The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II (Young Readers Edition)
By: Mona Golabek
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World…
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1. The Losers Club
By: Andrew Clements
4.16
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and th… read more
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2. Refugee
By: Alan Gratz
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming,… read more
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- war
3. The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
By: John Boyne
3.91
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatri… read more
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- world war ii
- war
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5. The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire, #1)
By: Peter Sís , William Nicholson
4.27
Format: 412 pages, Paperback
The first in a trilogy, The Wind Singer is a mesmerizing and remarkably realized fantasy novel full… read more
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6. 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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7. Words on Bathroom Walls
By: Julia Walton
3.19
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Adam has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sees and hears people who aren't there: Rebecca… 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. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
By: Mildred D. Taylor
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year… read more
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"Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there’s gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but h…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.' Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.' Wi…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
10. Two Degrees
By: Alan Gratz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more
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"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees
11. The Shadow (The Shadow #1)
By: James Patterson
3.62
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Even time cannot stop the Shadow. Only two people know Lamont Cranston's secret identity as the Sh… read more
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12. Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
By: Justin Whitmel Earley
4.47
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Loneliness is the most dangerous and least talked-about epidemic--but Made for People offers a cure… read more
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- nonfiction
13. Squished: A Graphic Novel
By: Megan Wagner Lloyd
4.17
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more
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14. Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most
By: Cassie Holmes
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Learn how to reframe your time around life’s happiest moments to build days that aren’t just full b… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Words on Fire
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian … read more
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- war
"The words wouldn't lead to our independence - words, themselves, their very existence, were our independence"-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Words on Fire
16. A Night Divided
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.34
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more
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- war
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
17. Speak: The Graphic Novel
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
4.39
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
The modern classic Speak is now a graphic novel. "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what yo… read more
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"Art without emotion is like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel
"Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity. If you're tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel
"The school board banned one of Maya Angelou's books, so the librarian had to take down her poster. I fished it out of the trash. She must be a great writer if the school board is scared of her."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel
"You'd be shocked at how many adults are already dead inside, walking around with no clue, waiting for a heart attack or cancer to finish the job. When people don't express themselves, they die one pi…"-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel
18. Letters from Cuba
By: Ruth Behar
4.27
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more
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- world war ii
- war
19. Opposite of Always
By: Justin A. Reynolds
3.65
Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition
Debut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make,… read more
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"You have to talk to me, J." She crosses her arms. "I am." "No, you're talking through me and sometimes at me, but not to me."-Justin A. Reynolds, Opposite of Always
"Nothing good in life comes easy, but it's about deciding each day that you will stick with it. You choose to stay, to work, to love, and you keep choosing."-Justin A. Reynolds, Opposite of Always
"You can try your hardest to change something-exhaust every possibility-and sometimes it's still not enough. But almost means you were there. You did all you could."-Justin A. Reynolds, Opposite of Always
20. My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List
By: Rena Finder
4.22
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schin… read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- history
"Like many other survivors, I feel an obligation to tell my story again and again. The Holocaust was the scientifically designed, state-sponsored murder of the Jewish people by Nazi Germany and its al…"-Rena Finder, My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List
21. Making Bombs for Hitler
By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is n… read more
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- world war ii
- war
22. Escape from East Berlin (Escape From #2)
By: Andy Marino
3.82
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
A historical thriller, chronicling two daring attempts to cross the Berlin Wall, set decades apart.… read more
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- war
23. Resistance
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.32
Format: 400 pages, ebook
Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in dange… read more
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- world war ii
- war
"In the knowing, there was peace."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance
"But there is something a human can do that an animal never can. Create art."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance
24. Pretend She's Here
By: Luanne Rice
4.08
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
Emily Lonergan's best friend died last year. And Emily hasn't stopped grieving. When Lizzie's pa… read more
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"I asked why all us kids had saints’ names, my father had said, “Because life throws so much at us. We want you to remember to be kind, patient, and tolerant. To have empathy for other people, care ab…"-Luanne Rice, Pretend She's Here
25. Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
By: Akim Aliu
4.07
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Al… read more
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- nonfiction
26. The Lipstick Bureau
By: Michelle Gable
3.60
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Inspired by a real-life female spy, a novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to … read more
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- world war ii
- war
27. The Hidden Book
By: Kirsty Manning
3.89
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of The Jade Lily comes a compelling novel based on a true story of a WW… read more
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- world war ii
- war
28. Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5)
By: Lynn Painter
4.19
Format: 42 pages, ebook
Lynn Painter’s Better Than the Movies collides with Betting on You when, after meeting the annoying… read more
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"A laugh I'd recognize anywhere"-Lynn Painter, Better Than Before (Betting on You, #0.5; Better than the Movies, #0.5)
29. The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II (Young Readers Edition)
By: Mona Golabek
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World… read more
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- history
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- education
30. Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)
By: Kirby Larson
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Billie has lived with her great-aunt ever since her mom passed away and her dad left. Billie's big … read more
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- world war ii
- war
31. A Bánh Mì for Two
By: Trinity Nguyen
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more
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