10 must-read family books like Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt

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Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of …

If you liked the family plot in Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt , here is a list of 10 books like this:

1. Borderland

By: None

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Borderland- a coming-of-age, YA eco-thriller about Indigenous land rights, with sci-fi elements. St… read more

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2. Friday Brown

By: Vikki Wakefield

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

I am Friday Brown. I buried my mother. My grandfather buried a swimming pool. A boy who can't speak… read more

Similar categories in Vikki Wakefield's Friday Brown book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

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3. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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6. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. Completely Normal (and other lies)

By: Biffy James

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secre… read more

Similar categories in Biffy James's Completely Normal (and other lies) book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • young adult
  • mental health
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't all on you. But god forbid we blame the dude. Fucking patriarchy."

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"I considered letting my own meltdown come to the surface, but I had no way of knowing how long it would last once I let it, so I didn't. I put it in the black well instead, backing away so I wouldn't…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"Maybe it was better to accept that when someone died there were some things that were never going to happen, and this was just another one of them. Because death left things unfinished. Unsaid. Unsew…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

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8. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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9. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Zail's Inkflower book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • fiction
  • young adult
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10. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • family
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

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12. Secret Sparrow

By: Jackie French

4.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This is the story of women who fought during WW1, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers. In 1917 … read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's Secret Sparrow book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Two Can Play That Game

By: Leanne Yong

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice … read more

Similar categories in Leanne Yong's Two Can Play That Game book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • fiction
  • young adult
"You go on being wrong about everything, Jaybird. I’ll be there to say “I told you so"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Why can’t I simply be friends – or frenemies – with him? Is that so strange to both of you?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Because the only way you can change the world is by being a winner. Otherwise, the world at best ignores you, or at worst destroys you."

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"I only wish I could fix things for everyone that easily in real life. I mean, isn’t that why you play games, so you can pretend it’s possible?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

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15. Waiting for the Storks

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Waiting for the Storks book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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16. No Words

By: Maryam Master

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's No Words book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Huda Was Here

By: H. Hayek

3.74

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds o… read more

Similar categories in H. Hayek's Huda Was Here book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • family
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18. Smoke & Mirrors

By: Barry Jonsberg

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking gra… read more

Similar categories in Barry Jonsberg's Smoke & Mirrors book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • family
  • humor
  • young adult
  • mental health
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19. Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret

By: Amy Doak

4.21

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Things have settled down in Cooinda and Eleanor Jones is getting used to her new normal – spending … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • young adult
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20. The First Summer of Callie Mcgee

By: A.L. Tait

3.98

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, you’re best… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Tait's The First Summer of Callie Mcgee book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

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21. Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky

By: Rebecca Lim

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Winner, Young People's History Prize, 2024 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Winner, 2024 Book Links A… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky book and R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK

  • middle grade
  • young adult

12 Best fiction books like Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt

Transform Your Habits

Runt

Craig Silvey

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Dust

Dusti Bowling

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

Amy Doak

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Completely Normal (and other lies)

Biffy James

4.14

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14 Best fiction books like Completely Normal (and other lies) by Biffy James

Transform Your Habits

Neverlanders

Tom Taylor

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

Amy Doak

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Completely Normal (and other lies)

Biffy James

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Royals

Tegan Bennett Daylight

3.35

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