8 Top historical books like The Stars in April by Peggy Wirgau

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The Stars in April

By: Peggy Wirgau

4.39

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Based on the True Story of Twelve-Year-Old Titanic Survivor, Ruth Becker "Sometimes we have to g…

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Cover of While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin

1. While We're Far Apart

By: Lynn Austin

3.75

Format: 320 pages,

In an unassuming apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, three lives intersect as the reality of … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Austin's While We're Far Apart book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Last Light (Restoration, #1) by Terri Blackstock

2. Last Light (Restoration, #1)

By: Terri Blackstock

3.55

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

In the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, … read more

Similar categories in Terri Blackstock's Last Light (Restoration, #1) book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
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3. Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1)

By: Michael A. Stackpole

3.95

Format: 768 pages,

They are sleek, swift, and deadly. The are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across th… read more

Similar categories in Michael A. Stackpole's Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1) book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction

4. Paint Me Althena

By: None

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

When still life artist Ethan Day discovers a fantasy painting by Althena Bell in a consignment shop… read more

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5. Where the World Ends

By: Geraldine McCaughrean

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Every time a lad came fowling on the St Kilda stacs, he went home less of a boy and more of a man. … read more

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6. The Night Lives On

By: Walter Lord

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The most awesome ocean-going vessel the world had ever seen, the mightly TITANIC struck an iceberg … read more

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7. Luck of the Titanic

By: Stacey Lee

3.69

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, a… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Lee's Luck of the Titanic book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

8. Lying in the Deep

By: Diana Urban

3.61

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A juicy mystery of jealousy, love, and betrayal set on a Semester at Sea-inspired cruise ship, with… read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's Lying in the Deep book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
  • young adult
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9. 28 Days

By: David Safier

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In Warsaw, Poland, in 1942, Mira faces impossible decisions after learning that the Warsaw ghetto i… read more

Similar categories in David Safier's 28 Days book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Es war ein wunderschöner Morgen. Es war ein schrecklicher Morgen."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Welcher Tod war schon sinnvoll? Welches Leben? Meins? Nein. Keins."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Ich aber lag wach, war ich doch von ihrer kleinen Fabel zutiefst erschrocken: Meine kleine Schwester wollte lieber sterben, als im Ghetto zu leben."

-David Safier, 28 Days

"Wir Juden standen den Deutschen in Weg. Und was lag dahinter? Keine Ahnung. Die Weltherrschaft? Eine arische Gesellschaft? Die Glückseligkeit? Oder einfach nur ein virusfreies Leben? Wir waren Bazill…"

-David Safier, 28 Days

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10. We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Empty Smiles (Small Spaces, #4) by Katherine Arden

11. Empty Smiles (Small Spaces, #4)

By: Katherine Arden

3.79

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Katherine thrills once again in the finale to the critically accl… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's Empty Smiles (Small Spaces, #4) book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. Dark Waters (Small Spaces, #3)

By: Katherine Arden

3.79

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adven… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's Dark Waters (Small Spaces, #3) book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
  • young adult
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13. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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14. Surviving Savannah

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection fo… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's Surviving Savannah book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Grief had been coiled quietly inside me since Papa's death 10 years ago-an absence that was as much a presence as any ghost."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah

"I'd discovered that Savannah couldn't be fully explained to those who hadn't visited it. Photos, no matter how glorious, and movies, no matter how accurate, couldn't convey the way Savannah felt - se…"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah

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15. The School for Whatnots

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The School for Whatnots book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
Cover of Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic by Louella Bryant

16. Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic

By: Louella Bryant

4.56

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

"Sheltering Angel tells the true story of several lesser-known individuals whose lives were impacte… read more

Similar categories in Louella Bryant's Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Nightmare Virus

By: Nadine Brandes

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Some viruses go after the body. But the Nightmare Virus goes after the mind.When dream technology g… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Brandes's The Nightmare Virus book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
  • young adult
"You serve the Creator, right?' She nods but seems anxious. 'So create with Him."

-Nadine Brandes, The Nightmare Virus

"Nole used to say turning to God wasn't weakness. That being weak is where the true strength came from."

-Nadine Brandes, The Nightmare Virus

Cover of The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

18. The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic

By: Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

4.32

Format: 679 pages, Kindle Edition

A tragic collision with an iceberg. A ruthless quest to assign blame. Can one young woman stand her… read more

Similar categories in Eileen Enwright Hodgetts's The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Photo Album

By: Brian O'Sullivan

4.12

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

A long dormant mystery comes to life in THE PHOTO ALBUM! When Bobby McGowan discovers an old pho… read more

Similar categories in Brian O'Sullivan's The Photo Album book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • fiction
Cover of The Stars in April by Peggy Wirgau

20. The Stars in April

By: Peggy Wirgau

4.39

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Based on the True Story of Twelve-Year-Old Titanic Survivor, Ruth Becker "Sometimes we have to g… read more

Similar categories in Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April book and Peggy Wirgau's The Stars in April

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction

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