9 must-read historical books like Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis by Paul B. Janeczko

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Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

By: Paul B. Janeczko

3.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What do set design, sound effects, and showmanship have to do with winning World War II? Meet the G…

If you liked the historical plot in Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis by Paul B. Janeczko , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. The Peach Keeper

By: Sarah Addison Allen

3.91

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling author of The Girl Who Chased the Moon welcomes you to her newest loc… read more

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2. The Arrival

By: Shaun Tan

4.30

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to… read more

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3. Paradise

By: Toni Morrison

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

"They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time." So begins this visionary… read more

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4. The White Rose

By: Dorothee Sölle , Inge Aicher-Scholl

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

The White Rose tells the story of Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl, who in 1942 led a small undergroun… read more

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5. The Memory of Light

By: Francisco X. Stork

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

16-year-old Vicky Cruz wakes up in a hospital's mental ward after a failed suicide attempt. Now she… read more

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6. Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

By: Connie Willis

4.03

Format: 578 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as si… read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
"It is the end of the world. Surely you could be allowed a few carnal thoughts."

-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

"None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one's never thought of does."

-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

"Kivrin reached out for Dunworthy's hand and clasped it tightly in her own. "I knew you'd come," she said, and the net opened."

-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

"No," she said. "No. It's only a bad time. A terrible time, but not everyone will die. And there will be wonderful times after this. The Renaissance and class reforms and music. Wonderful times. There…"

-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

7. The Dead House

By: Dawn Kurtagich

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Part-psychological thriller, part-urban legend, this is an unsettling narrative made up of diary en… read more

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8. Disappeared

By: Francisco X. Stork

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

Four months ago: Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terro… read more

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9. Zoo 2 (Zoo, #2)

By: James Patterson , Max DiLallo

2.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Will the last humans on Earth please turn out the lights? James Patterson's ZOO was just the beginn… read more

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10. 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

By: Agatha Christie

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For an instant the two trains ran together, going in the same direction side by side. In that froze… read more

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  • audiobook
"Don’t go,"

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

"I think, my dear, we won't talk any more about murder during tea. Such an unpleasant subject."

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

"Everybody in St. Mary Mead knew Miss Marple; fluffy and dithery in appearance, but inwardly as sharp and as shrewd as they make them."

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

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11. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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12. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"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

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13. Agent 355

By: Marie Benedict

3.73

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

A novella A fictional portrayal of a real-life Revolutionary spy and her daring deeds, from the … read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
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14. The Family Chao

By: Lan Samantha Chang

3.35

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized … read more

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  • audiobook
"Our inner selves exist. They're unique, and they're meaningful and mysterious, even if they are secret sometimes even from ourselves."

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"After emotions are felt, expressed, where do they go? Is there a place where spent passion collects? Surely it can't simply vaporize, disappear like smoke. There must be a secret hiding place. For ev…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"In Alf's close-up, he's less than a year old, almost unrecognizably puppyish. He gazes directly at James, head slightly cocked, bat ears unfolded in typical, unceasing alertness. His small black nose…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"The half-dozen temple dogs circle him and Alf in a delirium of barking, clicking paws, and waving tails. They're mixed breeds, smooth-haired, ears neither floppy nor exactly pointed, and a few with t…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

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15. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

By: Michael McCreary

3.78

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Slaying autism stereotypes with stand-up, one joke at a time. Like many others on the autism spectr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Having autism is a characteristic, not a character."

-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

"I was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. I wasn't diagnosed as a comedian until much later."

-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

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16. An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England, #3)

By: Roseanna M. White

4.46

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

Once London’s top thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his s… read more

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  • historical
"Life seldom chooses the less worrisome route."

-Roseanna M. White, An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England, #3)

"It was absolutely not fair that men grew to be taller than women."

-Roseanna M. White, An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England, #3)

"It's the people who make a place, Lina. And the people here--they understand pain and loss. Which makes them appreciate joy all the more."

-Roseanna M. White, An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England, #3)

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17. You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell

By: Leonard S. Marcus

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Intellectually I know free speech will prevail--it almost always does--and I know that some good conversations come out of it. But it's still harrowing to have to face such intolerance on your home g…"

-Leonard S. Marcus, You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell

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18. Red Rain (Nameless: Season One, #4)

By: Dean Koontz

4.09

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

In a town where the corrupt are protected, a bereaved mother seeks retribution for an arsonist’s de… read more

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  • audiobook
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19. The Praying Mantis Bride (Nameless: Season One, #3)

By: Dean Koontz

4.10

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

A deadly black widow has eliminated three husbands and counting. But Nameless knows her one weaknes… read more

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  • audiobook
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20. Photographing the Dead (Nameless: Season One, #2)

By: Dean Koontz

4.19

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

A self-styled artist is getting away with murder in Death Valley. If all goes well, so will Nameles… read more

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  • audiobook
"Friendship is an illusion.. Like love and compassion!"

-Dean Koontz, Photographing the Dead (Nameless: Season One, #2)

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21. In Search Of Us

By: Ava Dellaira

4.02

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The author of the beloved Love Letters to the Dead returns with a parallel story of a mother and da… read more

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  • audiobook
"Love's worth it, for however long it lasts."

-Ava Dellaira, In Search Of Us

"Su beso no es solo un beso. Su beso es el único beso que lo haya cambiado todo jamas."

-Ava Dellaira, In Search Of Us

"Maybe it's true that there are no happy endings. But, right now, Angie is grateful to be at what feels like a beginning."

-Ava Dellaira, In Search Of Us

"But missing something is okay. It's better, anyways, than feeling stuck somewhere. I'll take longing over boredom any day."

-Ava Dellaira, In Search Of Us

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22. Picture Us in the Light

By: Kelly Loy Gilbert

4.09

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up box in his … read more

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  • audiobook
"Other people don't exist just to be your happy ending, you know?"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"Something crackles on my skin like a fire. He felt me in that moment, he understood what it was to me."

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"We all have those things, I think – those things we want too badly to speak about aloud for fear someone'll swoop in and tell us we're just dreaming, those things we hold close and fantasize about at…"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

"Art doesn't change the ending. It doesn't let you lose yourself that way--the opposite, really; it calls you from the darkness, into the glaring, unforgiving light. But at least--this is why it will …"

-Kelly Loy Gilbert, Picture Us in the Light

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23. Striking Distance (Fence, #1)

By: Sarah Rees Brennan

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New Yo… read more

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  • audiobook
"We have to stop,"

-Sarah Rees Brennan, Striking Distance (Fence, #1)

"Why are you smiling?"

-Sarah Rees Brennan, Striking Distance (Fence, #1)

"You seem a bit quiet, bro,"

-Sarah Rees Brennan, Striking Distance (Fence, #1)

"Have you ever… liked anyone for real?"

-Sarah Rees Brennan, Striking Distance (Fence, #1)

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24. Crescendo: The Story of a Musical Genius Who Forever Changed a Southern Town

By: Allen Cheney

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A story of mercy, miracles, and melody—and above all else: love. During the Great Depression, Fr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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25. Red Hood

By: Elana K. Arnold

3.45

Format: 368 pages, ebook

You are alone in the woods, seen only by the unblinking yellow moon. Your hands are empty. You are … read more

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  • audiobook
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26. Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

By: Paul B. Janeczko

3.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What do set design, sound effects, and showmanship have to do with winning World War II? Meet the G… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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27. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
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28. Sisters Matsumoto

By: Philip Kan Gotanda

3.68

Format: 2 pages, Audio CD

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US government sent thousands of Japanese American cit… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • audiobook
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29. No-No Boy

By: Ken Narasaki

3.42

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aft… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • audiobook
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30. Rebuttal

By: Jyotsna Hariharan

3.39

Format: 2 pages, Audio CD

The Grand Prize winner of HarperCollins's audio drama contest. By turns amusing and angst-filled, t… read more

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  • audiobook
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31. Fake (Library Edition Audio CDs)

By: Eric Simonson

3.01

Format: 1 pages, Audio CD

Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated writer and director Eric Simonson explores the most famous archeol… read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook

22 must-read audiobook books like Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis by Paul B. Janeczko

Transform Your Habits

Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

Connie Willis

4.03

Transform Your Habits

4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

Agatha Christie

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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22 best-selling audiobook books like You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell by Leonard S. Marcus

Transform Your Habits

Hurricane Song

Paul Volponi

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Tevye the Milkman

Sholom Aleichem

3.61

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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28 Days

David Safier

4.29

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