9 must-read realistic fiction books like Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck

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Forever Cousins

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Native American story, Kara and Amanda are best-friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city t…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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5. Fox Has a Problem

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox--the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award w… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Fox Has a Problem book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. 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 Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • 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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7. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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10. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1

By: Kaz Windness

4.39

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Worm and Caterpillar are friends—best friends. Worm loves how they are just alike, but Caterpillar … read more

Similar categories in Kaz Windness's Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck

15. Forever Cousins

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Native American story, Kara and Amanda are best-friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city t… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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16. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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17. What Happened to You?

By: James Catchpole

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happene… read more

Similar categories in James Catchpole's What Happened to You? book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. A Letter for Bob

By: Kim Rogers

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With humor and heart, and brought to life by Jonathan Nelson’s warm, distinctive artwork, Kim Roger… read more

Similar categories in Kim Rogers's A Letter for Bob book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

19. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. 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 Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • indigenous
  • family
  • fiction
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21. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

22. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
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23. Henry, Like Always

By: Jenn Bailey

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book A Friend for Henry. Henr… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's Henry, Like Always book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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24. Finding Papa

By: Angela Pham Krans

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book based on the author’s own experience follows young Mai and her mother’s perilous … read more

Similar categories in Angela Pham Krans's Finding Papa book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
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25. Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language

By: Joanna Que

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book about friendship and sign language, originally published in the Philippines in co… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Que's Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. We Could Fly

By: Rhiannon Giddens

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner In a companion to Build a … read more

Similar categories in Rhiannon Giddens's We Could Fly book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. Two New Years

By: Richard Ho

4.36

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year tradition… read more

Similar categories in Richard Ho's Two New Years book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)

By: Jesus Trejo

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Is this jug really magical? In Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo’s debut picture book, little J… read more

Similar categories in Jesus Trejo's Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Remembering by Xelena González

29. Remembering

By: Xelena González

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

>A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos.A child and thei… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Remembering book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book by Elissa Brent Weissman

30. Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book

By: Elissa Brent Weissman

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this delightfully upside-down picture book holiday story, cousins from opposite sides of the glo… read more

Similar categories in Elissa Brent Weissman's Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Being Home by Traci Sorell

31. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family

22 Best fiction books like Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Fox Has a Problem

Corey R. Tabor

4.27

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13 Best fiction books like Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book by Elissa Brent Weissman

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Lucky Duck

Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman

4.38

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