15 best-selling contemporary books like Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) by Kelly Yang

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Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story …

If you liked the contemporary plot in Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) by Kelly Yang , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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2. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Weeks's Save Me a Seat book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

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3. 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 Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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4. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"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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6. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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7. Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this sequel to Out of My Mind.Melody is a year olde… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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8. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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11. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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12. Omar Rising

By: Aisha Saeed

4.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Omar Rising book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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13. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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15. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

By: Jessica Kim

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung! book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. A Soft Place to Land

By: Janae Marks

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's A Soft Place to Land book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

18. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!

By: Nicole Chen

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This middle grade contemporary follows a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl as she aims to gain he… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Chen's It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3) by Rob Buyea

20. The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

By: Rob Buyea

4.50

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to Lake View Middle School in the third book of the PERFECT SCORE series from the beloved au… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3) book and Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook

16 must-read fiction books like Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) by Kelly Yang

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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

Janae Marks

4.29

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Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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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

Transform Your Habits

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

Janae Marks

4.29

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