12 Best middle grade books like Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Cover of Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Toliver's Secret

By: Esther Wood Brady

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m…

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1. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

By: Ralph Moody

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
  • school
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

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2. Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

By: Robert Lawson

3.82

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

Ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? As it turns out, the great inventor Benjamin Franklin … read more

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

3. Justin Morgan Had a Horse

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to t… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Walk the World's Rim

By: Betty Baker

3.79

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

A 14-year old Indian joins Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century expedition through the Southwest. A vivid … read more

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

By: Russell Freedman , Kate Kiesler

4.14

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develo… read more

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  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. By the Great Horn Spoon!

By: Sid Fleischman

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Why Not, Lafayette?

By: Jean Fritz

3.44

Format: 272 pages,

A young Frenchman of nineteen traveling across the sea to help a struggling nation fight for its in… read more

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
  • american revolution
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9. Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog

By: Kenneth Thomasma

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

life changes dramatically for the Blackfeet people in the early 1700's when a twin brother and sist… read more

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.67

Format: 364 pages,

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Great Turkey Walk

By: Kathleen Karr

3.70

Format: 339 pages,

Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys? Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third … read more

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

12. Freedom Crossing

By: None

4.33

Format: 700 pages, Paperback

Laura Eastman returns to New York after living in the South with relatives for four years to discov… read more

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13. Detectives in Togas

By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert

3.33

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more

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14. A Lion to Guard Us

By: Clyde Robert Bulla

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

The inspiring story that TheNew Yorkercalled "an exciting tale with top-notch writing," about one g… read more

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15. Pedro's Journal

By: Pam Conrad

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

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16. The Journeyman

By: Elizabeth Yates , Gloria Repp , None

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

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17. The Year of Miss Agnes

By: Kirkpatrick Hill

3.97

Format: None pages,

For use in schools and libraries only. Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story o… read more

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18. Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson spent thirty-eight years working in Burma, t… read more

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19. George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides

By: Rosalyn Schanzer

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book br… read more

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20. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By: Jean Lee Latham

5.00

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more

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21. Amos Fortune, Free Man

By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave trade… read more

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22. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

23. 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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24. King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

By: Steve Sheinkin , Tim Robinson

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS "Entire books have been written about the causes of the … read more

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25. The Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Ben Franklin

By: Bailey MacDonald

4.29

Format: None pages,

Indentured servant Patience Martin lives a hard life in 1721 Boston, but things get even harder whe… read more

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26. Phoebe the Spy

By: Margot Tomes , Judith Berry Griffin

3.53

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life… read more

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27. Johnny Tremain

By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more

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28. Toliver's Secret

By: Esther Wood Brady

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more

Similar categories in Esther Wood Brady's Toliver's Secret book and Esther Wood Brady's Toliver's Secret

  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • american revolution
  • american revolutionary war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

29. Across Five Aprils

By: Irene Hunt

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowlypresents the unforgettable story of Jethro Crei… read more

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30. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. The Lewis & Clark Expedition

By: Richard L. Neuberger

3.84

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

A Landmark History book. A highly readable account of the quintessentially American adventure of di… read more

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  • american history
  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade

11 Top fiction books like Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Transform Your Habits

Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

Robert Lawson

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Walk the World's Rim

Betty Baker

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The Courage of Sarah Noble

Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

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18 Top fiction books like Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

Transform Your Habits

Adam of the Road

Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Thimble Summer

Elizabeth Enright

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Shades of Gray

Carolyn Reeder

3.85

Transform Your Habits

A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

C. Coco De Young

4.17

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