21 Top fiction books like Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

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Singing with Elephants

By: Margarita Engle

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads…

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Cover of Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

1. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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3. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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7. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in atti… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1) book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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9. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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11. In the Beautiful Country

By: Jane Kuo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more

Similar categories in Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. 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 Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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13. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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15. 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 Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

17. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

18. Singing with Elephants

By: Margarita Engle

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Home Away From Home by Cynthia Lord

19. 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 Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Playing Through the Turnaround by Mylisa Larsen

20. Playing Through the Turnaround

By: Mylisa Larsen

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f… read more

Similar categories in Mylisa Larsen's Playing Through the Turnaround book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Hurricanes of Weakerville by Chris Rylander

21. The Hurricanes of Weakerville

By: Chris Rylander

4.15

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Middle grade star author Chris Rylander brings his signature sense of humor, a compelling and origi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Rylander's The Hurricanes of Weakerville book and Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Wildoak

C.C. Harrington

4.34

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Lasagna Means I Love You

Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Gordon Korman

4.25

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