20 Best middle grade books like Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4) by Jennifer Swanson

Cover of Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4) by Jennifer Swanson

Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

By: Jennifer Swanson

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Explore real stories and facts about the attacks on Pearl Harbor with American Girl BeForever chara…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4) by Jennifer Swanson , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Soaring High: A Julie Classic Volume 2 (American Girl) by Megan McDonald, Juliana Kolesova, Michael Dworkin

1. Soaring High: A Julie Classic Volume 2 (American Girl)

By: Megan McDonald , Juliana Kolesova , Michael Dworkin

3.89

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

First Julie is inspired to raise money so that two bald eagles can fly free. But will she be able t… read more

Similar categories in Megan McDonald's Soaring High: A Julie Classic Volume 2 (American Girl) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
Cover of The Big Break: A Julie Classic Volume 1 (American Girl) by Megan McDonald, Juliana Kolesova, Michael Dworkin

2. The Big Break: A Julie Classic Volume 1 (American Girl)

By: Megan McDonald , Juliana Kolesova , Michael Dworkin

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

It's 1974, and Julie Albright has just moved to a new neighborhood and started at a new school. So … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Kathryn Reiss

3. The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Kathryn Reiss

3.96

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Julie really likes the new girl in her class, Carla Warner. Still, there's something odd about her.… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Reiss's The Tangled Web: A Julie Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Finders Keepers Rule: A Maryellen Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Jacqueline Dembar Greene, Juliana Kolesova

4. The Finders Keepers Rule: A Maryellen Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene , Juliana Kolesova

3.81

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Maryellen takes a break from practicing for the big "Rock Around the Clock" holiday dance to go to … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Nancy Harrison, Kate Boehm Jerome, David Cain

5. Who Was Amelia Earhart?

By: Nancy Harrison , Kate Boehm Jerome , David Cain

4.15

Format: 106 pages, Paperback

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Molly, #3) by Valerie Tripp

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

By: Valerie Tripp

4.04

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a w… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Molly, #3) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery by Juliana Kolesova, Alison Hart

7. The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery

By: Juliana Kolesova , Alison Hart

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

Scooter, Maryellen's pudgy pet dachshund, may be lazy, but he's one of the family, and Maryellen lo… read more

Similar categories in Juliana Kolesova's The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery by Kathleen Ernst, Jean-Paul Tibbles

8. Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery

By: Kathleen Ernst , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Molly still does her her patriotic duty to help America win World War Two, but in the spring of 194… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Ernst's Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Hula for the Home Front: A Nanea Classic Volume 2 by Kirby Larson, Juliana Kolesova

9. Hula for the Home Front: A Nanea Classic Volume 2

By: Kirby Larson , Juliana Kolesova

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Nanea had hoped that going back to school would make life seem normal again. But everything has cha… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic by Denise Lewis Patrick, Juliana Kolesova

10. No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic

By: Denise Lewis Patrick , Juliana Kolesova

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Paperback

Melody Ellison is an optimistic, enthusiastic girl growing up in Detroit, Michigan during the civil… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Molly, #2) by Valerie Tripp, Nick Backes

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

By: Valerie Tripp , Nick Backes

3.09

Format: None pages,

Alt Cover for ISBN: 9780937295847 Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Meet Molly: An American Girl (American Girls: Molly, #1) by Valerie Tripp, C.F. Payne

12. Meet Molly: An American Girl (American Girls: Molly, #1)

By: Valerie Tripp , C.F. Payne

3.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats … read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Meet Molly: An American Girl (American Girls: Molly, #1) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery by Jean-Paul Tibbles, Alison Hart

13. A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery

By: Jean-Paul Tibbles , Alison Hart

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

During a two-week stay at Grammy and Granpa's farm in the summer of 1944, Molly spends lots of time… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Happy Birthday, Molly: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Molly, #4) by Valerie Tripp, Keith Skeen, Nick Backes

14. Happy Birthday, Molly: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Molly, #4)

By: Valerie Tripp , Keith Skeen , Nick Backes

3.65

Format: None pages,

The books in this collection tell the stories of six American girls who lived long ago: Felicity, a… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Happy Birthday, Molly: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Molly, #4) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens

15. Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2

By: Valerie Tripp , Juliana Kolesova

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Turning ten is a big deal, and Maryellen Larkin wants to celebrate it in a very special way. Will s… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2 book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

16. Never Stop Singing: A Melody Classic Volume 2 (American Girls: Melody #2)

By: Denise Lewis Patrick , Juliana Kolesova

3.97

Format: None pages, Paperback

Melody Ellison just turned ten, and she's dreaming of new ways to make her community a better place… read more

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17. Changes for Molly: A Winter Story (American Girls: Molly, #6)

By: Valerie Tripp

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Molly can't wait for Dad to come home--he'll arrive in time to see her dance the part of Miss Victo… read more

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18. Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941

By: Barry Denenberg

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Amber's journal chronicles two months that change her life forever. In late 1941 her family moves t… read more

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19. Growing Up with Aloha: A Nanea Classic Volume 1

By: Kirby Larson , Juliana Kolesova

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Nine-year-old Nanea may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to "dip her paddle in" a… read more

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20. Riddle of the Prairie Bride (American Girl History Mysteries, #12)

By: Kathryn Reiss

3.68

Format: 330 pages,

Prairie life in the late 1800s was difficult without a full family to take up all responsibilities … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Reiss's Riddle of the Prairie Bride (American Girl History Mysteries, #12) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

21. Who Was Helen Keller?

By: Nancy Harrison , Gare Thompson

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and sh… read more

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22. The Lady's Slipper: A Melody Mystery

By: Juliana Kolesova , Emma Carlson Berne

3.08

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

Melody is impressed by her sophisticated new friend, Leah Roth, but she wishes her cousin Val would… read more

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23. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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24. Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Molly, #5)

By: Valerie Tripp

4.25

Format: 179 pages,

A game of Color War threatens to ruin Molly's summer fun at Camp Gowonagin. She must use her ingenu… read more

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Cover of Odder by Katherine Applegate

25. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #10) by Chan Chau

26. Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #10)

By: Chan Chau

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Kristy's mom got remarried and their family moved to the ritzy neighborhood across town. The other … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

27. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

Cover of What Was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol

28. What Was the Titanic?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.36

Format: 112 pages, Library Binding

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that … read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Sabol's What Was the Titanic? book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of The Legend of the Shark Goddess: A Nanea Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Erin Falligant

29. The Legend of the Shark Goddess: A Nanea Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Erin Falligant

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ever since the war started, Nanea's done her best to follow all the new rules. When she meets a boy… read more

Similar categories in Erin Falligant's The Legend of the Shark Goddess: A Nanea Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4) by Jennifer Swanson

30. Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

By: Jennifer Swanson

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Explore real stories and facts about the attacks on Pearl Harbor with American Girl BeForever chara… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4) book and Jennifer Swanson's Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of The Expectant Detectives (The Expectant Detectives, #1) by Kat Ailes

31. The Expectant Detectives (The Expectant Detectives, #1)

By: Kat Ailes

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Fresh, funny and heartfelt, The Expectant Detectives is a charming debut mystery about a group of s… read more

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Kathryn Reiss

3.96

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Jacqueline Dembar Greene , Juliana Kolesova

3.81

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