20 Best middle grade books like Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!) by Mark Shulman

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Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

By: Mark Shulman

4.13

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A biography of Anne Frank—a young witness to the atrocities of the Nazis during World War II—told i…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!) by Mark Shulman , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1)

By: Ann M. Martin , Raina Telgemeier

4.15

Format: 192 pages, Library Binding

In this new graphic novel edition of the very first Baby-Sitters Club book, Raina Telgemeier captur… read more

Similar categories in Ann M. Martin's Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

2. 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

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

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

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

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3. Counting by 7s

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"books=comfort"

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

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4. Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She's a Telepath--someone who hears the thoughts of eve… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens

5. The Witch Boy

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

3.26

Format: 32 pages,

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to … read more

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6. Harriet the Invincible (Hamster Princess, #1)

By: Ursula Vernon

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

Sleeping Beauty gets a feisty, furry twist in this hilarious new comic series from the creator of D… read more

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7. Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Novel

By: Anne Frank , David Polonsky

3.81

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The only graphic novelization of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foun… read more

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8. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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9. Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1)

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

4.12

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Edgar Award! Finalist for the Agatha Award and Anthony Award! Twelve-year-old Myr… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth C. Bunce's Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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11. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • biography
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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12. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • biography
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2) by Elizabeth C. Bunce

14. How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2)

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

4.23

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Before the train has left the station, England’s most accomplished new detective already is on a su… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth C. Bunce's How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"The centrepiece of any Seaside Holiday is a Promenade along the Pier, a clever innovation which permits holidaymakers to enjoy the sense of being at sea without the inconvenience of actually setting …"

-Elizabeth C. Bunce, How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #2)

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15. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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16. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

By: Sheila Johnson

4.39

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal journe… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Johnson's Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • biography
Cover of Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #13) by Cynthia Yuan Cheng

18. Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #13)

By: Cynthia Yuan Cheng

4.10

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Cynthia Yuan Cheng! Mary Anne sh… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Yuan Cheng's Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #13) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

19. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

Similar categories in Ilyon Woo's Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • history
  • biography
Cover of The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) by Dhonielle Clayton

20. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • biography
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey  Lee

22. Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies

By: Stacey Lee

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Stacey Lee's modern reimagining of a … read more

Similar categories in Stacey Lee's Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Who Was Queen Elizabeth II? by Megan Stine

23. Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?

By: Megan Stine

4.15

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in … read more

Similar categories in Megan Stine's Who Was Queen Elizabeth II? book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • history
  • middle grade
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

24. Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating and entertaining biography of Amelia Earhart, in graphic novel format. When Amelia E… read more

Similar categories in James Buckley Jr.'s Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky! (Show Me History!) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • biography
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25. Frida Kahlo: The Revolutionary Painter! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

This kid-friendly biography of esteemed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo uses a graphic novel format to … read more

Similar categories in James Buckley Jr.'s Frida Kahlo: The Revolutionary Painter! (Show Me History!) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • history
Cover of Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!) by Mark Shulman

26. Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

By: Mark Shulman

4.13

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A biography of Anne Frank—a young witness to the atrocities of the Nazis during World War II—told i… read more

Similar categories in Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of Helen Keller: Inspiration to Everyone! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

27. Helen Keller: Inspiration to Everyone! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.20

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography of deaf-blind social activist Helen Keller, told in graphic novel format.Helen Keller: … read more

Similar categories in James Buckley Jr.'s Helen Keller: Inspiration to Everyone! (Show Me History!) book and Mark Shulman's Anne Frank: Witness to History! (Show Me History!)

  • graphic novels
Cover of Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

28. Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, helped dozens make it to freedom, and then became an abolitionist a… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Gandhi: The Peaceful Protester! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

29. Gandhi: The Peaceful Protester! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.20

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Mahatma Gandhi inspired a nation and generations of social reformers with his emphasis on kindness … read more

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30. Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson? (Who HQ Now)

By: Shelia P. Moses

4.10

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Discover how a young girl who was the star of her school's debate team became a federal jurist and … read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Sacagawea: Courageous Trailblazer! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.

31. Sacagawea: Courageous Trailblazer! (Show Me History!)

By: James Buckley Jr.

3.72

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Head out onto the trail with the brave, resourceful, and courageous Sacagawea!What did 33 men in th… read more

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  • history

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4.15

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4.00

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4.43

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