22 Best family books like Huda and Me by H. Hayek

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Huda and Me

By: H. Hayek

4.03

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda's sitting in the airport lounge, fiddling with our tickets. I can tell she's excited because s…

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1. How to Bee

By: Bren MacDibble

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

For 8-12 year olds - and all those who love middle grade fiction. Peony lives with her sister and g… read more

Similar categories in Bren MacDibble's How to Bee book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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2. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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3. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • contemporary
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4. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
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5. As Happy as Here

By: Jane Godwin

3.91

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

A beautiful coming-of-age story about three teenage girls from very different backgrounds who find … read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's As Happy as Here book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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6. Sick Bay

By: Nova Weetman

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Meg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Sick Bay book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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7. Ready When You Are

By: Gary Lonesborough

4.20

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys -- one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, … read more

Similar categories in Gary Lonesborough's Ready When You Are book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • contemporary
"Go to your elders. You should ask them about your country and your totem. Because that is your identity. A blackfella with no identity is a lost blackfella. He don't know where he belongs."

-Gary Lonesborough, Ready When You Are

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8. We Are Wolves

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's We Are Wolves book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"Books are treasure."

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

"How do you thank someone for saving your sister?"

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

"I don't want to stop because when the songs and rhymes and stories and all the German words are gone, I will be gone. Liesl Anna Wolf will be no more."

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

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9. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • adventure
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10. Tiger Daughter

By: Rebecca Lim

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."

-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter

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11. Are You There, Buddha?

By: Pip Harry

4.27

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A fresh, funny and very contemporary take on puberty, first periods and relationships from the CBCA… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's Are You There, Buddha? book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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12. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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13. The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from … read more

Similar categories in Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • family
  • contemporary
"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouch…"

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

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14. Exit Through the Gift Shop

By: Maryam Master

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's Exit Through the Gift Shop book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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15. A Glasshouse of Stars

By: Shirley Marr

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncl… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Marr's A Glasshouse of Stars book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"It is then you understand that Kevin isn't angry at the world; he's angry at himself."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"The promise touches your face softly and wraps itself gently around you, planting a seed of hope in your heart."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"Are you scared of the darkness?" Kevin asks you. "No," you say. With your answer, the black sky is at once filled with a million galaxies. It is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. "No," you…"

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

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16. Waiting for the Storks

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Waiting for the Storks book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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17. No Words

By: Maryam Master

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's No Words book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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18. Huda and Me

By: H. Hayek

4.03

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda's sitting in the airport lounge, fiddling with our tickets. I can tell she's excited because s… read more

Similar categories in H. Hayek's Huda and Me book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
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19. Aster's Good, Right Things (Aster, #1)

By: Kate Gordon

4.28

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"I can’t let go of them – the good, right things—because if I do I’ll turn into a cloud and I’ll fl… read more

Similar categories in Kate Gordon's Aster's Good, Right Things (Aster, #1) book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
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20. Dragon Skin

By: Karen Foxlee

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissor… read more

Similar categories in Karen Foxlee's Dragon Skin book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
"He was dangerous. Dangerous like water. He could seem calm and glassy on top but underneath he was all dark silt and weed."

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"[Pip] was wondering if the dragon was still alive in the little hoodie nest. It had been after the world’s fastest shower. She’d peeked into the wardrobe and seen its little belly rising and falling,…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"Mika belIeved in Magic. One hundred per cent without a doubt. She learned that fast when he arrived. He knew the Dewey decimal 130s like the back of his hand and they went to the town library often t…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

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21. The Little Wave

By: Pip Harry

4.44

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the city for a beach visit, three very dif… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's The Little Wave book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
  • contemporary
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22. August and Jones

By: Pip Harry

4.33

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Jones Kirby has just moved to Sydney from her farm in country New South Wales. She'… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's August and Jones book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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23. The Way of Dog

By: Zana Fraillon

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Way of Dog book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "

-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog

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24. The Raven's Song

By: Zana Fraillon

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Raven's Song book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale

25. The Goodbye Year

By: Emily Gale

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's The Goodbye Year book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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26. The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel

By: Nicki Greenberg

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For as long as she can remember, Pepper Stark has wanted one thing: to join her father, the Captain… read more

Similar categories in Nicki Greenberg's The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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27. Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By: Dianne Wolfer

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have fin… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Wolfer's Scout and the Rescue Dogs book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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28. Evie and Rhino

By: Neridah McMullin

4.35

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When Evie finds a fully-grown rhinoceros washed up on a beach, she feels an immediate connection an… read more

Similar categories in Neridah McMullin's Evie and Rhino book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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29. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lloyd's Being Jimmy Baxter book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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30. Gus and the Starlight

By: Victoria Carless

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A spine-tingling and heart-warming story about friendship and finding your special place in the wor… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Carless's Gus and the Starlight book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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31. Tweet

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The people of the world are puzzled. Birds everywhere are sitting on highways, on buildings, on BBQ… read more

Similar categories in Morris Gleitzman's Tweet book and H. Hayek's Huda and Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens

19 Best contemporary books like Huda and Me by H. Hayek

Transform Your Habits

Runt

Craig Silvey

4.46

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Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

Amy Doak

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Scar Town

Tristan Bancks

4.04

Transform Your Habits

As Happy as Here

Jane Godwin

3.91

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24 Best middle grade books like The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale

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Sister Heart

Sally Morgan

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Secrets We Keep (The Secrets We Keep #1)

Nova Weetman

4.22

Transform Your Habits

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Craig Silvey

4.46

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Tristan Bancks

4.04

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