6 Best canada books like Sara and the Search for Normal by Wesley King

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Sara and the Search for Normal

By: Wesley King

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to OCDaniel, Sara quests for “normal” and finds something even better along the way…

"If you want to be someone else at the end of this, then you will be disappointed."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"The point is this: I have issues. But that's my thing. I'm working on it. Nobody else gets to tell me what I am."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"Do me one last favor before you go. Go look in your eyes. Do you see the yellow rings around your pupils? I always think of a star emerging from the darkness. Maybe a supernova."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"We are proud of you, Princess." "For what?" "For doing this group therapy. For making a friend." "I think making a friend is pretty commonplace." "For some. But we all get to set our own goalposts."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

If you liked the canada plot in Sara and the Search for Normal by Wesley King , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Warriors: The Ultimate Guide

By: Erin Hunter , Wayne McLoughlin

3.84

Format: 208 pages, ebook

The ultimate companion to Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series Full of never-before-seen st… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hunter's Warriors: The Ultimate Guide book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. Peak (Peak #1)

By: Roland Smith

4.22

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really … read more

Similar categories in Roland Smith's Peak (Peak #1) book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. Lost in the Sun

By: Lisa Graff

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

4. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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5. How to Find What You're Not Looking For

By: Veera Hiranandani

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's How to Find What You're Not Looking For book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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6. Tilly in Technicolor

By: Mazey Eddings

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Tilly Twomley is desperate for change. White-knuckling her way through high school with flawed exec… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's Tilly in Technicolor book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
"Couples that stim together stay together."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"...feeling empowered for existing just as they are."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"I love you without conditions. Without expectations."

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

"ADHD hasn't changed me...It is me. It's an undeniable and simple fact of who I am." - Tilly"

-Mazey Eddings, Tilly in Technicolor

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7. 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 Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"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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8. Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1

By: Celina Frenn

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is … read more

Similar categories in Celina Frenn's Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1 book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
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10. Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel

By: Jennifer L. Holm

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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11. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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12. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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13. The King of Jam Sandwiches

By: Eric Walters

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Midnighters

By: Hana Tooke

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Find the courage to be extraordinary . . . Ema Vašková has always felt different. In a family of… read more

Similar categories in Hana Tooke's The Midnighters book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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15. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
Cover of Sara and the Search for Normal by Wesley King

16. Sara and the Search for Normal

By: Wesley King

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to OCDaniel, Sara quests for “normal” and finds something even better along the way… read more

Similar categories in Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
"If you want to be someone else at the end of this, then you will be disappointed."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"The point is this: I have issues. But that's my thing. I'm working on it. Nobody else gets to tell me what I am."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"Do me one last favor before you go. Go look in your eyes. Do you see the yellow rings around your pupils? I always think of a star emerging from the darkness. Maybe a supernova."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"We are proud of you, Princess." "For what?" "For doing this group therapy. For making a friend." "I think making a friend is pretty commonplace." "For some. But we all get to set our own goalposts."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

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17. Rain Rising

By: Courtne Comrie

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more

Similar categories in Courtne Comrie's Rain Rising book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Cut Loose! (The Chance to Fly #2)

By: Ali Stroker

4.35

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

The showstopping sequel to The Chance to Fly, which New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer … read more

Similar categories in Ali Stroker's Cut Loose! (The Chance to Fly #2) book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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19. 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 Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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20. Button Pusher

By: Tyler Page

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to … read more

Similar categories in Tyler Page's Button Pusher book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • middle grade
  • family
  • mental health
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21. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Toten's Eight Days book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1)

By: Lena Jones

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Meet thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new det… read more

Similar categories in Lena Jones's The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1) book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
"Ah, Mademoiselle Oddlow - trouble is all around. But heroes are rare."

-Lena Jones, The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1)

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23. Where We Go From Here

By: Lucas Rocha

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An absorbing debut novel about three gay young adults in Brazil whose lives become intertwined in t… read more

Similar categories in Lucas Rocha's Where We Go From Here book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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24. Can You See Me?

By: Libby Scott

4.28

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize y… read more

Similar categories in Libby Scott's Can You See Me? book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it."

-Libby Scott, Can You See Me?

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25. Deadman's Castle

By: Iain Lawrence

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For most of his life, Igor and his family have been on the run. Danger lurks around every corner--o… read more

Similar categories in Iain Lawrence's Deadman's Castle book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
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26. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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27. The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker

4.29

Format: 288 pages, None

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and h… read more

Similar categories in Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Hello [From Here] by Chandler Baker

28. Hello [From Here]

By: Chandler Baker

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A witty and thought-provoking YA love story set during the COVID-19 quarantine, written by two NYT … read more

Similar categories in Chandler Baker's Hello [From Here] book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I once had an ab. Now I have Nachos."

-Chandler Baker, Hello [From Here]

"But what about now? What about when you can't leave your house? When it's just you and your brain and you don't always get along because your stupid brain keeps pulling the fire alarm-"

-Chandler Baker, Hello [From Here]

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29. Firefly

By: Philippa Dowding

4.01

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 2021 | Winner of the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Childre… read more

Similar categories in Philippa Dowding's Firefly book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
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30. Counting to Perfect

By: Suzanne LaFleur

3.95

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Julia used to be the perfect big sister: she played great games and took good care of Cassie. Now l… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne LaFleur's Counting to Perfect book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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31. Safe Harbour

By: Christina Kilbourne

3.92

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

As crazy as her father’s plan sounds, sticking to it is easy for Harbour — until it isn’t. Fourt… read more

Similar categories in Christina Kilbourne's Safe Harbour book and Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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4.22

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4.21

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