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12 books with a reading profile close to By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

The Diamond Eye

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut and escapist · history, entertainment

In 1937 Kiev, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a quiet history student and single mother who finds her life upended by the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
2

The Next Chapter

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

In this 2017 volume, Jeff Kinney moves away from the middle-school classroom to focus on the technical and creative processes involved in making the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films.
3

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

In this illustrated compendium, Percy Jackson provides a firsthand account of the Greek creation myth and the origins of the Olympians.
4

Wrecking Ball

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In this fourteenth installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley and his family inherit a sudden windfall of money following the death of a distant relative.
5

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Luther and Nora Krank decide to avoid the consumerist chaos of the holidays after their daughter departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru.
6

Playing for Pizza

by John Grisham

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Rick Dockery is a third-string NFL quarterback whose career ends after a disastrous performance in a championship game.
7

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Monkey D.
8

Assassination Vacation

by Sarah Vowell

Also outward-looking · history, entertainment

Sarah Vowell tracks the site-specific histories of the three American presidents murdered before the Secret Service provided permanent protection: Abraham Lincoln, James A.
9

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century

by Ian Mortimer

Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative

This book treats the fourteenth century as a tangible destination rather than a remote historical era.
10

George's Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

When George Kranky is left alone to care for his mean-spirited, demanding grandmother, he decides to replace her regular medicine with a homemade brew.
11

Eurovision!

by Chris West

Also practical and outward-looking · history, entertainment

Chris West tracks the evolution of the Eurovision Song Contest from its 1956 debut as a formal recital between seven nations to its current status as a massive multi-national spectacle.
12

Killing Jesus: A History

by Bill O'Reilly

Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative

Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard recount the political and social conditions leading to the execution of Jesus of Nazareth.

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