7 must-read historical books like Song of the Brook by Matilda Nordtvedt

Cover of Song of the Brook by Matilda Nordtvedt

Song of the Brook

By: Matilda Nordtvedt

4.01

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

The Johnson family move from their Minnesota farm to a rural town in the state of Washington.

If you liked the historical plot in Song of the Brook by Matilda Nordtvedt , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery

1. Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables,… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I love a book that makes me cry."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

"Red hair is my life long sorrow."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

"All i want is a dress with puffy sleaves"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

"True friends are always together in spirit."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

Cover of The Courage of Sarah Noble by Leonard Weisgard, Alice Dalgliesh

2. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

Similar categories in Leonard Weisgard's The Courage of Sarah Noble book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

3. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. Ethan Frome

By: Edith Wharton

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his dif… read more

Similar categories in Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • fiction
  • school
  • historical fiction
Cover of Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 (Attack on Titan, #2) by Hajime Isayama

5. Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 (Attack on Titan, #2)

By: Hajime Isayama

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

BIRTH OF A MONSTER The Colossal Titan has breached humanity's first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mi… read more

Similar categories in Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 (Attack on Titan, #2) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • fiction
Cover of Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

6. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. Attack on Titan, Vol. 3 (Attack on Titan, #3)

By: Hajime Isayama

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

TRAITOR The last thing Eren remembers before blacking out, a Titan had bitten off his arm and leg a… read more

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Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

8. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more

Similar categories in Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

9. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

By: Carolyn Keene , Sara Paretsky , Russell H. Tandy

4.04

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

This is a facsimile reprint of the first ever Nancy Drew book, published 1930. Nancy Drew's keen mi… read more

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10. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)

By: James Marshall , None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing … read more

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11. McBroom's Ghost

By: Amy Wummer , Sid Fleischman

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

"There's been so much tomfool nonsense told about McBroom's wonderful one-acre farm read more

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12. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Corrie ten Boom

3.81

Format: None pages,

At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell… read more

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Cover of White Bird by R.J. Palacio

13. 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 Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • 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 Best Family Ever (Baxter Family Children, #1) by Karen Kingsbury

14. Best Family Ever (Baxter Family Children, #1)

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.27

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Mom was right. Your best friends are the ones around the dinner table each night. Much-loved sto… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's Best Family Ever (Baxter Family Children, #1) book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • christian fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Rosa by Elaine  Cunningham

15. Rosa

By: Elaine Cunningham

4.00

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

This reader focuses on the life of "Rosa," a young girl in a family of migrant workers. Children wi… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Cunningham's Rosa book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • christian fiction
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Song of the Brook by Matilda Nordtvedt

16. Song of the Brook

By: Matilda Nordtvedt

4.01

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

The Johnson family move from their Minnesota farm to a rural town in the state of Washington. read more

Similar categories in Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook book and Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook

  • christian fiction
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young readers
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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