13 best-selling audiobook books like Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt

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Redwood and Ponytail

By: K.A. Holt

4.18

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Told in verse in two voices, with a chorus of fellow students, this is a story of two girls, opposi…

If you liked the audiobook plot in Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Jumanji

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.05

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home... But they wer… read more

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  • fiction
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2. How It Went Down

By: Kekla Magoon

4.36

Format: 352 pages, ebook

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an u… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's How It Went Down book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

3. The Widow's Broom

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.89

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover

A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the wid… read more

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4. The Stranger

By: Chris Van Allsburg

3.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to rec… read more

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5. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

By: Chris Van Allsburg

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, the imaginative Van Allsburg tale of a boy, a dog, a duck, and a nasty … read more

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6. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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7. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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8. Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Unsettled book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Henna Wars

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls … read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Henna Wars book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars

"Nishat can be anything she wants to be, exept herself."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars

"It’s not something that happens, Ammu. It’s something I am."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars

"She’s inching forward. Is there a heterosexual explanation for why she’s inching forward?"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars

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11. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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12. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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13. Buzzing

By: Samuel Sattin

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Sattin's Buzzing book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1) by Chad Lucas

15. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • 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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16. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • 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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17. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • 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

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18. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • 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

Cover of Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt

19. Redwood and Ponytail

By: K.A. Holt

4.18

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Told in verse in two voices, with a chorus of fellow students, this is a story of two girls, opposi… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail book and K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • poetry
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us by Katherine  Locke

20. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Spin with Me by Ami Polonsky

21. 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 K.A. Holt's Redwood and Ponytail

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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Charles Waters

4.02

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