7 Best nonfiction books like Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog by Ann Bausum

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Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

By: Ann Bausum

4.03

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Move over, Rin Tin Tin. Here comes Sgt. Stubby! That German shepherd star of the silver screen may …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog by Ann Bausum , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.91

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

Three Women Who Share One Fate: The Boleyn Inheritance Anne of Cleves She runs from her tiny c… read more

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  • historical
"A woman cannot prove her innocence when a man bears witness against her."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

"He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

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2. Unplugged

By: Steve Antony

3.76

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Meet Blip. Blip loves being plugged into her computer. When a blackout occurs, Blip trips over her … read more

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  • childrens

3. Forget Me Not

By: Ellie Terry

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A girl with Tourette syndrome starts a new school and tries to hide her quirks in this debut middle… read more

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4. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more

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5. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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6. Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children, #2)

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. read more

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7. Who Is Gloria Steinem?

By: Nancy Harrison , Sarah Fabiny , Max Hergenrother

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem worked hard to dig up important stories. She went … read more

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8. The Bad Guys: Episode 1

By: Aaron Blabey

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys . . . and they even smell like the Bad Gu… read more

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9. Raymie Nightingale

By: Kate DiCamillo

3.27

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she h… read more

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10. The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner , L. Kate Deal

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and … read more

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  • childrens

11. A Load of Hooey

By: Bob Odenkirk

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Bob Odenkirk is a legend in the comedy-writing world, winning Emmys and acclaim for his work on Sat… read more

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12. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • childrens
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13. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

By: Gretchen Rubin

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a … read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

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  • childrens
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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15. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)

By: Jory John

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more

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  • childrens
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16. 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

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
"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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17. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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18. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

By: Annie Duke

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Bob

By: Wendy Mass

4.06

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more

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  • childrens
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"

-Wendy Mass, Bob

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20. Before the Ever After

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more

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  • childrens
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21. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • childrens
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22. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

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  • childrens
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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23. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

Similar categories in Ilyon Woo's Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom book and Ann Bausum's Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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24. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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25. The Benefits of Being an Octopus

By: Ann Braden

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other … read more

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"Is a fishing rod evil because it catches someone's dinner? No. It's a tool. Just the way a gun is. Just the way a chain saw is. Just don't give it to the wrong person."

-Ann Braden, The Benefits of Being an Octopus

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26. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

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27. The Blackbird Girls

By: Anne Blankman

4.43

Format: None pages, None

On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry re… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
"La distanza tra i veri amici non conta, quando l'amicizia continua nei loro cuori."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Distance between true friends doesn't matter when their friendship lives in their hearts"

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Siamo su questa terra per essere gentili gli uni con gli altri. Gli esseri umani sono la lingua di Dio."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

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28. The Deja Glitch

By: Holly James

3.58

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

To break out of a 24-hour time loop, all Jack needs is for Gemma to fall in love with him in a sing… read more

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29. A Sky Full of Song

By: Susan Lynn Meyer

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

 North Dakota, 1905   After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana a… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
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30. Who Was Alex Trebek?

By: Pamela Pollack

4.25

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Clue: A former journalist who became the beloved host of America's favorite game show and quiz comp… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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31. Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

By: Ann Bausum

4.03

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Move over, Rin Tin Tin. Here comes Sgt. Stubby! That German shepherd star of the silver screen may … read more

Similar categories in Ann Bausum's Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog book and Ann Bausum's Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

  • world war i
  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • animals
  • dogs
  • nonfiction

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