23 must-read childrens books like A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054 by James Gladstone

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A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054

By: James Gladstone

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An exploding star in the year 1054 creates fascinating remnants still seen today The supernova …

If you liked the childrens plot in A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054 by James Gladstone , here is a list of 23 books like this:

1. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more

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2. 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

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  • childrens
"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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3. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

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  • childrens
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5. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
"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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6. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

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  • childrens
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7. When You Trap a Tiger

By: Tae Keller

4.15

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal Winner (2021) Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her famil… read more

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  • childrens
"I am a girl who sees invisible things, but I am not invisible."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"Does it get easier? Does the sadness go away? The sadness fades, yeah. Eventually. But the missing ... I don't know if that ever does."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"If you put things off for later, you'll never do them. They'll become harder and scarier, and one day you'll realize you've run out of time."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"It's hard to breathe. I know now: The moment when everything really falls apart--it's not during the big explosion. It's in the quiet after. And the feeling is not a shattering. Not quite"

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

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8. Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer

By: Lynne Cox

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this picture book that is both heartwarming and exciting, join Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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9. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mot… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The Benefits of Being an Octopus

By: Ann Braden

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other … read more

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"Is a fishing rod evil because it catches someone's dinner? No. It's a tool. Just the way a gun is. Just the way a chain saw is. Just don't give it to the wrong person."

-Ann Braden, The Benefits of Being an Octopus

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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. Skating Wild on an Inland Sea

By: Jean E. Pendziwol

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice. Two children wake up to hear the lake sin… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Global

By: Eoin Colfer

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Time is running out for Sami and Yuki. Sami and his grandfather live in a village along the Indian … read more

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  • childrens
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15. Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

By: Marie Lu

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New sparks. Old flames. And a mission that's playing with fire. A year has passed since supersta… read more

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"Loyalty to a secret."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Let me stay." "Keep me in your songs."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Maybe love was not knowing and going ahead anyway."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Grief is love. It's the price we pay for the gift of someone meaningful in our lives."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

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16. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

By: Caren Stelson

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from C… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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17. To Have and to Heist

By: Sara Desai

3.53

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the s… read more

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"Watch your back." "I thought that was your job." I looked over my shoulder, only to catch Jack's gaze on my ass. "It's more of a hobby right now," he said."

-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist

"Wild Heart, a magnificent necklace containing twenty-six oval-shaped pink diamonds surrounded by diamonds and emeralds with a forty-carat heart-shaped pink diamond pendant center."

-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist

"Are you wearing a suit?" I felt behind me, stroked my hand over his thigh. "Feels like jeans." "You're making it very difficult to be a gentleman," he said. "I think we should keep the below-the-belt…"

-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist

"Chloe rarely went out, so she took advantage of every opportunity. She'd blown out her hair into soft waves and dressed up in a gorgeous flowy mauve slip dress that had a boho crochet lace bralette t…"

-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist

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18. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

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"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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19. We Are Branches

By: Joyce Sidman

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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20. Bitsy Bat, School Star

By: Kaz Windness

4.42

Format: None pages, None

A little bat struggles to fit in only to learn to celebrate differences in this heartfelt picture b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. The Story of the Saxophone

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Brassy, smokey, melodious. There's nothing like the saxophone. This incredible work from the award-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood by Linda Elovitz Marshall

22. Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

By: Linda Elovitz Marshall

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the fascinating true story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her sister Bronia, two tr… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration by Robert Furrow

23. We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

By: Robert Furrow

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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24. Finding Mr. Write

By: Kelley Armstrong

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A  fun romantic comedy about a woman writing under a male pseudonym and the man she hires to play t… read more

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25. Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular

By: Polly Owen

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries that res… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
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26. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From by Annette Bay Pimentel

27. Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.25

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Colors don’t come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . with something . . . with some… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen by Ryan G. Van Cleave

28. The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen

By: Ryan G. Van Cleave

4.40

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

For generations, trees have silently witnessed history's most pivotal moments. Here are their stori… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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29. A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054

By: James Gladstone

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An exploding star in the year 1054 creates fascinating remnants still seen today The supernova … read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • space
  • science
Cover of What Makes Us Human by Victor D.O. Santos

30. What Makes Us Human

By: Victor D.O. Santos

3.96

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic riddle about language, history, and culture, released in partnership with UNESCO in honor … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of How to Spacewalk: Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts by Kathryn Sullivan

31. How to Spacewalk: Step-by-Step with Shuttle Astronauts

By: Kathryn Sullivan

3.84

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Aspiring astronauts will be ready for liftoff with this thrilling guide to preparing for and doing … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
  • space

9 Best history books like A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054 by James Gladstone

Transform Your Habits

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

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

Caren Stelson

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Story of the Saxophone

Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

Linda Elovitz Marshall

4.11

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16 best-selling history books like Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood by Linda Elovitz Marshall

Transform Your Habits

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

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Elisa Boxer

4.47

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