11 Best audiobook books like The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

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The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki…

"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are safe."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are safe."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

If you liked the audiobook plot in The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Star-Crossed

By: Barbara Dee

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare's m… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Star-Crossed book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

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2. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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3. The Science of Being Angry

By: Nicole Melleby

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two loving mom… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's The Science of Being Angry book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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4. How to Become a Planet

By: Nicole Melleby

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's How to Become a Planet book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Speak Up!

By: Rebecca Burgess

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Burgess's Speak Up! book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Hurricane Season

By: Nicole Melleby

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel—about taking risks and facing danger, about love and art, and about growing up and… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Hurricane Season book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. In the Role of Brie Hutchens...

By: Nicole Melleby

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's In the Role of Brie Hutchens... book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Different Kinds of Fruit

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.08

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's Different Kinds of Fruit book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

By: Chad Lucas

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A moving middle-grade debut for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. Brian has always … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1) book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

"What? Oh.’ My cheeks went warm. ‘I did it without thinking..’ Mom smiled. ‘I know. You do that sometimes, until you get self-conscious and stop. But you don’t need to hide the things that make you ha…"

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

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10. Hazel's Theory of Evolution

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jenn Bigelow's Hazel's Theory of Evolution book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution

"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution

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11. Unstuck

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Unstuck book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

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12. The Key to You and Me

By: Jaye Robin Brown

3.37

Format: 368 pages, ebook

KEY TO YOU AND ME, THE read more

Similar categories in Jaye Robin Brown's The Key to You and Me book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

13. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

Cover of Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

14. Drum Roll, Please

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow

4.23

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jenn Bigelow's Drum Roll, Please book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please

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15. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Five Things About Ava Andrews

By: Margaret Dilloway

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A story about a shy eleven-year-old who learns to manage her anxiety through improv classes—and dis… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us

By: Katherine Locke

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Locke's This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. Almost Flying

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's Almost Flying book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington

19. In the Key of Us

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, c… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's In the Key of Us book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"When people tell you who they are, believe them, listen, and love them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"

-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us

"You don't know everything about me'.... 'I guess you're right, but I don't know everything about me either. That's the whole point."

-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us

"Some people in this world don't know how to love themselves, let alone people who are different than them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"

-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us

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20. Spin with Me

By: Ami Polonsky

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive mid… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's Spin with Me book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Candidly Cline book and Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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