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Books by Alan Gratz | Wonderlit

Books by Alan Gratz

14 books · Ages 8–18

Known for the Refugee and Captain America series, Alan Gratz writes middle grade and young adult for ages 8–18, alongside 11 standalone books, exploring themes of fear & bravery, adventure, history.

Series

Refugee

1 book · Ages 9–14

Captain America: The Ghost Army

Captain America

1 book · Ages 8–12

Resist

1 book · Ages 8–12

Standalone Books

Cover of Fantasy Baseball

Fantasy Baseball

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles with self-doubt, this whimsical adventure uses a magical game of b

Cover of Prisoner B-3087

Prisoner B-3087

Yanek Gruener fights to maintain his identity and his hope as he is forced to endure the unimaginable horrors of ten dif

Cover of Code of Honor

Time is running out for Kamran to decode the hidden messages that could prove his brother's innocence and stop a devasta

By Age Range

Fantasy Baseball

Prisoner B-3087

Projekt 1065

Fantasy Baseball

Prisoner B-3087

Code of Honor

Common Themes

Fear & Bravery Adventure History Resilience & Perseverance Justice & Fairness Growing Up Hope & Optimism Cultural Identity

Ages 12–18

Cover of Projekt 1065

Michael O'Shaunessey hides in plain sight within the Hitler Youth, acting as a secret spy to uncover the truth behind a

Cover of Grenade

Young Hideki is handed two grenades and sent into battle on Okinawa, where a chance encounter with an American marine wi

Cover of Ground Zero

A boy trapped in the World Trade Center and a girl in modern Afghanistan find their lives bound together by the echoing

Cover of Two Degrees

Wildfire, flood, and thinning ice force three kids from California to Manitoba into a fight for survival as they realize

Cover of Heroes

Frank and Stanley are dreaming of comic books at Pearl Harbor until the bombs start falling, forcing their friendship to

Cover of War Games

Amid the 1936 Berlin Olympics, gymnast Evie Harris uncovers a Nazi plot and must choose between her gold medal dreams an

Cover of The Brooklyn Nine

The Brooklyn Nine

Nine innings and nine generations of a single family tell the story of American history through a shared obsession with

Cover of Samurai Shortstop

Samurai Shortstop

For the teen navigating the tension between honoring family traditions and forging their own path in a changing world.

If Your Family Loves Alan Gratz, Also Try

War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight between America and Hitler

War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight between America and Hitler

Invasion

Walter Dean Myers

Whistling Clough

Whistling Clough

Matthew Henson: Arctic Adventurer

Matthew Henson: Arctic Adventurer

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

Virginia Hamilton

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom