7 must-read historical books like Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story by Nikki Shannon Smith

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Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story

By: Nikki Shannon Smith

3.79

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the No…

If you liked the historical plot in Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story by Nikki Shannon Smith , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3) by Sarah Masters Buckey, Christine Kornacki, Cindy Salans Rosenheim

1. Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3)

By: Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

4.04

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Marie-Grace can't believe what she finds on her doorstep one rainy night: a sweet little baby! More… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

By: Susan S. Adler

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Samantha attends Miss Crampton's Academy, a private school for proper young ladies. Samantha wants … read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1) by Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Jean-Paul Tibbles

3. Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1)

By: Valerie Tripp , Susan McAliley , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.90

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

Josefina Montoya is growing up on a rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1824. Ever since Mama died… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. Meet Caroline (American Girls: Caroline, #1)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caroline Abbott is doing what she loves most--sailing on Lake Ontario with Papa--when her world tur… read more

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5. Changes for Caroline (American Girls: Caroline, #6)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

3.50

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Caroline receives a letter asking her to come and help on Uncle Aaron's new farm. Although she hate… read more

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6. Hop On Pop

By: Dr. Seuss

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, such as Hop and Pop, Cup and Pup,… read more

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7. Caroline's Battle (American Girls: Caroline, #5)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caroline's Papa has barely returned before frightening news arrives--British warships are headed fo… read more

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8. Caroline's Secret Message (American Girls: Caroline, #2)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Caroline and Mama make a dangerous trip across Lake Ontario to the British fort where Papa is a pri… read more

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9. Caroline Takes a Chance (American Girls: Caroline, #4)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

4.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caroline, like everyone else in Sackets Harbor, is waiting anxiously for the first supply boats of … read more

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10. A Surprise for Caroline (American Girls: Caroline, #3)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Robert Papp , Lisa Papp

4.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caroline Abbott imagined it would be great fun to have two girls staying at her house for the winte… read more

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11. Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Samantha, #3)

By: Maxine Rose Schur , Nancy Niles , None

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents … read more

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12. Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story (American Girls: Samantha, #6)

By: Valerie Tripp , Dan Andreasen

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

Times change for Samantha when she moves to New York City to live with Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia… read more

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13. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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14. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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15. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

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  • middle grade
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16. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

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Cover of Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story by Nikki Shannon Smith

17. Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story

By: Nikki Shannon Smith

3.79

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the No… read more

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  • survival
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Salima Alikhan

4.05

Format: 104 pages, Library Binding

Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a … read more

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  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

19. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon

20. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon

4.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more

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  • historical

8 best-selling fiction books like Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story by Nikki Shannon Smith

Transform Your Habits

Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3)

Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

Susan S. Adler

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1)

Valerie Tripp , Susan McAliley , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

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5 best-selling young adult books like Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2) by Susan S. Adler

Transform Your Habits

Meet Felicity: An American Girl (The American Girls: Felicity, #1)

Valerie Tripp , Dan Andreasen , Luann Roberts

4.67

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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Molly, #3)

Valerie Tripp

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

Susan S. Adler

4.34

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Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Molly, #2)

Valerie Tripp , Nick Backes

3.09

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