19 must-read childrens books like Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything by Chuck Bryant

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Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

By: Chuck Bryant

3.50

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Contents of this book are cooler than they appear. From the masterminds responsible for the belove…

If you liked the childrens plot in Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything by Chuck Bryant , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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2. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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4. 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 Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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5. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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6. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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7. Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"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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9. Enemies (Berrybrook Middle School, #4)

By: Svetlana Chmakova

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Felicity’s sure she’s going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she’ll figure… read more

Similar categories in Svetlana Chmakova's Enemies (Berrybrook Middle School, #4) book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. 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

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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11. Enemies in the Orchard

By: Dana VanderLugt

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on Amer… read more

Similar categories in Dana VanderLugt's Enemies in the Orchard book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"I may be blemished but I am not rotten to the core."

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"If I didn’t think too hard or ask too many questions, it was easy. p. 63"

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"Like the day I was captured, I want to raise my arms, show this woman and this girl my empty hands. p. 49"

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"Avoiding the truth, avoiding the responsibility that comes with admitting the truth, can seem a lot easier than being brave."

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

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12. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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13. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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14. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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15. Once in a Blue Moon

By: Sharon G. Flake

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and uplifting novel in verse about family, friendship, journeys that take us far from h… read more

Similar categories in Sharon G. Flake's Once in a Blue Moon book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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16. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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17. One of Our Kind

By: Nicola Yoon

3.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Yoon's One of Our Kind book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • audiobook
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18. Hope in the Valley

By: Mitali Perkins

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Can Pandita weave hope from the past into the present to heal herself, her family, and the future o… read more

Similar categories in Mitali Perkins's Hope in the Valley book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. No Place Like Home

By: James Bird

4.20

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.When home is a car, life is unpredic… read more

Similar categories in James Bird's No Place Like Home book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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20. Control Freaks

By: J.E. Thomas

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One week. One prize. Seven really weird challenges. The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are… read more

Similar categories in J.E. Thomas's Control Freaks book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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21. Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

By: Chuck Bryant

3.50

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Contents of this book are cooler than they appear. From the masterminds responsible for the belove… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything book and Chuck Bryant's Stuff Kids Should Know: The Mind-Blowing Histories of (Almost) Everything

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • audiobook

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