21 Top middle grade books like Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui

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Bhai for Now

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha Siddiqui A…

"Besides, what was the point of a home if the people who should care about you didn't show up for you?"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...he wished he could take his words back. But words were like arrows. Once you let them go and they hit their target, you couldn't take the arrow back without leaving a hole behind."

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone how much they meant to you."

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone how much they meant to you."

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

If you liked the middle grade plot in Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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2. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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4. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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5. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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6. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui

7. Bhai for Now

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha Siddiqui A… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
  • divorce
  • audiobook
"Besides, what was the point of a home if the people who should care about you didn't show up for you?"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...he wished he could take his words back. But words were like arrows. Once you let them go and they hit their target, you couldn't take the arrow back without leaving a hole behind."

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone how…"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone …"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

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8. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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9. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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10. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

11. 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 Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

12. 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 Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of We Still Belong by Christine  Day

13. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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14. Dinged

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very sa… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Dinged book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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15. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
  • audiobook
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16. A Seed in the Sun

By: Aida Salazar

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for mi… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's A Seed in the Sun book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. No One Leaves the Castle

By: Christopher Healy

4.02

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The Lilac. The bard songs say that she’s the world’s most fearsome bounty hunter. That there’s no c… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Healy's No One Leaves the Castle book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Felice and the Wailing Woman (Los Monstruos #1)

By: Diana López

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The twelve-year-old daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have… read more

Similar categories in Diana López's Felice and the Wailing Woman (Los Monstruos #1) book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Ghosts Come Rising

By: Adam Perry

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the mid 19th century, a religious movement called Spiritualism spread across America. Spirituali… read more

Similar categories in Adam Perry's Ghosts Come Rising book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Virtually Me

By: Chad Morris

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A mysterious package. A new school. A chance to be someone new. A new virtual reality school wh… read more

Similar categories in Chad Morris's Virtually Me book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Puttermans Are in the House by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

21. The Puttermans Are in the House

By: Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and hopeful middle grade novel from Jacquetta Nammar Feldman, author of the Junior Libr… read more

Similar categories in Jacquetta Nammar Feldman's The Puttermans Are in the House book and Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • sports

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Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Sarah Everett

4.33

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Erin Bow

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Labors of Hercules Beal

Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

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Charles Waters

4.02

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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The Probability of Everything

Sarah Everett

4.33

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Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

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