25 must-read fiction books like Trace by Pat Cummings

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Trace

By: Pat Cummings

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In a debut novel that's perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Erin Entrada Kelly, award-winning  a…

If you liked the fiction plot in Trace by Pat Cummings , here is a list of 25 books like this:

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1. Zora and Me

By: Victoria Bond , T.R. Simon

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2011 John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award! Racial duplicity threatens an idyllic Af… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
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2. Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

By: Ben Guterson

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut―the first book in a trilogy―set in a magical hotel f… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"Christmas Eve is a magical time," he said. "It is one of the few nights of the year-perhaps the only night of the year-when the spirit of love and peace seems to settle on everyone, regardless of who…"

-Ben Guterson, Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

3. The Excellent Lombards

By: Jane Hamilton

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, a heartfelt… read more

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4. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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5. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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7. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel

By: Priya Huq

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Priya Huq’s middle-grade graphic novel Piece by Piece , Nisrin will have to rely on faith, frien… read more

Similar categories in Priya Huq's Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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9. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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10. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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11. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

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13. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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14. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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16. 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

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
"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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17. What Lives in the Woods

By: Lindsay Currie

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's What Lives in the Woods book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
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18. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. It Watches in the Dark (Eek!)

By: Jeff Strand

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"She glanced over her shoulder. Had the scarecrow moved? It stood there, smile stitched on its face… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • supernatural
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20. 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

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) by Wendy  Day

21. Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1)

By: Wendy Day

3.86

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Girls meets Thelma and Louise After her grumpy husband dies, Sally throws out his thread-… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Day's Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • mystery
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22. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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23. The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer

By: Liza Rodman

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, whil… read more

Similar categories in Liza Rodman's The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • mystery
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24. Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves

By: L.M. Elliott

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. home front during World War II, weaving a portrait o… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Elliott's Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. My Jasper June

By: Laurel Snyder

4.20

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the … read more

Similar categories in Laurel Snyder's My Jasper June book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Honestly, I don’t understand how someone so great came out of something so terrible. It’s like she hasn’t had any chance to be happy, but somehow she knows how to do it anyway. It’s like she’s so ful…"

-Laurel Snyder, My Jasper June

Cover of Trace by Pat Cummings

26. Trace

By: Pat Cummings

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In a debut novel that's perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Erin Entrada Kelly, award-winning  a… read more

Similar categories in Pat Cummings's Trace book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
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27. Journey of the Pale Bear

By: Susan Fletcher

4.19

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

The polar bear is a royal bear, a gift from the King of Norway to the King of England. The first ti… read more

Similar categories in Susan Fletcher's Journey of the Pale Bear book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

28. A Place to Belong

By: Cynthia Kadohata

4.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, give… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Kadohata's A Place to Belong book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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29. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

30. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Pat Cummings's Trace

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes

31. Sweeping Up the Heart

By: Kevin Henkes

3.82

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times–bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

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3.94

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4.20

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