6 must-read war books like The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Cover of The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.49

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime…

"I don't want to just survive"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"This book made me love reading."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

If you liked the war plot in The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Counting by 7s

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"books=comfort"

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

Cover of Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1) by Rob Buyea

2. Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

By: Rob Buyea

4.35

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new gi… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I didn't want anyone to get hurt."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

"We watched, and he taught us like he did every day we were with him. He showed us how to forgive."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

Cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

3. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Refugee by Alan Gratz

4. Refugee

By: Alan Gratz

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming,… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Refugee book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

5. Prisoner B-3087

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Survive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Prisoner B-3087 book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

6. Out of My Mind

By: Sharon M. Draper

3.73

Format: None pages,

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

7. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.49

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"I don't want to just survive"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"This book made me love reading."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

Cover of Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

8. Echo

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

3.95

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himsel… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

9. The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more

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10. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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11. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

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12. Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more

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Cover of Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1) by Lauren Wolk

13. Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)

By: Lauren Wolk

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal Honor Title (2017) Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1) book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"All around us, birds woke up the sky."

-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)

"Somewhere, excitement waited for me like an uncut cake."

-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)

"Sometimes things come out right," she said. "Sometimes they don't."

-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)

"Nothing less important in the eyes of God, Annabelle, than pretty."

-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)

14. Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more

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Cover of A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus

15. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's A Place to Hang the Moon book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

Cover of Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) by Kelly Yang

16. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

Cover of Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen

17. Words on Fire

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian … read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The words wouldn't lead to our independence - words, themselves, their very existence, were our independence"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Words on Fire

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18. A Night Divided

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.34

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

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19. Resistance

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.32

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in dange… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Resistance book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"In the knowing, there was peace."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

"But there is something a human can do that an animal never can. Create art."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

Cover of Olguța și un bunic de milioane (Olguța, #1) by Alex  Moldovan

20. Olguța și un bunic de milioane (Olguța, #1)

By: Alex Moldovan

4.23

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Olguţa e o puştoaică de doisprezece ani ca oricare alta. Bine, nu chiar ca oricare alta: e neîndemâ… read more

Similar categories in Alex Moldovan's Olguța și un bunic de milioane (Olguța, #1) book and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Puţine chestii mă enervează mai tare decât cei care-ţi spun c-o să ajungi cândva la vorba lor. Poate pentru că, de obicei, chiar ajungi la vorba lor."

-Alex Moldovan, Olguța și un bunic de milioane (Olguța, #1)

"Să nu-mi spui că nu te-ai prefăcut niciodată că eşti bolnav doar ca să scapi de o lucrare de control sau de o temă nefăcută. Pentru că n-o să te cred. Dacă totuşi eşti excepţia de la regulă, poţi să …"

-Alex Moldovan, Olguța și un bunic de milioane (Olguța, #1)

Cover of Olguța și Operațiunea Jaguarul (Olguța, #2) by Alex  Moldovan

21. Olguța și Operațiunea Jaguarul (Olguța, #2)

By: Alex Moldovan

4.37

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Deși viitorul arată promițător, Olguța e asaltată de noi dificultăți. Trebuie să rezolve misterul u… read more

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"În momentul ăsta, adevăratul hipster e cel care NU se îmbracă precum un hipster. De abia pentru asta ai nevoie de tupeu."

-Alex Moldovan, Olguța și Operațiunea Jaguarul (Olguța, #2)

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