8 Top family books like If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2) by Jasmin Kaur

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If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

By: Jasmin Kaur

4.31

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Told in prose, poetry, and illustration, this heartrending story weaves Kiran’s and Sahaara’s timel…

If you liked the family plot in If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2) by Jasmin Kaur , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Tease

By: Amanda Maciel

3.69

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

If you gulped through reading or streaming 13 Reasons Why, Tease is the book for you. Provocativ… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Maciel's Tease book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Don't add silence to your list of regrets."

-Amanda Maciel, Tease

"And I make them go into the restaurant, so there’s some exercise involved too. If walking across a parking lot counts."

-Amanda Maciel, Tease

"You're weird,' he says. Despite everythin, I smile. 'You're always saying that, but in fact, you're weird,' I say. 'Yeah, I know. Remember? That's how I can tell you're weird, too."

-Amanda Maciel, Tease

"I look down and see my hands uncapping the pen, turning the notepad right-side up on my knees. My mouth is dry, my stomach is in knots, my life is over, my heart is broken. I start to write."

-Amanda Maciel, Tease

2. After The Shot Drops

By: Randy Ribay

4.36

Format: 94 pages, ebook

A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for h… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's After The Shot Drops book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

3. From Notting Hill with Love... Actually (Actually #1)

By: Ali McNamara

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

She was just a girl, standing in front of a boy . . . wishing he looked more like Hugh Grant. Scarl… read more

Similar categories in Ali McNamara's From Notting Hill with Love... Actually (Actually #1) book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

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4. Girl on the Line

By: Faith Gardner

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Life’s tough when you didn’t expect to be living it. But now that Journey has a future, she appa… read more

Similar categories in Faith Gardner's Girl on the Line book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. The How and the Why

By: Cynthia Hand

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, fro… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Hand's The How and the Why book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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6. Any Sign of Life

By: Rae Carson

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When a teenage girl thinks she may be the only person left alive in her town—maybe in the whole wor… read more

Similar categories in Rae Carson's Any Sign of Life book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"I wanted to do something important like that. Something that would change the world for everyone who came after me."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

"My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

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7. The Silent Unseen

By: Amanda McCrina

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing historical novel of suspense and intrigue about a teenage girl who risks everything t… read more

Similar categories in Amanda McCrina's The Silent Unseen book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Silence that Binds Us

By: Joanna Ho

4.33

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Maybelline Chen isn't the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May pre… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's The Silence that Binds Us book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. Ever Since

By: Alena Bruzas

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An intense, beautiful debut about the power of finding your voice and sharing your story after trau… read more

Similar categories in Alena Bruzas's Ever Since book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. We Can Be Heroes

By: Kyrie McCauley

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Kyrie McCauley, author of If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about… read more

Similar categories in Kyrie McCauley's We Can Be Heroes book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"In a world that tells girls we shouldn't be angry, even as our lives are ripped from our grasps. When I throw the brick, I picture myself as a small child throwing pennies in a pond making wishes. So…"

-Kyrie McCauley, We Can Be Heroes

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11. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

By: Amanda Jones

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jones's That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • audiobook
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12. A Drop of Venom

By: Sajni Patel

4.06

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian myth… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's A Drop of Venom book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Knockout

By: Sajni Patel

3.95

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA d… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's The Knockout book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromf… read more

Similar categories in Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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15. Junk Boy

By: Tony Abbott

3.46

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Junk. That’s what the kids at school call Bobby Lang, mostly because his rundown house looks like a… read more

Similar categories in Tony Abbott's Junk Boy book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. Remarkables

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the master of cliffhangers, delivers a … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's Remarkables book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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17. Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse

By: Alora Young

4.37

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An "extraordinary" (Laurie Halse Anderson) young poet traces the lives of her foremothers in West T… read more

Similar categories in Alora Young's Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • family
  • audiobook
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18. We Weren't Looking to Be Found

By: Stephanie Kuehn

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two young girls. Two disparate stories. One unlikely friendship.... Dani comes from the richest,… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Kuehn's We Weren't Looking to Be Found book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience

By: Patrice Vecchione

4.24

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A poetry collection for young adults brings together some of the most compelling and vibrant voices… read more

Similar categories in Patrice Vecchione's Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • poetry
  • family
  • contemporary
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20. Out of Character

By: Jenna Miller

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, she’d happily tell you she’s fat… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's Out of Character book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

By: Eddie Ahn

3.74

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving … read more

Similar categories in Eddie Ahn's Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

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22. If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

By: Jasmin Kaur

4.31

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Told in prose, poetry, and illustration, this heartrending story weaves Kiran’s and Sahaara’s timel… read more

Similar categories in Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2) book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • poetry
  • young adult contemporary
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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23. The Candle and the Flame

By: Nafiza Azad

3.75

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad la… read more

Similar categories in Nafiza Azad's The Candle and the Flame book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"The desert sings of loss, always loss, and if you stand quiet with your eyes closed, it will grieve you too."

-Nafiza Azad, The Candle and the Flame

"The desert has been a balm to all her hurts. This place with its emptiness and the promise of heat glimmering underneath the sand."

-Nafiza Azad, The Candle and the Flame

"I wonder what you see in him," Fatima muses. "Apart from his excellent muezzin abilities, you mean?" Adila says. "The symmetry of his face moves me." Azizah sniffs."

-Nafiza Azad, The Candle and the Flame

"Aren't you cold" Zulfikar shrugs off the plain black shawl he had around his shoulders and wraps it around Fatima Ghazala. "It smells like you," she says, drawing it close around her. "I didn't need …"

-Nafiza Azad, The Candle and the Flame

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24. Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice

By: Nikki Grimes

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • feminism
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25. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
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26. A Room Away From the Wolves

By: Nova Ren Suma

3.25

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they w… read more

Similar categories in Nova Ren Suma's A Room Away From the Wolves book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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27. Age 16

By: Rosena Fung

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing dow… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Age 16 book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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28. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
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29. The Glass Girl

By: Kathleen Glasgow

4.39

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Glasgow's The Glass Girl book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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31. Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

By: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

3.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gilmore Girls fans! Pour yourselves a hot cup of tea and get ready to fall in love with this cozy Y… read more

Similar categories in Katie Cicatelli-Kuc's Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice book and Jasmin Kaur's If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

24 best-selling fiction books like If I Tell You the Truth (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 2) by Jasmin Kaur

Transform Your Habits

Tease

Amanda Maciel

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Girl on the Line

Faith Gardner

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The How and the Why

Cynthia Hand

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Any Sign of Life

Rae Carson

3.74

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16 best-selling fiction books like Age 16 by Rosena Fung

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Freshman Year

Sarah Mai

3.76

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The Deep Dark

Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

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