18 must-read fiction books like The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

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The Silence Between Us

By: Alison Gervais

3.86

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if …

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1. Uprising

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.19

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's Uprising book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"My letter,"

-Margaret Peterson Haddix, Uprising

"We will not be stupid girls. We will not be powerless girls. We will not be useless girls"

-Margaret Peterson Haddix, Uprising

" Amazing, Yetta thought. Back home I couldn't have chosen my own husband. And here I'm thinking about choosing presidents, governors, mayors, laws... "

-Margaret Peterson Haddix, Uprising

"The girl sat up, and the frills and lace and ruffles floated into place on the most elaborate dress Bella had ever seen. Bella felt great sympathy for the sewing machine operator who'd had to concoct…"

-Margaret Peterson Haddix, Uprising

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2. When My Heart Joins the Thousand

By: A.J. Steiger

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Obviously I’m not what most people would describe as happy. But that has nothing to do with anythin… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Steiger's When My Heart Joins the Thousand book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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3. The Thing with Feathers

By: McCall Hoyle

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she's homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's The Thing with Feathers book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Love and First Sight

By: Josh Sundquist

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Love is more than meets the eye. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Port… read more

Similar categories in Josh Sundquist's Love and First Sight book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook

5. Not If I See You First

By: Eric Lindstrom

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Rules Don't deceive me. Ever. Especially using my blindness. Especially in public. Don't help m… read more

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6. You're Welcome, Universe

By: Whitney Gardner

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for t… read more

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7. The Silence Between Us

By: Alison Gervais

3.86

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if … read more

Similar categories in Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • high school
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
  • audiobook
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8. Cursed

By: Karol Ruth Silverstein

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

14 year old Erica "Ricky" Bloom, is newly diagnosed with a painful chronic illness and pretty pisse… read more

Similar categories in Karol Ruth Silverstein's Cursed book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • high school
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
"Watching other people walk never used to amaze me, but now it does. It's so effortless for normal people, with all their body parts moving in perfect harmony. I watch a woman rise from a bus stop ben…"

-Karol Ruth Silverstein, Cursed

"It dawns on me that this is probably the first time I've hugged my dad since he moved out, which just makes me hug harder, and suddenly there's so much I want to ask him - like: Wasn't there some way…"

-Karol Ruth Silverstein, Cursed

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9. How We Roll

By: Natasha Friend

4.01

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's d… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Friend's How We Roll book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • high school
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
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10. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
  • audiobook
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11. Sick Kids in Love

By: Hannah Moskowitz

4.11

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-- It's safer-- It's better-- --for the other person… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moskowitz's Sick Kids in Love book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
"Do you ever just…"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"I mean, I certainly find being sick only affects me in really specific situations,"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"A good relationship isn't something you have to gather up strength to do, it's where you recharge."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"There should be Oscars for real life, and we should give them to all the people who are still married."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

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12. Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—And a Love Letter to a Way of Life

By: Nyle DiMarco

4.25

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and Deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time… read more

Similar categories in Nyle DiMarco's Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—And a Love Letter to a Way of Life book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • disability
  • audiobook
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13. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • disability
  • audiobook
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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14. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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15. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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16. Salty, Bitter, Sweet

By: Mayra Cuevas

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“Happiness, like love, arrives through the kitchen. At least that’s what my abuela Lala used to say… read more

Similar categories in Mayra Cuevas's Salty, Bitter, Sweet book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Because maybe, just maybe, I’m ready to bake my way back home. And pies are meant to be shared; at least that’s what Lala used to say."

-Mayra Cuevas, Salty, Bitter, Sweet

"Frente al amor y la muerte, no sirve de nada ser fuerte. Lala taught me about giving in to love, but she never explained how to give in to death."

-Mayra Cuevas, Salty, Bitter, Sweet

"For an instant, I’m transported to Lala’s kitchen and the herbal smell of her sofrito simmering as part of some guisado. A symphony of garlic, onions, and peppers play among the pots and pans, and I …"

-Mayra Cuevas, Salty, Bitter, Sweet

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17. Alterations

By: Ray Xu

3.82

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Gene Luen Yang’s  American Born Chinese  and Svetlana Chmakova’s   Awkward , this funny… read more

Similar categories in Ray Xu's Alterations book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
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18. Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign #3)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

3.88

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

This gripping, stand-alone story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me F… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign #3) book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • disability
  • fiction
  • young adult
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19. Every Variable of Us

By: Charles A. Bush

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, her dreams of a college scholars… read more

Similar categories in Charles A. Bush's Every Variable of Us book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. It's My Life

By: Stacie Ramey

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

If she wants a future with him, she'll have to make peace with her past.Jenna's never let her cer… read more

Similar categories in Stacie Ramey's It's My Life book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
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21. Breath Like Water

By: Anna Jarzab

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, … read more

Similar categories in Anna Jarzab's Breath Like Water book and Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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