calin

10. I Left The House Today!

By: Cassandra Calin

4.03

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Hilarious and relatable comics about one young woman's life, relationships, and day-to-day humorous… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's I Left The House Today! book and Alison Matthews David's Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) by Nghi Vo

11. The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

By: Nghi Vo

3.95

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of… read more

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"Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"[,,,] if you want to understand people who have gone, that's what you look at, isn't it? Their offal. Their leavings."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"The abbey at Singing Hills would say that if a record cannot be perfect, it should at least be present. Better for it to exist than for it to be perfect and only in your mind."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"... He was unimportant, the least of In-yo's spies and couriers, but—" Almost Brilliant fluttered her wings in the dying light. "I understand. I will remember Sukai for you, and so will my children a…"

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

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12. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

Cover of Delicates (Sheets, #2) by Brenna Thummler

13. Delicates (Sheets, #2)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s be… read more

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  • middle grade
"Everyone has ghosts. I think we all need to learn that there's no shame in letting them out."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

"Humans are delicate too. The teensiest mistake can ruin them, even if you do everything else right. Just because mistakes seem small and insignificant doesn’t mean they are."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

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14. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

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  • middle grade
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

15. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Click (Click #1) by Kayla Miller

16. Click (Click #1)

By: Kayla Miller

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) by Rex Ogle

17. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

18. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) by Vicki Delany

19. The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9)

By: Vicki Delany

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Gemma Doyle won’t be spooked when a body shows up at the psychic fair in bestselling author Vicki D… read more

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20. The Next Great Paulie Fink

By: Ali Benjamin

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When Caitlyn Breen enters the tiny Mitchell School in rural Mitchell, Vermont, she is a complete ou… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

21. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • teen
Cover of Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History by Richard Thompson Ford

22. Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History

By: Richard Thompson Ford

3.85

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A “sharp and entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) exploration of fashion through the ages that a… read more

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  • fashion
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

23. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham  Annable

24. Eerie Tales from the School of Screams

By: Graham Annable

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the director of the Oscar-nominated movie Boxtrolls comes a middle grade horror anthology that… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. Poison Ivy Thorns

By: Kody Keplinger

3.88

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author of The DUFF Kody Keplinger and artist Sara Kipin reimagine an ico… read more

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26. The Road to After

By: Rebekah Lowell

4.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and t… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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27. Chunky

By: Yehudi Mercado

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendsh… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

28. Anne of West Philly

By: Ivy Noelle Weir

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Anne of Green Gables, with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy  and The Secret Ga… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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29. The Divided Earth (The Nameless City, #3)

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Nameless City—held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi—is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • teen
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

30. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David

31. Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

By: Alison Matthews David

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The clothes we wear every day keep us comfortable, protect us from the elements, and express our un… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • teen
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
  • juvenile

5 Best historical books like Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David

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