26 Best middle grade books like History Smashers: The American Revolution by Kate Messner

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History Smashers: The American Revolution

By: Kate Messner

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the Revolutionary War with beloved educator/a…

If you liked the middle grade plot in History Smashers: The American Revolution by Kate Messner , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Framed! (T.O.A.S.T. Mystery #1)

By: James Ponti

3.70

Format: 640 pages, Kindle Edition

Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director's speed dial and several international criminals' most… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's Framed! (T.O.A.S.T. Mystery #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens

2. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #4)

By: Nathan Hale

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechani… read more

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3. My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way.

By: Jason Reynolds , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Our story. Our way. A poet An artist One black One white Two voices One journey read more

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4. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
  • juvenile
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5. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • childrens
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6. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Prairie Lotus book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

By: Neal Shusterman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
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8. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was―and still is―the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. La… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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11. History Smashers: The American Revolution

By: Kate Messner

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the Revolutionary War with beloved educator/a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • american history
  • chapter books
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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12. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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13. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
Cover of In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters by Nancy  Goldstone

17. In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters

By: Nancy Goldstone

4.16

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in histo… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Goldstone's In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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21. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Firefly Summer book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder

22. Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key

By: Tracy Occomy Crowder

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key fou… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Occomy Crowder's Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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23. 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 Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
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24. A Sky of Paper Stars

By: Susie Yi

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Paper Girl is a heartrending middle-grade graphic novel about a girl’s ill-fated wish to fit in, pe… read more

Similar categories in Susie Yi's A Sky of Paper Stars book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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25. The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

By: Elaine Dimopoulos

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This timeless early middle-grade adventure about friendship and community will charm animal-loving … read more

Similar categories in Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

26. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

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27. Looking Up

By: Stephan Pastis

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure series comes a quirky and heartwarm… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Pastis's Looking Up book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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28. Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

3.92

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr. Whiskers is a paw-some new dog detective from an Edgar Award winning author. He's on the trail … read more

Similar categories in Wendelin Van Draanen's Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers by Jonathan W. Stokes

29. The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers

By: Jonathan W. Stokes

4.00

Format: None pages, None

From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make his… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan W. Stokes's The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • american history
  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
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30. Code Red

By: Joy McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Code Red book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing by Molly B. Burnham

31. The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing

By: Molly B. Burnham

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting middle grade about navigating the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living, an… read more

Similar categories in Molly B. Burnham's The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing book and Kate Messner's History Smashers: The American Revolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile

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James Ponti

3.70

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Linda Sue Park

4.29

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

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