10 Top juvenile books like Home is in Between by Mitali Perkins

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Home is in Between

By: Mitali Perkins

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her…

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Cover of And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

1. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

2. Maddi's Fridge

By: Vin Vogel , None

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Winner of: 2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People 2014 ILA Primary Fiction Award 2015 MLA M… read more

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3. The Invisible Boy

By: Patrice Barton , Trudy Ludwig

3.88

Format: 588 pages, Hardcover

Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their gro… read more

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4. The Most Magnificent Thing

By: Ashley Spires

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unn… read more

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5. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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6. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • asian literature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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11. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

By: Traci Sorell

4.34

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation The word otsal… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

12. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Friends Are Friends, Forever

By: Dane Liu

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and … read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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14. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold

4.48

Format: 44 pages, Library Binding

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters by Suzanne Slade

16. Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

By: Suzanne Slade

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Slade's Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

17. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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18. Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

By: Meg Medina

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each o… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

19. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."

-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

Cover of We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2) by Ryan T.  Higgins

20. We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Readers will twist and shout for this headbanging companion to the #1 New York Times best-selling W… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2) book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes

21. I Am Every Good Thing

By: Derrick Barnes

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of What Happened to You? by James Catchpole

22. 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

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of My First Day by Phùng Nguyên Quang

23. My First Day

By: Phùng Nguyên Quang

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A visually stunning story of resilience and determination by an award-winning new author-illustrato… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature
Cover of Home is in Between by Mitali Perkins

24. Home is in Between

By: Mitali Perkins

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her… read more

Similar categories in Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • india
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • juvenile
Cover of The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1) by Britney Winn Lee

25. The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1)

By: Britney Winn Lee

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet a boy with a heart so big, his feelings glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump … read more

Similar categories in Britney Winn Lee's The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1) book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Talk by Alicia D. Williams

26. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

27. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How to Eat a Book by Mrs. MacLeod

28. How to Eat a Book

By: Mrs. MacLeod

3.49

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

“Sheila sat down to eat her first book and the strangest thing happened…The book ate HER.”   One by… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Strange it is, Strange but true, the way to eat a book is to let the book eat you!"

-Mrs. MacLeod, How to Eat a Book

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29. Fish and Wave

By: Sergio Ruzzier

3.72

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny wave grows bigger and bigger, what's a fish to do? Fish and Wave by Sergio Ruzzier is a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Bros by Carole Boston Weatherford

30. Bros

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of childhood from an award-winning author, this upbeat day-in-the-life of a bunch of … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Bros book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I'm Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons

31. I'm Not a Girl

By: Maddox Lyons

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Based on a true transgender identity journey, the picture book I'm Not a Girl is an empowering stor… read more

Similar categories in Maddox Lyons's I'm Not a Girl book and Mitali Perkins's Home is in Between

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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