18 books like A long way from Verona

What to read after A long way from Verona — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Machine Gunners Robert Westall · 1975 · ★ 3.5 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Moderate After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it. Shares World War II, World War, Children's fiction

The distant summer Sarah Patterson · 1976 · ★ 4.0 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Set in England during world War II, this is the story of seventeen-year-old Kate who is courted by two young fliers - a sensitive, serious Englishman and a happy-go-lucky American. Shares World War II, World War, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction

City of gold Len Deighton · 1992 · ★ 3.7 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Shares World War II, World War with this book.

To die in spring Ralf Rothmann · 2017 · ★ 3.0 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "The lunacy of the final months of World War II, as experienced by a young German soldier. Distant, silent, often drunk, Walter Urban is a difficult man to have as a father. But his son -- the narrator of this slim, harrowing novel -- is curious about Walter's experiences during World War II, and so makes him a present of a blank notebook in which to write down his memories. Walter dies, however,… Shares World War II, World War, Coming-of-age

SS-GB Len Deighton · 1978 · ★ 3.8 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Moderate For nine months Britain has been occupied - a blitzed, depressed and dingy country. However, it's 'business as usual' at Scotland Yard run by the SS when Detective Inspector Archer is assigned to a routine murder case. Life must go on.But when SS Standartenfuhrer Huth arrives from Berlin with orders from the great Himmler himself to supervise the investigation, the resourceful Archer finds… Shares World War II, World War, Great Britain

Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens Hermine Hug-Hellmuth · 1919 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate From the book:THE best preface to this journal written by a young girl belonging to the upper middle class is a letter by Sigmund Freud dated April 27, 1915, a letter wherein the distinguished Viennese psychologist testifies to the permanent value of the document: "This diary is a gem. Never before, I believe, has anything been written enabling us to see so clearly into the soul of a young girl,… Shares Adolescence, Girls, Teenage Girls

Mr. Churchill's Secretary

Mr. Churchill's Secretary Susan Elia MacNeal · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "London, 1940, and Maggie Hope has graduated at the top of her college class, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkable gifts for code breaking, though, rival those of even the highest men in government, and Maggie finds that working for the prime minister affords her a level of clearance she could never have… Shares World War II, World War, Great Britain

The Silence of Ghosts

The Silence of Ghosts Jonathan Aycliffe · 2013 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Dominic Lancaster hoped to prove himself to his family by excelling in the Navy during World War II. Instead he is wounded while serving as a gunner and loses his leg. Still recovering from his wounds and the trauma of his amputation when the Blitz begins, Dominic finds himself shuffled off to the countryside by his family, along with his partially deaf sister, Octavia. The crumbling family… Shares World War II, World War

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison · 2000 · ★ 3.8 · 247p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. Shares Adolescence, Girls, Teenage Girls, Children's fiction

House on Endless Waters

House on Endless Waters Emuna Elon · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to meet with his Dutch publisher, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon a looping reel of photos offering a glimpse of pre-war Dutch Jewish life, and is astonished to see the youthful… Shares World War II, World War, Authors

Big girl small Rachel DeWoskin · 2011 · ★ 3.3 · 294p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and profound. Shares Adolescence, Teenage Girls, Coming-of-age

Wildlife Fiona Wood · 2013 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Two sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university--one thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other to find themselves. Shares Girls, Teenage Girls, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction

The Scottish Prisoner

The Scottish Prisoner Diana Gabaldon · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate “This could be the worthy Lord John Grey’s breakout novel, as readers are treated to large dollops of Outlander hero Jamie Fraser.”—Booklist   A captivating return to the world Diana Gabaldon created in her Outlander and Lord John series, The Scottish Prisoner is a masterpiece of epic history, wicked deceit, and scores that can only be settled in blood.   London, 1760. For Jamie Fraser,… Shares Great Britain

Murder in St. Giles

Murder in St. Giles Ashley Gardner · 2018 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Great Britain with this book.

Winter of the World

Winter of the World Ken Follett · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 960p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Continuing the story of five interrelated families as they become entangled in events from the beginning of the twentieth century, from the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs. "En esta magnífica novela épica, Ken Follett conduce al lector a través de una Europa en ruinas,… Shares Social aspects, World War II, World War

London Belles

London Belles Annie Groves · 2010 Shares World War II, World War with this book.

Breaktime Aidan Chambers · 1978 · ★ 3.5 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A classmate's challenge to prove that literature is ever related to real life spurs Ditto to chronicle his amazing life-changing adventures during spring break, but he leaves it up to his friend to decide if it is true, or just a story. Shares Adolescence, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction

Fade Robert Cormier · 1988 · ★ 3.8 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act."Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, and you'll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely… Shares Adolescence, Children's fiction

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