6 Best world war ii books like Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes by Marissa Moss

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Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

By: Marissa Moss

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of America’s…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes by Marissa Moss , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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2. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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3. Summer at Squee

By: Andrea Wang

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. 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 Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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5. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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6. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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7. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
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8. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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9. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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11. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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12. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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13. 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 Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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14. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
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16. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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17. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Across So Many Seas book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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18. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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19. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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20. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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21. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
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22. Unstuck

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

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23. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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24. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • adventure
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25. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

By: George Takei

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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26. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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27. Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

By: Marissa Moss

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of America’s… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes book and Marissa Moss's Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  • espionage
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. The Frindle Files

By: Andrew Clements

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One last gift to teachers and readers from Andrew Clements: A sequel to his most beloved, landmark … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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29. Gracie Under the Waves

By: Linda Sue Park

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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30. I'm from Here Too

By: Kashmira Sheth

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Kashmira Sheth's eloquent verse novel follows an Indian American Sikh boy through a year of change,… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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31. The Legend of the Last Library

By: Frank L. Cole

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What if you lived in a world without books? After a devastating Blight killed off all the trees, p… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook

28 Top audiobook books like Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes by Marissa Moss

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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Black Girl You Are Atlas

Renée Watson

4.61

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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