9 Top fantasy books like Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea

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Lei and the Fire Goddess

By: Malia Maunakea

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

12-year-old Lei is forced to spend summers in Hawaiʻi with her grandma who is determined to make su…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

By: G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more

Similar categories in G.Z. Schmidt's The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."

-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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2. 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 Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. No Matter the Distance

By: Cindy Baldwin

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in th… read more

Similar categories in Cindy Baldwin's No Matter the Distance book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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7. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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8. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
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10. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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11. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Lei and the Fire Goddess

By: Malia Maunakea

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

12-year-old Lei is forced to spend summers in Hawaiʻi with her grandma who is determined to make su… read more

Similar categories in Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • action
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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15. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. Treasure Island: Runaway Gold

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Isl… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Treasure Island: Runaway Gold book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders

17. The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle

By: Taryn Souders

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Grady and his dad learn that the town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch left something for them i… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. I Am Kavi

By: Thushanthi Ponweera

4.27

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

Caught between two worlds—a poverty-stricken village and a fancy big-city school—a young Sri Lankan… read more

Similar categories in Thushanthi Ponweera's I Am Kavi book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Jawbreaker

By: Christina Wyman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more

Similar categories in Christina Wyman's Jawbreaker book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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20. Home Away From Home

By: Cynthia Lord

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Home Away From Home book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Spirit Glass

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Corazon yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under h… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's The Spirit Glass book and Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook

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The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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