9 best-selling world war ii books like Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson

Cover of Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson

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 …

If you liked the world war ii plot in Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) by Kate Milford

1. Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

By: Kate Milford

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, … read more

Similar categories in Kate Milford's Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"I want that T-shirt" Sirin muttered. " I should have that T-shirt."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But Milo had a shiny gold present to open, and presents trumped sad trees any day of the week."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But when things were passed to you, you were supposed to pass them on to someone else eventually too."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

Cover of The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

2. The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her moth… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink

By: Tod Olson

3.44

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a despera… read more

Similar categories in Tod Olson's Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • world war ii
  • middle grade
  • war
Cover of Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

4. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.06

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial p… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. Maniac Magee

By: Jerry Spinelli

4.00

Format: 222 pages,

Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

6. Okay for Now

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boysand… read more

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7. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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Cover of Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

8. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus

9. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Linked by Gordon Korman

10. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

Cover of For a Lifetime (Timeless, #3) by Gabrielle  Meyer

11. For a Lifetime (Timeless, #3)

By: Gabrielle Meyer

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Grace and Hope are identical twin sisters born with the ability to time-cross together between 1692… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Meyer's For a Lifetime (Timeless, #3) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

12. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
Cover of Unplugged by Gordon Korman

13. Unplugged

By: Gordon Korman

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Unplugged book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

Cover of Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

14. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

Cover of The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) by Shawn  Peters

15. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Fort by Gordon Korman

16. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

17. 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

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of White Bird by R.J. Palacio

18. White Bird

By: R.J. Palacio

4.50

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

In R. J. Palacio's collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, reader… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's White Bird book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Solo se detiene la maldad cuando por fin las personas se unen para acabar con ella."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"We are not defined by our mistakes, but by what we do after we've learned from them."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"You see, Julian, it always takes courage to be kind. But in those days, when such kindness could cost you everything - your freedom, your life - Kindness becomes a miracle. It becomes that light in t…"

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

Cover of Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) by Rex Ogle

19. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry

20. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #7) by Lauren Tarshis

21. I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #7)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.22

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Could an entire city really burn to the ground? One brave boy finds out in this graphic novel adapt… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #7) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen

22. 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 Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #4) by Lauren Tarshis

23. I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #4)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.38

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attacks of Septe… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #4) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

24. 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

Similar categories in Anne Blankman's The Blackbird Girls book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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

Cover of The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad  Morris

25. The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry

By: Chad Morris

4.29

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Juniper Berry knows how to handle bobcats, bears, and mountain lions, but can she survive the tough… read more

Similar categories in Chad Morris's The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold) by Alex  Gino

26. You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)

By: Alex Gino

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born Deaf, she realizes … read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Deaf people have always found a way to sign with each other"

-Alex Gino, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)

"I wonder how people who are Deaf even know when they aren't hearing something. How cold you miss something you don't know is there?"

-Alex Gino, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)

"and they're all going on about how she should have been wearing her hearing aids ... and no one's saying she shouldn't have been shot"

-Alex Gino, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)

Cover of Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd

27. Over the Moon

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Mallie's prospects are grim. In her mining town, Coal Top, boys leave school at 12 … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Over the Moon book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"October made the leaves on Main Street fit for a crown. They dripped from the trees in jewel-toned shades: yellow and orange and fiery red. The cool wind sent a confetti-cluster of leaves down around…"

-Natalie Lloyd, Over the Moon

Cover of Malas by Marcela  Fuentes

28. Malas

By: Marcela Fuentes

3.96

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more

Similar categories in Marcela Fuentes's Malas book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt

29. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II (Young Readers Edition) by Mona Golabek

30. 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

Similar categories in Mona Golabek's The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II (Young Readers Edition) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • world war ii
  • war
Cover of Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson

31. 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

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) book and Kirby Larson's Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • young adult
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile

26 Top fiction books like Code Word Courage (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson

Transform Your Habits

Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

Kate Milford

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2)

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Joseph Bruchac

4.06

Maniac Magee

Jerry Spinelli

4.00

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11 must-read juvenile books like Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) by Rex Ogle

Transform Your Habits

Timid

Jonathan Todd

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Break (Click #6)

Kayla Miller

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Invisible

Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

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