5 must-read nonfiction books like The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus) by Don Mitchell

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The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus)

By: Don Mitchell

3.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was d…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus) by Don Mitchell , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Cover of Escape from Lucien (Amulet, #6) by Kazu Kibuishi, None

2. Escape from Lucien (Amulet, #6)

By: Kazu Kibuishi , None

4.34

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A WORTHY MISSION...OR A TRAP? Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war … read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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3. Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

SHADOW CHILDREN Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend… read more

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  • middle grade
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4. Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

THE ENEMY GROWS STRONGER... Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has s… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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5. The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, #2)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In this thrilling sequel to AMULET #1: THE STONEKEEPER, Emily and her brother Navin head for Kanali… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure

6. The Cloud Searchers (Amulet, #3)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

An impossible journey with danger at every turn... Emily, Navin, and their crew of resistance fight… read more

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7. Mission Unstoppable (The Genius Files, #1)

By: Dan Gutman

4.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The most exciting road trip in history begins! In this action-packed, New York Times bestselling ad… read more

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8. Firelight (Amulet, #7)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're… read more

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9. Lizzie

By: Evan Hunter

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Paperback

The fascinating novel of a passionate woman, freed of history and legend but trapped by a shocking … read more

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10. The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible, man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbi… read more

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11. Hocus Pocus: (The Original & The Sequel): 25th Anniversary Edition

By: None , None

4.29

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

When eighteen-year-old Poppy, the daughter of Max and Allison, finds herself face-to-face with the … read more

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12. The Last Council (Amulet, #4)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

4.57

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Emily and her friends think… read more

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13. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

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  • historical
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14. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

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  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
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15. Guts (Smile, #3)

By: Raina Telgemeier

4.31

Format: 144 pages, None

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
"Thoughts can exist... feelings can exist... but words do not always exist."

-Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Smile, #3)

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16. Best Friends (Real Friends, #2)

By: Shannon Hale

4.30

Format: None pages, None

Sequel to Shannon Hale's award-winning graphic novel memoir, "Real Friends", this new graphic memoi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
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17. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) by Kwame Alexander

18. 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
  • middle grade
"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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19. Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live

By: Lily Ebert

4.60

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching and ultimately life-affirming Holocaust survivor story that demonstrates the powe… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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20. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

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  • middle grade
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21. The Seamstress of Sardinia

By: Bianca Pitzorno

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, fami… read more

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  • historical
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22. One Woman's War

By: Christine Wells

3.78

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

World War II London: When Victoire "Paddy" Bennett first walks into the Admiralty's Room 39, home t… read more

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  • world war ii
  • espionage
  • historical
  • war
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23. The Birthday Girl

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex & Eliza comes a return to adult fiction, cent… read more

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24. Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood

By: Gary Paulsen

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen—whose books have sol… read more

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  • middle grade
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
"I got stuck in a toilet."

-Gary Paulsen, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood

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25. 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
  • middle grade
"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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26. Autumn Magic (Thorne Witches, #2)

By: T.M. Cromer

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn Thorne believed she discovered the perfect love. Yet the moment she revealed she was a witch… read more

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27. Rekindled Magic (Thorne Witches, #5)

By: T.M. Cromer

4.47

Format: 228 pages, ebook

A misunderstanding. A man wronged. A heart broken. Can they ever find their way back to each other … read more

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28. The Fairytale Code (Anne Anderson #1)

By: Cameron Jace

3.93

Format: 581 pages, Kindle Edition

A dead girl on a cross... A global cult of women... An ancient code in everyone's bedtime story..… read more

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29. The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus)

By: Don Mitchell

3.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was d… read more

Similar categories in Don Mitchell's The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus) book and Don Mitchell's The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus)

  • espionage
  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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30. The Six Olympians

By: Maria Alarcon

3.40

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

What if the Titan Kronos hadn't swallowed the gods, and had banished them to Earth instead? Raised … read more

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31. The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard

By: Maria Elena Sandovici

4.39

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Storms of Malhado comes a new historical novel delving into a captiv… read more

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