19 must-read historical books like All the Little Hopes by Leah Weiss

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All the Little Hopes

By: Leah Weiss

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up m…

If you liked the historical plot in All the Little Hopes by Leah Weiss , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Dollbaby

By: Laura Lane McNeal

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra … read more

Similar categories in Laura Lane McNeal's Dollbaby book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. The Education of Dixie Dupree

By: Donna Everhart

3.46

Format: None pages, ebook

In 1969, Dixie Dupree is eleven years old and already an expert liar. Sometimes the lies are for he… read more

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3. The Road to Bittersweet

By: Donna Everhart

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, The Road to Bittersweet is a beautifully written, evocative acco… read more

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4. The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Peters's The Berry Pickers book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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6. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • family
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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7. Hang the Moon

By: Jeannette Walls

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk … read more

Similar categories in Jeannette Walls's Hang the Moon book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. The River We Remember

By: William Kent Krueger

4.29

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's The River We Remember book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

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9. Appalachian Song

By: Michelle Shocklee

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Forever within the memories of my heart. Always remember, you are perfectly loved. Bertie Jenkins… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Shocklee's Appalachian Song book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. When the Jessamine Grows

By: Donna Everhart

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From one of the most powerful and authentic voices in Southern fiction comes a historical novel wit… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's When the Jessamine Grows book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • war
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. The Moonshiner's Daughter

By: Donna Everhart

4.23

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Set in North Carolina in 1960 and brimming with authenticity and grit, The Moonshiner's Daughter ev… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Moonshiner's Daughter book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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12. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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13. Crow Mary

By: Kathleen Grissom

4.33

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the book club classics The Kitchen House and Glory Over Ev… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Grissom's Crow Mary book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. All the Little Hopes

By: Leah Weiss

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up m… read more

Similar categories in Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. All the Forgivenesses

By: Elizabeth Hardinger

4.27

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century, this exquisite debut novel … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hardinger's All the Forgivenesses book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. The Last Carolina Girl

By: Meagan Church

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"Unforgettable, this a powerful debut to savor." — Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselli… read more

Similar categories in Meagan Church's The Last Carolina Girl book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Sometimes the strength you need comes in silence."

-Meagan Church, The Last Carolina Girl

"Sometimes tears are the only words worth sharing."

-Meagan Church, The Last Carolina Girl

"Sometimes yuh gotta love even when it don't make sense."

-Meagan Church, The Last Carolina Girl

"Sometimes family's not who you've been given. It's who you choose."

-Meagan Church, The Last Carolina Girl

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17. The Girls in the Stilt House

By: Kelly Mustian

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two t… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Mustian's The Girls in the Stilt House book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) by Kim Michele Richardson

18. The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

By: Kim Michele Richardson

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Mi… read more

Similar categories in Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Though Mama and I were the last of the Blues, the very last of our kind, and different from others, the books united every one of us."

-Kim Michele Richardson, The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

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19. The Saints of Swallow Hill

By: Donna Everhart

4.12

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

It takes courage to save yourself... In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners l… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Saints of Swallow Hill book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Forgiving Kind

By: Donna Everhart

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bitte… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Forgiving Kind book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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21. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Leah Weiss's All the Little Hopes

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

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