6 best-selling coming of age books like The Silver Chain by Jion Sheibani

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The Silver Chain

By: Jion Sheibani

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Uplifting and unputdownable, a coming-of-age verse novel about family, mental health and the healin…

If you liked the coming of age plot in The Silver Chain by Jion Sheibani , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Crossing the Line

By: Tia Fisher

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more

Similar categories in Tia Fisher's Crossing the Line book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • contemporary
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
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2. Steady For This

By: Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more

Similar categories in Nathanael Lessore's Steady For This book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
  • mental health
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3. The Boy Lost in the Maze

By: Joseph Coelho

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In … read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's The Boy Lost in the Maze book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • coming of age
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
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5. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. You Think You Know Me

By: Ayaan Mohamud

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate… read more

Similar categories in Ayaan Mohamud's You Think You Know Me book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
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9. Different for Boys

By: Patrick Ness

3.82

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's Different for Boys book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
  • contemporary
"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"You know, the way teenage guys talk about sex, you'd think all of us were having it all the time, nonstop."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Although doesn't really matter how many time you do it: you think it's going to make your life less lonely, but it never does."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

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10. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
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11. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • coming of age
  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

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12. Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more

Similar categories in Patrice Lawrence's Needle book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Where the Light Goes

By: Sara Barnard

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A heart-wrenching exploration of grief, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that … read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's Where the Light Goes book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • contemporary
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
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14. Where the Heart Should Be

By: Sarah Crossan

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crossan's Where the Heart Should Be book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • poetry
  • young adult
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15. The Silver Chain

By: Jion Sheibani

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Uplifting and unputdownable, a coming-of-age verse novel about family, mental health and the healin… read more

Similar categories in Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • poetry
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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16. Gloves Off

By: Louisa Reid

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullie… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Reid's Gloves Off book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Wild Song

By: Candy Gourlay

4.25

Format: None pages, ebook

The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growi… read more

Similar categories in Candy Gourlay's Wild Song book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

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18. Ellie Pillai Is Brown

By: Christine Pillainayagam

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA vo… read more

Similar categories in Christine Pillainayagam's Ellie Pillai Is Brown book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Only on the Weekends

By: Dean Atta

3.52

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel … read more

Similar categories in Dean Atta's Only on the Weekends book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • coming of age
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"He kisses me two times On the top of my head. One for me, I think, And another for Mum."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

"I’m the artist And the canvas. I’m the only Audience I need. I don’t want to Put on a show. I just want to Shimmer and glow."

-Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends

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20. Wrath

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.75

Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition

From the multi-award-winning author of Midwinterblood and The Ghosts of Heaven comes a suspenseful,… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Sedgwick's Wrath book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. The Haunting of Tyrese Walker

By: J.P. Rose

3.90

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he’s taken to visit family in Jamaica. … read more

Similar categories in J.P. Rose's The Haunting of Tyrese Walker book and Jion Sheibani's The Silver Chain

  • young adult

14 best-selling contemporary books like The Silver Chain by Jion Sheibani

Transform Your Habits

Crossing the Line

Tia Fisher

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Boy Lost in the Maze

Joseph Coelho

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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You Think You Know Me

Ayaan Mohamud

4.27

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16 Top fiction books like Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Steady For This

Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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