11 Top historical books like Never That Far by Carol Lynch Williams

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Never That Far

By: Carol Lynch Williams

3.73

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

After her grampa dies, the last place Libby expects to see him is sitting on the edge of her bed. B…

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1. Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

By: Mark Twain

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

At the beginning of Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slave woman, fearing for her infant son's life, excha… read more

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  • fiction
"As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out."

-Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

"When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers."

-Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

"Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."

-Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

"A kindly courtesy does at least save one’s feelings, even if it is not professing to stand for a welcome."

-Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

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2. The Sheriffs of Savage Wells

By: Sarah M. Eden

4.50

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

He's the most fearsome sheriff in the West. A force to be reckoned with. The stuff of legend. So is… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
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3. Covenant Keepers

By: Wendy Watson Nelson

3.44

Format: 213 pages,

In Covenant Keepers,Wendy Watson Nelson uses pure doctrine, and examples of those who have taken th… read more

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4. Longing for Home (Longing for Home #1)

By: Sarah M. Eden

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twenty-six-year-old Katie Macauley has placed all her hope in Hope Springs, a small town in the 187… read more

Similar categories in Sarah M. Eden's Longing for Home (Longing for Home #1) book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
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5. Stuart Little

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams

3.90

Format: 131 pages, Paperback

E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no o… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Well,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"Very fine law,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"(Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing)"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

6. Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker , Jon Klassen

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and "his boy" Peter rescued him from abandonment and… read more

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7. Where the River Once Flowed

By: Jennie Hansen

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

New Mexico, 1879---The Sebastian Hacienda is a lucrative and coveted ranch deep in the fertile wild… read more

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8. Fortune Cookie (A Culinary Mystery, #11)

By: Josi S. Kilpack

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sadie Hoffmiller has always liked things to be just so. A place for everything and everything in it… read more

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9. The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.55

Format: 699 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Three… read more

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  • historical
"José Smith no es enemigo del género humano"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

"Do you think I would forsake you now?" Willard answered. "If you are condemned to be hung for treason, I will be hung in your stead and you shall go free." "You cannot," said Joseph. "I will," said W…"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

"The Lord has led this people all the while in this way," Brigham declared, "by giving them here a little and there a little. Thus He increases their wisdom, and he that receives a little and is thank…"

-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846 (Saints, #1)

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10. Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me

By: Russell M. Nelson

4.87

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“The laws or truths I will share in this book are not merely ideas I have studied and examined; the… read more

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"Jesus Christ frequently expressed gratitude. Before raising Lazarus from the dead, before miraculously multiplying loaves and fishes, and before passing the cup to His disciples at the Last Supper, t…"

-Russell M. Nelson, Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me

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11. Grace To Become

By: Emily Belle Freeman

4.55

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

God's plan for each of His children includes progress, increase, and transformation. At the center … read more

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12. The Words We Keep

By: Erin Stewart

4.34

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

It's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alic… read more

Similar categories in Erin Stewart's The Words We Keep book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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13. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice

By: Rebecca Connolly

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia—the one ship and her legendary captain who answ… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Connolly's A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
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14. A Heart Worth Stealing

By: Joanna Barker

4.14

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Sowerby, England, 1802 Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"Of course, Disheveled Jack was my favourite Jack..."

-Joanna Barker, A Heart Worth Stealing

"Clearly, kissing was another of his 'certain talents'."

-Joanna Barker, A Heart Worth Stealing

"I will not leave her. So long as she wants me, I will be at her side."

-Joanna Barker, A Heart Worth Stealing

"I am fighting for you.' I could not hide the wrenching pain in my words. 'Will you not fight for me?"

-Joanna Barker, A Heart Worth Stealing

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15. The Danger with Diamonds

By: Traci Hunter Abramson

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Some secrets are worth keeping. Others are not. When Lars Hendriks arranges to meet Marit Jansen… read more

Similar categories in Traci Hunter Abramson's The Danger with Diamonds book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. From an Unknown Sender (Falcon Point Suspense, #2)

By: Traci Hunter Abramson

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Smuggling knows no boundaries. Neither do family ties. After spending a busy holiday season putt… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. I'm Not His Style

By: Kasey Stockton

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Real men only ever let Beth Parker down. From her absentee father to her current dating pool, Beth … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Law Of Love

By: Steve Young

4.41

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Paperback starts shipping April 26, 2022 "Even if we understand the idea that we should love p… read more

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19. Beauty Reborn

By: Elizabeth Lowham

3.80

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

“Suspense-building flashbacks. Soul-searching, cautionary realism. Beauty herself is an intriguing,… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lowham's Beauty Reborn book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"For all the thorns I'd faced, at last I'd found the roses."

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

"It's true what the folktale says: I did choose to live with the beast. But not for the reason you think. Not to save my father. Not even to save myself. In truth, I was hoping I'd be eaten."

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

"Perhaps I could climb aboard a ship and sail to the farthest corner of the world, where there was only undiscovered wilderness, where I could breathe deep the wet wilds and be so lost in fresh green …"

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

Cover of Dancing to Freedom (Dream's Edge #0.5) by Traci Hunter Abramson

20. Dancing to Freedom (Dream's Edge #0.5)

By: Traci Hunter Abramson

4.19

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

Canada, 1960 Ballet is Katerina Petrova’s world. But when the stage lights go dim and the curtai… read more

Similar categories in Traci Hunter Abramson's Dancing to Freedom (Dream's Edge #0.5) book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
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21. Love Unseen

By: Rachel Kelley Stones

4.27

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Hannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Kelley Stones's Love Unseen book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
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22. Healing Hearts (Savage Wells, #2)

By: Sarah M. Eden

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Wyoming Territory, 1876 As the only doctor in the frontier town of Savage Wells, Gideon MacNamara k… read more

Similar categories in Sarah M. Eden's Healing Hearts (Savage Wells, #2) book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
"All of us are broken in some way, Miriam. How we respond to our troubles, the strength we show in our trials, is far more telling than any imperfection."

-Sarah M. Eden, Healing Hearts (Savage Wells, #2)

"I am broken," she said. "I always will be." "All of us are broken in some way, Miriam. How we respond to our troubles, the strength we show in our trials, is far more telling than any imperfection."

-Sarah M. Eden, Healing Hearts (Savage Wells, #2)

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23. The Obsession

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.73

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

A classic sort of love story... except somebody might wind up dead. Nobody knows Delilah like Lo… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Erotomania"

-Jesse Q. Sutanto, The Obsession

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24. The Candy Cane Caper (Culinary Mystery, #13)

By: Josi S. Kilpack

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This Christmas, Sadie Hoffmiller Cunningham is making a list and checking it twice. For the first t… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"If I can leave you with a bit of advice, it is to never stop living and growing and learning, both together and separately. Life comes with only one guarantee - it will not last forever. Embrace ever…"

-Josi S. Kilpack, The Candy Cane Caper (Culinary Mystery, #13)

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25. Love Sidelined

By: Tiffany Odekirk

4.31

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Jason Jennings made a tough call two years ago when he left behind his status as a hard-partying … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Odekirk's Love Sidelined book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Last Man at the Inn: One Man's Quest to Believe by R. William Bennett

26. The Last Man at the Inn: One Man's Quest to Believe

By: R. William Bennett

4.18

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Simon considers himself fortunate after securing the final room at the inn in Bethlehem. While eati… read more

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  • fiction
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27. Swimming in a Sea of Stars

By: Julie Wright

4.16

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

A single kindness can save a life. Journal entry: Heading to school. I know what everyone will say… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. A Song for the Stars (Proper Romance Historical)

By: Ilima Todd

3.98

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story   Hawaiian Islands, 1779   As the second daughter of a royal chief, Maile … read more

Similar categories in Ilima Todd's A Song for the Stars (Proper Romance Historical) book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • historical
  • fiction
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29. The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry

By: Chad Morris

4.29

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Juniper Berry knows how to handle bobcats, bears, and mountain lions, but can she survive the tough… read more

Similar categories in Chad Morris's The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Never That Far by Carol Lynch Williams

30. Never That Far

By: Carol Lynch Williams

3.73

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

After her grampa dies, the last place Libby expects to see him is sitting on the edge of her bed. B… read more

Similar categories in Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far book and Carol Lynch Williams's Never That Far

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • fantasy
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31. So True a Love

By: Joanna Barker

4.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Danger and passion collide when a plucky young woman becomes embroiled in a Bow Street investigatio… read more

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  • historical

22 must-read fiction books like Never That Far by Carol Lynch Williams

Transform Your Habits

Pudd'nhead Wilson (Bantam Classics)

Mark Twain

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Sheriffs of Savage Wells

Sarah M. Eden

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Longing for Home (Longing for Home #1)

Sarah M. Eden

5.00

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Stuart Little

E.B. White , Garth Williams

3.90

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An Inconvenient Letter

Julie Wright

3.88

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Highcliffe House

Megan Walker

4.42

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A.L. Sowards

4.54

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A.L. Sowards

4.50

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