7 best-selling contemporary books like The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to …

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry, Adam Stower

1. Walls Within Walls

By: Maureen Sherry , Adam Stower

3.97

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

"Three siblings adjusting to a new family situation find themselves in the midst of their very own … read more

Similar categories in Maureen Sherry's Walls Within Walls book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend

By: Sharon Robinson

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares abo… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Robinson's The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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3. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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4. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

Cover of The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el

5. The Very, Very Far North

By: Dan Bar-el

4.19

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belong… read more

Similar categories in Dan Bar-el's The Very, Very Far North book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Root Magic

By: Eden Royce

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A poignant, necessary entry into the children's literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the hist… read more

Similar categories in Eden Royce's Root Magic book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's Maya and the Robot book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

8. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Piontek's Better with Butter book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas

By: Kimberly Willis Holt

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kimberly Willis Holt's The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the Na… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Willis Holt's The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)

By: Carolyn Mackler

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Mackler's Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold) book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

12. Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.90

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfir… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas

13. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his … read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Shine On, Luz Véliz!

By: Rebecca Balcárcel

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Balcárcel's Shine On, Luz Véliz! book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The self is not discovered, but created."

-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!

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15. Dog Squad

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When trouble calls . . . it's DOG SQUAD to the rescue! Duke is not your average dog. Along with … read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Dog Squad book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) by Tommy Greenwald

16. Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel)

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reporter searching for the truth,… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Quintessence

By: Jess Redman

4.17

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started … read more

Similar categories in Jess Redman's Quintessence book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini by Betsy Uhrig

18. Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini

By: Betsy Uhrig

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A young boy attempts to transform his aunt’s boring children’s book into an exciting one.Books aren… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Uhrig's Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Pixie Pushes On by Tamara Bundy

19. Pixie Pushes On

By: Tamara Bundy

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A young girl learns bittersweet life lessons on the family farm after her sister gets polio, in thi… read more

Similar categories in Tamara Bundy's Pixie Pushes On book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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20. Sunshine

By: Marion Dane Bauer

3.64

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explor… read more

Similar categories in Marion Dane Bauer's Sunshine book and Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family

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Walls Within Walls

Maureen Sherry , Adam Stower

3.97

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Rebecca Stead

4.14

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Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Dan Bar-el

4.19

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Shawn Peters

4.03

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Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Kelly Yang

4.30

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