6 best-selling school books like Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

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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 …

If you liked the school plot in Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Amal Unbound book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

2. 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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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. Patina (Track, #2)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids … read more

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6. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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7. Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle grade road-trip story through Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Clean Getaway book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

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10. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"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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12. Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Americans are obsessed with murder"

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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13. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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)

Cover of Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

14. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

By: Jason Reynolds

3.94

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a nove… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Got it. Here's the thing. Kenzi here got a big heart. But that big heart happens to be in a small body. Now, I don't know about you, but I would hate for that heart to be broken because that body was…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

"Difference: Then I think about Ms Broome's assignment. What could I be? What do I wish I could become to change the world? I think about telling Benni I might want to be wet cement to fill the cracks…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

"A school bus is many things. A school bus is a substitute for a limousine. More class. A school bus is a classroom with a substitute teacher. A school bus is the students' version of a teachers' loun…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

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15. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes

17. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

18. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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19. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series) by Ronald Takaki

20. A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series)

By: Ronald Takaki

4.30

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki w… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Takaki's A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series) book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • childrens
  • school
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21. All That Shines

By: Ellen Hagan

3.46

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A contemplative novel in verse that questions what it means to lose everything you once treasured a… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hagan's All That Shines book and Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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Aisha Saeed

4.18

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Amy Sarig King

4.21

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Clean Getaway

Nic Stone

3.98

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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