10 must-read audiobook books like Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora by Kahran Bethencourt

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Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

By: Kahran Bethencourt

4.39

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you Magical Visions of Black Beauty, comes Magi…

If you liked the audiobook plot in Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora by Kahran Bethencourt , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir

By: Joseph Auguste Merasty , David Carpenter

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

This memoir offers a courageous and intimate chronicle of life in a residential school. Now a retir… read more

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2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • fantasy
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4. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. 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

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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

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6. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of intersecting stories set at a powwow that bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the st… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Returning the phone, she said, “You’re an artist."

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

"Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

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7. Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

By: Kahran Bethencourt

4.39

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you Magical Visions of Black Beauty, comes Magi… read more

Similar categories in Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fairy tales
  • art
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • african american
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. How It All Blew Up

By: Arvin Ahmadi

3.84

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda goes to Italy in Arvin Ahmadi's newest incisive look at identity … read more

Similar categories in Arvin Ahmadi's How It All Blew Up book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I rolled my eyes. " What, are you my dad now?" "Maybe your daddy..." "Just kidding," Neil said. "You probably don't even know what that means." "Hey, just because I came out like five seconds ago doe…"

-Arvin Ahmadi, How It All Blew Up

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10. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder

11. Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key

By: Tracy Occomy Crowder

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key fou… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Occomy Crowder's Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. What Happened to You?

By: James Catchpole

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happene… read more

Similar categories in James Catchpole's What Happened to You? book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

13. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

By: Sarah Myer

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Myer's Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

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15. Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

By: Glory Edim

4.37

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular boo… read more

Similar categories in Glory Edim's Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • audiobook
"This often has a lot to do with racism and sexism, and the stories we are "allowed" to tell as people of colour."

-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

"They both squealed in the face of hope and the audacity for a black body to exist despite the system designed to dismember it."

-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

"Cassie's story made me acutely aware of the fact that in that moment, she inhabited a black body, and so marked, would never be gifted with escape."

-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

"That while I wanted to write with the narrative bravado of Toni Morrison, it might be okay if I started with something less ambitious than a book like beloved."

-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

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16. I Promise

By: LeBron James

4.24

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens a slam-dunk picture book inspired by his foundation’s … read more

Similar categories in LeBron James's I Promise book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1) by Brittany N. Williams

17. That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

By: Brittany N. Williams

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black gir… read more

Similar categories in Brittany N. Williams's That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1) book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep," [Joan] said. Keep him playing the scene until she worked out a plan. "Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep / And kill me too." Auberon smiled. "All…"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

"His hand slipped around the back of her neck and pulled her in close. their eyes met. He stopped; his brows knitted. He was waiting for her permission because he couldn't be sure if Hermia's refusal …"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

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18. The Fox Maidens

By: Robin Ha

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An epic new graphic novel fantasy—a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korea… read more

Similar categories in Robin Ha's The Fox Maidens book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. Cress Watercress

By: Gregory Maguire

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair—from the fertile i… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Maguire's Cress Watercress book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

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21. Ready or Not

By: Andi Porretta

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An anxious teen hopes that a summer of adventure and offbeat dares will keep her friend group toget… read more

Similar categories in Andi Porretta's Ready or Not book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fiction
Cover of The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Karida L. Brown

22. The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families

By: Karida L. Brown

4.42

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

“[A] heartfelt tribute to young people of color and their ‘reflection of resplendent beauty, ancien… read more

Similar categories in Karida L. Brown's The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • african american
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23. Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything

By: Justine Pucella Winans

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Murder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen bi… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks by Charlamagne Tha God

24. Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks

By: Charlamagne Tha God

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

An Atria Book. Atria Books has a great book for every reader. read more

Similar categories in Charlamagne Tha God's Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • audiobook
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25. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Partly Cloudy

By: Deborah Freedman

3.85

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

What do you see when you look at clouds?Two curious bunnies enjoy watching clouds go by. But when t… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Freedman's Partly Cloudy book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • childrens
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27. Look

By: Gabi Snyder

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Tomie dePaola’s Quiet , this lyrical, timely picture book with beautiful dioram… read more

Similar categories in Gabi Snyder's Look book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • art
  • childrens
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28. Cool. Awkward. Black.

By: Karen Strong

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the conce… read more

Similar categories in Karen Strong's Cool. Awkward. Black. book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • anthologies
Cover of Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1) by Jen DeLuca

29. Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)

By: Jen DeLuca

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits from USA Today bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Jen DeLuca's Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1) book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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30. Youth Group

By: Jordan Morris

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County Califo… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Morris's Youth Group book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence by Sonja Thomas

31. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence

By: Sonja Thomas

4.32

Format: None pages, None

From the Desk of Zoe Washington meets Ways to Make Sunshine in this heartfelt middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Sonja Thomas's Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence book and Kahran Bethencourt's Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

  • african american
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

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