11 Top juvenile books like Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong

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Fake Chinese Sounds

By: Jing Jing Tsong

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade graphic novel about a Taiwanese American girl navigating identity, bullying, and the…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. 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 Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Todd's Timid book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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3. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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4. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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6. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
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7. 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 Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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8. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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9. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

By: Chanel Miller

4.48

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story o… read more

Similar categories in Chanel Miller's Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Wires Crossed

By: Beth Fantaskey

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about n… read more

Similar categories in Beth Fantaskey's Wires Crossed book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • fiction
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12. Alterations

By: Ray Xu

3.82

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Gene Luen Yang’s  American Born Chinese  and Svetlana Chmakova’s   Awkward , this funny… read more

Similar categories in Ray Xu's Alterations book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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13. Upstaged: A Graphic Novel

By: Robin Easter

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In a summer of goodbyes and new beginnings, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess to their theater camp… read more

Similar categories in Robin Easter's Upstaged: A Graphic Novel book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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14. Fake Chinese Sounds

By: Jing Jing Tsong

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade graphic novel about a Taiwanese American girl navigating identity, bullying, and the… read more

Similar categories in Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • soccer
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

15. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon

16. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem

By: Kekla Magoon

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Two everyday superheroes set out to save the world—starting with their school—in an exciting new mi… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) by Sarah Sax

17. Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2)

By: Sarah Sax

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

Similar categories in Kathy MacLeod's Continental Drifter book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • family
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19. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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21. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

22. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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23. Unhappy Camper

By: Lily LaMotte

3.90

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up, author Lily LaMotte and illustrators Ann Xu and Sunmi,… read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Unhappy Camper book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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24. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) by Veronica Agarwal

25. Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2)

By: Veronica Agarwal

3.71

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what hap… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Agarwal's Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. Curveball

By: Pablo Cartaya

3.81

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Roller Girl meets Cardboard Kingdom in this original, contemporary graphic novel from award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Cartaya's Curveball book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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27. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
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28. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's We Are Big Time book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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29. Gamerville

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, wher… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Gamerville book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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30. Pearl

By: Sherri L. Smith

3.94

Format: None pages, None

In a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith an… read more

Similar categories in Sherri L. Smith's Pearl book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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31. How It All Ends

By: Emma Hunsinger

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more

Similar categories in Emma Hunsinger's How It All Ends book and Jing Jing Tsong's Fake Chinese Sounds

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction

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