Tiger Daughter
By: Rebecca Lim
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's…
Want to Read $ 8.99"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter
If you liked the middle grade plot in Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim , here is a list of 19 books like this:
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
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
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
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
3. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
By: Lisa Yee
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
4. 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
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- middle grade
- 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
5. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
6. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
7. Girls in Boys' Cars
By: Felicity Castagna
3.42
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A complicated friendship. A roadtrip in a stolen car. The stories that define us. And two … read more
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- young adult
- family
- australia
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I was still thinking we'd gone halfway to another world but here we were again under the same McDonald's sky."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
"Most stories don't really go ahead in straight lines. They get jumbled up and you have to untangle them again (just like life, I suppose)."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
"A woman I met told me something that made me think of you, she said when you tell a story you are trying to walk with someone else to understand who they are while listening to your own heartbeat."-Felicity Castagna, Girls in Boys' Cars
8. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Daniel Nayeri
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
9. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
10. 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
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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!
11. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
12. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
13. Tiger Daughter
By: Rebecca Lim
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- death
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- australia
- audiobook
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter
14. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- audiobook
15. Hidden Truths
By: Elly Swartz
4.17
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
How far would you go to keep a promise? Told from alternating points of view, Hidden Truths is a st… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
16. Next Stop
By: Debbie Fong
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- death
- fiction
17. The Wrong Way Home
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. How to Repaint a Life
By: Steven Herrick
3.92
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
Isaac is running from his old life when he steps off the bus in a small town. He doesn’t plan on st… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- contemporary
- australia
19. Mid-Air
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- death
- fiction
- audiobook
20. 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
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
21. Ultraviolet
By: Aida Salazar
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
