21 best-selling middle grade books like Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

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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…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

4. 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

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"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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5. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Cover of Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

6. 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 Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"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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8. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

9. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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10. 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 Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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12. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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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15. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

16. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz

17. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

18. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • audiobook
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19. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Gut Reaction book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
Cover of Faker by Gordon Korman

21. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

17 must-read fiction books like Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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