13 Top fiction books like In the Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O'Brien

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In the Shadow of the Sun

By: Anne Sibley O'Brien

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving…

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1. Ashes (Seeds of America, #3)

By: Laurie Halse Anderson

4.35

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Freedom for one, freedom for all? That’s the question that burns in Isabel’s mind as she and Cur… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Halse Anderson's Ashes (Seeds of America, #3) book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.13

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • middle grade
"She was too well-trained to panic."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

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3. 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 Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey, #2)

By: Richard Paul Evans

2.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Michael must save his mother--and protect his powers--in the electric sequel to the #1 New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Richard Paul Evans's Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey, #2) book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • adventure
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5. Lily's Crossing

By: Patricia Reilly Giff

3.82

Format: 254 pages,

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Similar categories in Patricia Reilly Giff's Lily's Crossing book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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6. In the Shadow of the Sun

By: Anne Sibley O'Brien

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving… read more

Similar categories in Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • survival
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. Storm of Lightning (Michael Vey, #5)

By: Richard Paul Evans

4.30

Format: 237 pages,

Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan go on their most dangerous mission yet as t… read more

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8. See You in the Cosmos

By: Jack Cheng

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Hardcover

11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan--na… read more

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9. Hunt for Jade Dragon (Michael Vey, #4)

By: Richard Paul Evans

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this elect… read more

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10. Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran th… read more

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11. Battle of the Ampere (Michael Vey, #3)

By: Richard Paul Evans

4.50

Format: None pages, ebook

The hair-raising action continues for Michael Vey in this charged third installment of the #1 New Y… read more

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12. Flush

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.83

Format: 266 pages,

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13. 90 Miles to Havana

By: Enrique Flores-Galbis

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cu… read more

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14. 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 Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"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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15. 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 Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. 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 Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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17. 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 Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • survival
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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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18. Uprising

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Uprising book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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19. The School for Whatnots

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The School for Whatnots book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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20. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)

By: Carolyn Mackler

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Mackler's Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold) book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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21. Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

By: Jessica Kim

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung! book and Anne Sibley O'Brien's In the Shadow of the Sun

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

5 Best adventure books like In the Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O'Brien

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Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey, #2)

Richard Paul Evans

2.70

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Anne Sibley O'Brien

3.00

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Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

Alan Gratz

4.24

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Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Natalie Lloyd

4.17

Transform Your Habits

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Brett Helquist , Alan Gratz

3.50

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The Great Treehouse War

Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari

3.80

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Rodman Philbrick

3.69

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