12 best-selling fiction books like Suggested Reading by Dave Connis

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Suggested Reading

By: Dave Connis

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and…

"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"What we do, before and after we read, is our choice. And that choice is freedom."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

If you liked the fiction plot in Suggested Reading by Dave Connis , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

By: Robert Cormier

3.49

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Ref… read more

Similar categories in Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"They murdered him."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"They don't actually want you to do your own thing, not unless it's their thing too."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"He closed the locker quickly so no one would see the damage. For some reason, he felt ashamed."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

"Don't miss the bus, boy. You're missing a lot of things in the world, better not miss that bus."

-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)

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2. Matin Brun

By: Franck Pavloff

3.30

Format: 208 pages,

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Similar categories in Franck Pavloff's Matin Brun book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • fiction

3. Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

By: Melanie Warner

3.95

Format: None pages, ebook

If a piece of individually wrapped cheese can retain its shape, color, and texture for years, what … read more

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4. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Suggested Reading by Dave Connis

6. Suggested Reading

By: Dave Connis

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and… read more

Similar categories in Dave Connis's Suggested Reading book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"What we do, before and after we read, is our choice. And that choice is freedom."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"You stand up because you believe, not because you want to win. I don't want you add more hate to this world. We have enough."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"If you don't realize the importance and responsibility of the freedoms we've been given, then you won't realize what freedom actually is."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

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7. Cancelled

By: Farrah Penn

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

With its clever snark and searing perspective, Cancelled is a funny, fearless novel about the reali… read more

Similar categories in Farrah Penn's Cancelled book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

By: Amanda Jones

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jones's That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed

9. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

10. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • audiobook
Cover of A Writer's Notebook: New and Expanded Edition: Unlocking the Writer within You by Ralph Fletcher

11. A Writer's Notebook: New and Expanded Edition: Unlocking the Writer within You

By: Ralph Fletcher

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writ… read more

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"The real meaning of a poem is to stop time."

-Ralph Fletcher, A Writer's Notebook: New and Expanded Edition: Unlocking the Writer within You

Cover of Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes

12. Property of the Rebel Librarian

By: Allison Varnes

4.11

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"So much has changed that I wonder if it will feel different when I read it again. If you're one person when you read a book, and then you change, does the book become different? Do the words stretch …"

-Allison Varnes, Property of the Rebel Librarian

Cover of Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

13. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Un si petit oiseau by Marie Pavlenko

14. Un si petit oiseau

By: Marie Pavlenko

4.35

Format: 393 pages, Paperback

« Elle ferme les yeux, écoute la nuit, elle sent battre le cœur de la Terre, sous elle, celui des h… read more

Similar categories in Marie Pavlenko's Un si petit oiseau book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Ghostée by Sara Dignard

15. Ghostée

By: Sara Dignard

3.65

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

tu es l’écharde dans le pied le rhume d’été le maringouin dans l’oreille le métro en retard le … read more

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16. Screen Queens

By: Lori Goldstein

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Bold Type meets The Social Network when three girls vying for prestigious summer internships th… read more

Similar categories in Lori Goldstein's Screen Queens book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Where Wolves Don't Die

By: Anton Treuer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more

Similar categories in Anton Treuer's Where Wolves Don't Die book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Courage of Elfina by André Jacob

18. The Courage of Elfina

By: André Jacob

3.97

Format: 64 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Elfina lives with her grandmother in Paraguay. When a distant relative offers to ha… read more

Similar categories in André Jacob's The Courage of Elfina book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • young adult
Cover of The Liars of Mariposa Island by Jennifer Mathieu

19. The Liars of Mariposa Island

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.37

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Moxie comes a stunning novel told in three voices about the lies families tell t… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Mathieu's The Liars of Mariposa Island book and Dave Connis's Suggested Reading

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"She allowed anger and resentment to fester inside her and never scab over."

-Jennifer Mathieu, The Liars of Mariposa Island

Cover of Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida

20. Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore

By: Seiji Yoshida

4.54

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida’s fantastical art book is a perfect gift that trans… read more

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21. L'antre des rebelles

By: Caroline Auger

4.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dans ma tête, j’ai une étoile noire. Comme si un de mes neurones avait implosé et étendait ses tent… read more

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4.43

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