7 Best historical fiction books like Cora and the Terrible Twister: A Tri-State Tornado Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Julie Gilbert

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Cora and the Terrible Twister: A Tri-State Tornado Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Julie Gilbert

4.28

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Cora Moffat is struggling to concentrate on her English class when her teacher's focus lands on a c…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Cora and the Terrible Twister: A Tri-State Tornado Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Julie Gilbert , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #1)

By: Lynn Cahoon

3.88

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store—C… read more

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2. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived, #4)

By: Lauren Tarshis

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

70 years later, the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers! History'… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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3. Claudia and the New Girl (The Baby-sitters Club, #12)

By: Ann M. Martin

3.54

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Claudia has always been the most outrageous girl in her class...until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ash… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Spy School (Spy School #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.06

Format: None pages,

Can a normal, average kid become a superstar secret agent? Maybe not, but it'll be fun to watch him… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

5. Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #3)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The books in this collection tell the stories of six American girls who lived long ago: Felicity, a… read more

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6. Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, #7)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Daring mission... or deadly mistake?Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family hi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Because happiness is not where I am . . . it's who I'm with."

-Tui T. Sutherland, Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, #7)

"I was only half a dragon before I met you, and I would be even less if I lost you now."

-Tui T. Sutherland, Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, #7)

7. Kristy and the Snobs (The Baby-Sitters Club, #11)

By: Ann M. Martin

3.04

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Kristy's mom got married again last summer and now Kristy and her family in a new neighborhood. The… read more

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8. Hop On Pop

By: Dr. Seuss

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, such as Hop and Pop, Cup and Pup,… read more

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9. Shamrock Shenanigans (Zoe Donovan Mystery #19)

By: Kathi Daley

4.27

Format: 304 pages,

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10. Rebecca and the Movies (American Girls: Rebecca, #4)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

On her tenth birthday, Rebecca can hardly believe it when cousin Max invites her to join him for a … read more

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11. Changes for Rebecca (American Girls: Rebecca, #6)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

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12. Rebecca and Ana (American Girls: Rebecca, #2)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

At last, cousin Ana has arrived at Ellis Island, and Rebecca can't wait to meet her. She's sure the… read more

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13. Candlelight for Rebecca (American Girls: Rebecca, #3)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Rebecca's teacher assigns the class to make Christmas decorations--but Rebecca's family is Jewish a… read more

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14. The Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I Survived, #6)

By: Lauren Tarshis

2.60

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

On the day that shocks the world, one boy just wants to find his family. A powerful addition to the… read more

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15. I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived, #12)

By: Lauren Tarshis

3.66

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin... Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted … read more

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16. How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual

By: Rebecca Burgess

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Brave, witty and empowering, this graphic memoir follows Rebecca as she navigates her asexual ident… read more

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17. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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18. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (I Survived #23)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.04

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lau… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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19. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was―and still is―the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. La… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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20. 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

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

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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21. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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22. Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #8)

By: Gale Galligan

4.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the e… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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23. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test (DeadEndia, #1)

By: Hamish Steele

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Netflix original series Dead End: Paranormal Park comes the graphic novel serie… read more

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"Very well. I shall attend the anniversary of your escape from your mother's birth canal."

-Hamish Steele, DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test (DeadEndia, #1)

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26. She Is a Haunting

By: Trang Thanh Tran

3.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for f… read more

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"Who am I but someone others define? It's easier to be a stereotype. It hurts when you are yourself."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Revenge has always been easy to understand, but hunger implies that something can be filled. What is a ghost's limit when they have no real body?"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Blood slides from the sill and onto the wall, where it inches toward the floor. I'll let it stain, because it's exactly what he wanted: a mark on Vietnam."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"My heart is here, the Lady of Many Tongues had said days before. Here, where I see how beautiful Đà Lạt is. I had thought the same of Saigon, despite the smoke and lights and buildings—how it could'v…"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

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27. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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28. Forget Me Nat (Nat Enough, #2)

By: Maria Scrivan

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Companion to the New York Times bestseller Nat Enough! It's called a crush for a reason...For the f… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of DeadEndia: The Broken Halo (DeadEndia, #2) by Hamish Steele

29. DeadEndia: The Broken Halo (DeadEndia, #2)

By: Hamish Steele

4.34

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the second installment of this quirky, heartfelt, LGBTQ adventure comic, war is brewing across t… read more

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30. Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Salima Alikhan

4.05

Format: 104 pages, Library Binding

Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction
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31. Cora and the Terrible Twister: A Tri-State Tornado Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Julie Gilbert

4.28

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Cora Moffat is struggling to concentrate on her English class when her teacher's focus lands on a c… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction

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