20 must-read fiction books like Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle

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Wild Dreamers

By: Margarita Engle

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this stirring young adult romance from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservati…

"As if moonlight has been transformed into music"

-Margarita Engle, Wild Dreamers

"Always say unhoused instead of homeless so i'll know that its temporary and not an intrinsic aspect of my character, but i'm pretty sure that when she drives home at the end of each day she returns to a place that makes her feel homefull not just housed."

-Margarita Engle, Wild Dreamers

If you liked the fiction plot in Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

1. The Worst Ronin

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for … read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's The Worst Ronin book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • young adult
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2. 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 Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • young adult
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3. Kindling

By: Traci Chee

3.76

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-r… read more

Similar categories in Traci Chee's Kindling book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • young adult
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4. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
Cover of And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

6. 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 Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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7. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
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8. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • poetry
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

Cover of Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear by Robin Wasley

11. Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear

By: Robin Wasley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse. High school is hard enough t… read more

Similar categories in Robin Wasley's Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. 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 Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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13. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Wild Dreamers

By: Margarita Engle

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this stirring young adult romance from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservati… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • romance
  • poetry
  • cultural
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"As if moonlight has been transformed into music"

-Margarita Engle, Wild Dreamers

"Always say unhoused instead of homeless so i'll know that its temporary and not an intrinsic aspect of my character, but i'm pretty sure that when she drives home at the end of each day she returns t…"

-Margarita Engle, Wild Dreamers

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15. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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17. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Where Wolves Don't Die

By: Anton Treuer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more

Similar categories in Anton Treuer's Where Wolves Don't Die book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. 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 Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Ultraviolet book and Margarita Engle's Wild Dreamers

  • romance
  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

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The Secret Language of Birds

Lynne Kelly

4.22

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And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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Bright Red Fruit

Safia Elhillo

4.49

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Not Quite a Ghost

Anne Ursu

4.08

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Fern Haught

3.62

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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Vera Brosgol

4.38

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Stephanie Cooke

3.85

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