14 Best realistic fiction books like Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle

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Wings in the Wild

By: Margarita Engle

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This romantic contemporary novel-in-verse tells the love story of two teens fighting for climate ac…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • middle grade
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3. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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4. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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5. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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 Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle

10. Wings in the Wild

By: Margarita Engle

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This romantic contemporary novel-in-verse tells the love story of two teens fighting for climate ac… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • romance
  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • climate change
  • audiobook
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11. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

By: Patricia Park

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, … read more

Similar categories in Patricia Park's Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

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14. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse) book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

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15. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History

By: Ariel Aberg-Riger

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Aberg-Riger's America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

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18. An Appetite for Miracles

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more

Similar categories in Laekan Zea Kemp's An Appetite for Miracles book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • romance
  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

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19. An Impossible Thing to Say

By: Arya Shahi

4.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, … read more

Similar categories in Arya Shahi's An Impossible Thing to Say book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself by Monica Edinger

20. Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

By: Monica Edinger

4.04

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their per… read more

Similar categories in Monica Edinger's Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • middle grade
Cover of A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama by Ray Anthony Shepard

21. A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama

By: Ray Anthony Shepard

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judg… read more

Similar categories in Ray Anthony Shepard's A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama book and Margarita Engle's Wings in the Wild

  • poetry
  • middle grade

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4.16

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4.44

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Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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