8 Best world war ii books like Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen

Cover of Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen

Mapping the Bones

By: Jane Yolen

4.01

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

The year is 1942, and Chaim and Gittel, Polish twins, are forced from their beautiful home and made…

"I think of death, not as a smokestack, but as an opening door."

-Jane Yolen, Mapping the Bones

If you liked the world war ii plot in Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. House of Furies (House of Furies, #1)

By: Madeleine Roux

3.77

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Roux's House of Furies (House of Furies, #1) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Una de las cosas mas peligrosas de todas son las esperanzas ocultas."

-Madeleine Roux, House of Furies (House of Furies, #1)

"You are ruin and chaos to them, but you are lovely to my eye.' 'You're brave or daft, then,' she said, quite rightly. 'Chaos and ruin. Where does that leave me, then?"

-Madeleine Roux, House of Furies (House of Furies, #1)

"Una de las cosas mas peligrosas son las esperanzas ocultas. Este tipo de esperanzas siempre se encuentran muy en tu interior, como una enfermedad, una que no tienes idea que esta esperando brotar."

-Madeleine Roux, House of Furies (House of Furies, #1)

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2. Zom-B

By: Darren Shan

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Zom-B is a radical new series about a zombie apocalypse, told in the first person by one of its vic… read more

Similar categories in Darren Shan's Zom-B book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult

3. Insignia (Insignia, #1)

By: S.J. Kincaid

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-… read more

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4. What the Night Sings

By: Vesper Stamper

None

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

A teen Holocaust survivor, must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. After… read more

Similar categories in Vesper Stamper's What the Night Sings book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • teen
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

5. 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 Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Traitors Among Us

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

World War II may be over. But two sisters are far from safe. Inspired by true events, this is th… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Traitors Among Us book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

7. 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 Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • 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)

Cover of Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen

8. Mapping the Bones

By: Jane Yolen

4.01

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

The year is 1942, and Chaim and Gittel, Polish twins, are forced from their beautiful home and made… read more

Similar categories in Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • teen
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"I think of death, not as a smokestack, but as an opening door."

-Jane Yolen, Mapping the Bones

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9. 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 Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #3) by Tirzah Price

10. Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #3)

By: Tirzah Price

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder My… read more

Similar categories in Tirzah Price's Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #3) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport by Deborah Hopkinson

12. We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

By: Deborah Hopkinson

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson illuminates the true stories of Jewish children who fled Nazi… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Hopkinson's We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson

13. Lies You Never Told Me

By: Jennifer Donaldson

3.80

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

"A compulsive page-turner with a shocking twist--get ready to stay up all night!" --Sara Shepard, #… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donaldson's Lies You Never Told Me book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Once a Midwife (Hope River #3)

By: Patricia Harman

3.84

Format: 487 pages, Paperback

Welcome back to Hope River in New York Times bestselling author Patricia Harman’s newest novel as m… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Harman's Once a Midwife (Hope River #3) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I have thought this before about the four seasons. A year is just long enough to forget some sign of nature. Then all of a sudden, it’s there; the sound of thunder before an afternoon storm, the smel…"

-Patricia Harman, Once a Midwife (Hope River #3)

Cover of No Shred of Evidence (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #18) by Charles Todd

16. No Shred of Evidence (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #18)

By: Charles Todd

4.07

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four yo… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's No Shred of Evidence (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #18) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1) by Kristen Simmons

17. Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1)

By: Kristen Simmons

3.37

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Kristen Simmons's masterful breakout novel for young adult readers, Jumanji but Japanese-inspired, … read more

Similar categories in Kristen Simmons's Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. All We Could Have Been

By: T.E. Carter

3.49

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Five years ago, Lexie walked home from school after her older brother failed to pick her up. When s… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Carter's All We Could Have Been book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • fiction
  • young adult
"I miss what we were, but we aren’t that anymore, and it’s better to get away from the memories of all we could have been."

-T.E. Carter, All We Could Have Been

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19. Gold Rush Girl

By: Avi

3.75

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist Avi brings us mud-caked, tent-filled San Francisco in 1848 with a willful heroine … read more

Similar categories in Avi's Gold Rush Girl book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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20. 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 Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

21. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

Similar categories in Alan Bradley's What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) book and Jane Yolen's Mapping the Bones

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Madeleine Roux

3.77

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Darren Shan

3.80

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What the Night Sings

Vesper Stamper

None

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Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

Alan Gratz

4.24

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Katherine Applegate

4.46

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Lisa Yee

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