20 best-selling realistic fiction books like In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

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In the Beautiful Country

By: Jane Kuo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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3. Everywhere Blue

By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's Everywhere Blue book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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5. Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Unsettled book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

Cover of In the Beautiful Country by Jane  Kuo

8. In the Beautiful Country

By: Jane Kuo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more

Similar categories in Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. When Clouds Touch Us

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #… read more

Similar categories in Thanhhà Lại's When Clouds Touch Us book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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11. Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Golden Girl book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

12. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

13. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

14. 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 Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

15. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We Still Belong by Christine  Day

16. 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 Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

17. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more

Similar categories in Torrey Maldonado's Hands book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

20. Singing with Elephants

By: Margarita Engle

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook

20 Best fiction books like In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Charles Waters

4.02

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Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

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Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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4.28

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Charles Waters

4.02

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Jasmine Warga

4.28

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C.C. Harrington

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