20 best-selling realistic fiction books like Wave: A Novel in Verse by Diana Farid

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Wave: A Novel in Verse

By: Diana Farid

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Wave: A Novel in Verse by Diana Farid , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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2. 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

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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3. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
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4. Everywhere Blue

By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's Everywhere Blue book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
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5. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • sports
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6. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's Tumble book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
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7. 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

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
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8. In the Beautiful Country

By: Jane Kuo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more

Similar categories in Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. 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 Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
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10. Ode to a Nobody

By: Caroline Brooks DuBois

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a gir… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Brooks DuBois's Ode to a Nobody book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"It's eighth grade - laugh or be laughed at."

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"I'm afraid to want it, but I want to be a writer"

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"Maybe tomorrow, I'll try to turn this into a poem."

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

"(Maybe if more homes were concrete they wouldn't be damaged so easily.)"

-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody

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11. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • middle grade
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12. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

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13. 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 Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. Wave: A Novel in Verse

By: Diana Farid

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who … read more

Similar categories in Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • sports
  • illness
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15. 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 Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports
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16. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports
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17. What About Will

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkin's comes a new heartbreakingly tender middle … read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's What About Will book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
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18. The Name She Gave Me

By: Betty Culley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's The Name She Gave Me book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"

-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me

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19. The Partition Project

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's The Partition Project book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • historical fiction
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20. Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more

Similar categories in Torrey Maldonado's Hands book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
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21. Half Moon Summer

By: Elaine Vickers

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. Yo… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Vickers's Half Moon Summer book and Diana Farid's Wave: A Novel in Verse

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports

19 Best fiction books like Wave: A Novel in Verse by Diana Farid

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Everywhere Blue

Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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Everywhere Blue

Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

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Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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