25 Best fiction books like That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar

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That Thing about Bollywood

By: Supriya Kelkar

3.67

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Bollywood takes over in this contemporary, magical middle grade novel about an Indian American girl…

If you liked the fiction plot in That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar , here is a list of 25 books like this:

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1. The Whole Story of Half a Girl

By: Veera Hiranandani

3.85

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

What greater praise than to be compared to Judy Blume!--"Each [Blume and Hiranandani] excels in cha… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's The Whole Story of Half a Girl book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Leap Day

By: Wendy Mass

3.82

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

This fascinating, surprising new novel is full of everyday imaginations and truths in the life and … read more

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3. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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4. Summer at Squee

By: Andrea Wang

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Summer at Squee book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Best Wishes (Best Wishes #1)

By: Sarah Mlynowski

4.23

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Because you’re blue This bracelet is now for you. Speak one wish to make it true. . . So begin… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mlynowski's Best Wishes (Best Wishes #1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • magical realism
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Click (Click #1) by Kayla Miller

9. Click (Click #1)

By: Kayla Miller

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Click (Click #1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Yummy: A History of Desserts

By: Victoria Grace Elliott

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Cake is delicious and comics are awesome: this exciting non-fiction graphic novel for kids combines… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Grace Elliott's Yummy: A History of Desserts book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
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11. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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12. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

Cover of The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) by Jeremy Whitley

13. The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1)

By: Jeremy Whitley

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Kn… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Whitley's The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Minerva Keen's Detective Club (MK's Detective Club, 1) by James  Patterson

14. Minerva Keen's Detective Club (MK's Detective Club, 1)

By: James Patterson

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Patterson has just created the most spine-tingling, creepy-crawling, giggle-producing kid’s d… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Minerva Keen's Detective Club (MK's Detective Club, 1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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16. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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17. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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18. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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20. Ghost Squad

By: Claribel A. Ortega

3.81

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy.F… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Ghost Squad book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

21. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

22. The Science of Breakable Things

By: Tae Keller

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifti… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You can’t always protect breakable things. Hearts and eggs will break but you keep going anyway, because science is asking questions and living is not being afraid of the answer."

-Tae Keller, The Science of Breakable Things

Cover of Gabby Gets It Together (PAWS #1) by Nathan Fairbairn

23. Gabby Gets It Together (PAWS #1)

By: Nathan Fairbairn

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then don't miss PAWS, a new graphic novel series… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Fairbairn's Gabby Gets It Together (PAWS #1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat

24. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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25. That Thing about Bollywood

By: Supriya Kelkar

3.67

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Bollywood takes over in this contemporary, magical middle grade novel about an Indian American girl… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • magical realism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Shakti by S.J. Sindu

26. Shakti

By: S.J. Sindu

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, feminist, and fun middle grade fantasy graphic novel about a twelve-year-old Indian Ameri… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Sindu's Shakti book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
Cover of Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

27. Fast Pitch

By: Nic Stone

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Fast Pitch book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

28. The Noh Family

By: Grace K. Shim

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibl… read more

Similar categories in Grace K. Shim's The Noh Family book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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29. A Comb of Wishes

By: Lisa Stringfellow

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Sure enough, the sea woman will come for what’s hers. Ever since her mother’s death, Kela feels … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Stringfellow's A Comb of Wishes book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy (Best Babysitters Ever, #2) by Caroline Cala

30. The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy (Best Babysitters Ever, #2)

By: Caroline Cala

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Being a boss isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in the second book of the Best Babysitters Ever series… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Cala's The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy (Best Babysitters Ever, #2) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
Cover of Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch #1) by Marti Dumas

31. Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch #1)

By: Marti Dumas

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hasani’s post-seventh-grade summer to-do list is pretty simple: get a bigger following for her make… read more

Similar categories in Marti Dumas's Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch #1) book and Supriya Kelkar's That Thing about Bollywood

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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