21 best-selling middle grade books like Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

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Not Your All-American Girl

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.Lauren and …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The First Rule of Punk

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From debut author and longtime zine-maker Celia C. Perez, The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heart… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's The First Rule of Punk book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I like to think of us as more like patchwork quilts... Some pieces are prettier than others. Some pieces match and some don't. But if you remove a square, you're just left with an incomplete quilt, a…"

-Celia C. Pérez, The First Rule of Punk

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2. This Is Just a Test

By: Madelyn Rosenberg , Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.23

Format: 192 pages,

David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enoug… read more

Similar categories in Madelyn Rosenberg's This Is Just a Test book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • jewish
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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3. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's New from Here book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."

-Kelly Yang, New from Here

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5. The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with."

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

"The thing about making butter is that it feels like it'll never be done, almost right up to the moment when it is done. If what you want is butter, you have to keep going, even if you only half belie…"

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

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6. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Key Player (Front Desk, #4) book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

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11. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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12. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"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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13. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • jewish
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16. Just Roll with It

By: Lee Durfey-Lavoie

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Starting middle school is hard enough when you don't know anyone; it's even harder when you're shy.… read more

Similar categories in Lee Durfey-Lavoie's Just Roll with It book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. 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 Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

19. Not Your All-American Girl

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.Lauren and … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit

By: Justin A. Reynolds

3.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores... es… read more

Similar categories in Justin A. Reynolds's It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Dude, I haven't even picked the sleep outta my eyeball crevices yet. Like this can't be life."

-Justin A. Reynolds, It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit

"Mom made me watch this boring documentary where this kid my age - twelve, if it matters to you - is hand-scrubbing clothes against a block of wood for hours, which, ugh, brutal. And you wanna know ho…"

-Justin A. Reynolds, It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit

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21. Pippa Park Raises Her Game (1)

By: Erin Yun

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

“Pippa is a magnetic heroine, funny and good-hearted.”—Booklist Readers will cheer on Pippa Park i… read more

Similar categories in Erin Yun's Pippa Park Raises Her Game (1) book and Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary

18 must-read fiction books like Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Transform Your Habits

The First Rule of Punk

Celia C. Pérez

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

Kelly Yang

4.41

Transform Your Habits

New from Here

Kelly Yang

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead

4.22

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19 Best fiction books like Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Olivetti

Allie Millington

4.10

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