5 Best war books like The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of by Kristin Levine

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The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

By: Kristin Levine

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade tale about facing your fears, set in Vienna during the Bosnian genocide. Most twe…

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Cover of Once (Once, #1) by Morris Gleitzman

1. Once (Once, #1)

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

Onceby Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanag… read more

Similar categories in Morris Gleitzman's Once (Once, #1) book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • war
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's The Shape of Thunder book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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4. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • travel
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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10. Winter Turning (Wings of Fire #7)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to… read more

Similar categories in Tui T. Sutherland's Winter Turning (Wings of Fire #7) book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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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12. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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13. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1

By: Celina Frenn

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is … read more

Similar categories in Celina Frenn's Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1 book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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16. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.33

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

From author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a new series about the world’s youngest and smart… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1) book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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19. 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

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

22. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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23. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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24. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games by Marcus du Sautoy

25. Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games

By: Marcus du Sautoy

3.64

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful global tour of how humans think and play, led by one of our finest mathematical story… read more

Similar categories in Marcus du Sautoy's Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

26. 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 Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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27. Four Days of You and Me

By: Miranda Kenneally

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A new swoon-worthy romance following a couple's love story on the same date over four years. Ev… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Kenneally's Four Days of You and Me book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
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28. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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29. Stepping Off

By: Jordan Sonnenblick

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the va… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of by Kristin Levine

30. The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

By: Kristin Levine

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade tale about facing your fears, set in Vienna during the Bosnian genocide. Most twe… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of book and Kristin Levine's The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • war
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile

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