16 best-selling fiction books like Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar

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Letters from Cuba

By: Ruth Behar

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to …

If you liked the fiction plot in Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar , here is a list of 16 books like this:

1. Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

By: Peg Kehret

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ten years ago, in a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret wrote of the months she spent in… read more

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2. The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

By: Stephanie Burgis

3.61

Format: 8 pages,

Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she's ready to prove it to her family by l… read more

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3. Kinda Like Brothers

By: Coe Booth

3.69

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Jarrett doesn't trust Kevon. But he's got to share a room with him anyway. It was one thing when Ja… read more

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4. Life of Zarf: The Trouble with Weasels

By: Rob Harrell

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Shrekmeets Wimpy Kid in this epically funny tale of a troll trying to figure out how to be more pop… read more

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5. Spark

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country’s idyllic weather comes at a s… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's Spark book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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7. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with."

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

"The thing about making butter is that it feels like it'll never be done, almost right up to the moment when it is done. If what you want is butter, you have to keep going, even if you only half belie…"

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

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9. The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1)

By: Annie Barrows

3.72

Format: None pages, ebook

FROM THE 'NEW YORK TIMES' BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 'IVY + BEAN' COMES A HILARIOUS NEW MIDDLE GRADE SE… read more

Similar categories in Annie Barrows's The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1) book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Letters from Cuba

By: Ruth Behar

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring

By: Angela Cervantes

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A room locked for fifty years.A valuable peacock ring.A mysterious brother-sister duo.Paloma Marque… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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12. Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

By: Gillian Goerz

4.08

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Meet Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their nei… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Harbor Me

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.21

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Ten Thousand Tries

By: Amy Makechnie

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’… read more

Similar categories in Amy Makechnie's Ten Thousand Tries book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I'm not gonna be most people. -Golden"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"Slow makes smooth and smooth is fast."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The world is short on finishers. FINISH."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

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15. Brave Like That

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Find yourself. Find your place. Find your brave. This uplifting tale, which award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Stoddard's Brave Like That book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

By: Lev Grossman

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dear Uncle Herbert,You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorr… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1) book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Privately Kate thought that for a guy in a banana-yellow suit he was turning out to be a pretty sharp operator."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

"For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

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18. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1)

By: Aaron Reynolds

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for cryi… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Clues to the Universe

By: Christina Li

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is buildi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Clues to the Universe book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Why had I ever thought my dad would be the superhero? Mom had been standing in front of me all along, holding our world up on her shoulders."

-Christina Li, Clues to the Universe

"Those were just successes. But how many failures did the scientists have to see? How many times did their rockets not orbit the planet, or not take off at all? How many times had they dreamed about l…"

-Christina Li, Clues to the Universe

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20. The Million Dollar Race

By: Matthew Ross Smith

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Follow a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an internati… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Ross Smith's The Million Dollar Race book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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21. Every Missing Piece

By: Melanie Conklin

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Maddy Gaines sees danger everywhere she looks: at the bus stop, around the roller rink, in the wood… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Conklin's Every Missing Piece book and Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

12 must-read audiobook books like Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar

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4.22

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From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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4.09

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4.22

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16 Top fiction books like From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) by Janae Marks

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Ban This Book

Alan Gratz

4.41

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Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

Kelly Yang

4.38

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Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

4.42

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4.29

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