16 best-selling historical books like Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt

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Buffalo Flats

By: Martine Leavitt

4.15

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Based on true-life histories, Buffalo Flats shares the epic, coming of age story of Rebecca Leavitt…

If you liked the historical plot in Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. 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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • family
  • fiction
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3. 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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
"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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4. 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

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • family
"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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5. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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6. 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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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7. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

By: Beth Brower

4.77

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and some… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

By: Beth Brower

4.31

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count thi… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3

By: Beth Brower

4.67

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Volume 2

By: Beth Brower

4.63

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenan… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Volume 2 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. … read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4

By: Beth Brower

4.75

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"It all began very innocently. Truly." The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her Lon… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. 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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
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14. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6)

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam.This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pl… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6) book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • family
  • fiction
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18. 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

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Bea and the New Deal Horse

By: L.M. Elliott

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction This lyrical middle grade historical novel… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Elliott's Bea and the New Deal Horse book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. 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 Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • historical
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21. Buffalo Flats

By: Martine Leavitt

4.15

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Based on true-life histories, Buffalo Flats shares the epic, coming of age story of Rebecca Leavitt… read more

Similar categories in Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats book and Martine Leavitt's Buffalo Flats

  • romance
  • canada
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • abuse

17 best-selling fiction books like Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt

Transform Your Habits

Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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