14 Best historical fiction books like Molly and the Movie Star by Valerie Tripp

Cover of Molly and the Movie Star by Valerie Tripp

Molly and the Movie Star

By: Valerie Tripp

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Few children's book series can match the runaway success of the American Girls Short Stories. In on…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Molly and the Movie Star by Valerie Tripp , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Kathleen Ernst, Jean Paul Tibbles

1. Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Jean Paul Tibbles

3.98

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

Kit is visiting Aunt Millie in Mountain Hollow, Kentucky, in 1934. When a professor arrives to stud… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Sarah Masters Buckey

2. The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Sarah Masters Buckey

4.09

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

Molly wishes she and her friend Emily had an exciting volunteer job that really helped in the fight… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Marie-Grace Makes a Difference (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #5) by Sarah Masters Buckey, Christine Kornacki, Cindy Salans Rosenheim

3. Marie-Grace Makes a Difference (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #5)

By: Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

3.98

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Marie-Grace is worried. Yellow fever is raging through New Orleans. The orphanage where she and Céc… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3) by Sarah Masters Buckey, Christine Kornacki, Cindy Salans Rosenheim

4. Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3)

By: Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

4.04

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Marie-Grace can't believe what she finds on her doorstep one rainy night: a sweet little baby! More… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4) by Christine Kornacki, Cindy Salans Rosenheim, Denise Lewis Patrick

5. Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4)

By: Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim , Denise Lewis Patrick

4.02

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Cécile's summer is off to a glowing start. She loves spending time with her older brother, Armand, … read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Runaway Friend: A Kirsten Mystery (American Girl Mysteries) by Kathleen Ernst, Jean-Paul Tibbles

6. The Runaway Friend: A Kirsten Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

By: Kathleen Ernst , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Kirsten Larson has been living on the Minnesota frontier for only a few weeks when her neighbor and… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girls: Samantha, #1) by Susan S. Adler, Renée Graef, Nancy Niles

7. Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girls: Samantha, #1)

By: Susan S. Adler , Renée Graef , Nancy Niles

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Samantha Parkington is an orphan being raised by her wealthy grandmother at the start of a brand-ne… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery by Kathleen Ernst, Jean-Paul Tibbles

8. Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery

By: Kathleen Ernst , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Molly still does her her patriotic duty to help America win World War Two, but in the spring of 194… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2) by Susan S. Adler

9. Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

By: Susan S. Adler

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Samantha attends Miss Crampton's Academy, a private school for proper young ladies. Samantha wants … read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery by Barbara Steiner

10. The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery

By: Barbara Steiner

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Samantha can't wait to take Nellie to Piney Point, Grandmary's summer home in the mountains. But th… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

11. Meet Julie (American Girls: Julie, #1)

By: Megan McDonald

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Julie Albright doesn t want to move away from her San Francisco neighborhood near Chinatown, even i… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery by Jean-Paul Tibbles, Alison Hart

12. A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery

By: Jean-Paul Tibbles , Alison Hart

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

During a two-week stay at Grammy and Granpa's farm in the summer of 1944, Molly spends lots of time… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

13. Peril at King's Creek: A Felicity Mystery

By: Elizabeth McDavid Jones

3.93

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Felicity is spending the summer of 1776 at her family's Virginia plantation, King's Creek, where sh… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Molly and the Movie Star by Valerie Tripp

14. Molly and the Movie Star

By: Valerie Tripp

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Few children's book series can match the runaway success of the American Girls Short Stories. In on… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Molly and the Movie Star book and Valerie Tripp's Molly and the Movie Star

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15. Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #3)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The books in this collection tell the stories of six American girls who lived long ago: Felicity, a… read more

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16. Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #5)

By: Renée Graef , Janet Beeler Shaw

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Ten-year-old Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natur… read more

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17. Lady Margaret's Ghost: A Felicity Mystery (American Girl Mysteries

By: Jean-Paul Tibbles , Elizabeth McDavid Jones

4.22

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Felicity has just said good-bye to her mother, who's going on a trip and leaving Felicity in charge… read more

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18. Meet Marie-Grace (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #1)

By: Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

3.37

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

Marie-Grace Gardner has just arrived in New Orleans, and she hopes she never has to move again. The… read more

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19. Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery

By: Evelyn Coleman

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the winter of 1866, Addy's poppa gets a new job, and his employer, Mr. Radisson, offers the Walk… read more

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20. Danger at the Zoo: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries

By: Kathleen Ernst , Jean-Paul Tibbles , None

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

For use in schools and libraries only. Kit Kittredge lands a summer job writing a children's column… read more

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21. Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girls: Kirsten, #1)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

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22. Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #2)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

The books in this collection tell the stories of six American girls who lived long ago: read more

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23. Changes for Kirsten: A Winter Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #6)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

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24. Falling Up

By: Shel Silverstein

3.00

Format: None pages,

Millie McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam. She screamed so loud Her jawb… read more

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25. Clue in the Castle Tower: A Samantha Mystery

By: Sarah Masters Buckey , Sergio Giovine

4.50

Format: 176 pages,

Samantha and Nellie are in England for the first time, vacationing with Grandmary and the Admiral. … read more

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26. Happy New Year, Julie (American Girls: Julie, #3)

By: Megan McDonald , Susan McAliley , Robert Hunt

3.08

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

Julie knows the holidays will be difficult this year, but when her sister, Tracy, refuses to go to … read more

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27. The Cabin Faced West

By: Jean Fritz

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old hom… read more

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28. Rebecca and the Movies (American Girls: Rebecca, #4)

By: Jacqueline Dembar Greene

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

On her tenth birthday, Rebecca can hardly believe it when cousin Max invites her to join him for a … read more

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29. Happy Birthday, Kirsten: A Springtime Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #4)

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

3.50

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

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30. The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery

By: Janet Beeler Shaw

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Kaya's village is preparing for the powerful winter Spirit Dances when an injured stranger arrives.… read more

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31. Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Samantha, #3)

By: Maxine Rose Schur , Nancy Niles , None

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents … read more

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14 must-read fiction books like Molly and the Movie Star by Valerie Tripp

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Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

Kathleen Ernst , Jean Paul Tibbles

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

Sarah Masters Buckey

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Marie-Grace Makes a Difference (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #5)

Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #3)

Sarah Masters Buckey , Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim

4.04

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Meet Felicity: An American Girl (The American Girls: Felicity, #1)

Valerie Tripp , Dan Andreasen , Luann Roberts

4.67

Transform Your Habits

Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4)

Christine Kornacki , Cindy Salans Rosenheim , Denise Lewis Patrick

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girls: Samantha, #1)

Susan S. Adler , Renée Graef , Nancy Niles

3.65

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Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Samantha, #2)

Susan S. Adler

4.34

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