5 Top coming of age books like Malas by Marcela Fuentes

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Malas

By: Marcela Fuentes

3.96

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c…

If you liked the coming of age plot in Malas by Marcela Fuentes , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Real Americans

By: Rachel Khong

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny?… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Khong's Real Americans book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She wasn't normal and so I wasn't either. I resented that part the most."

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"It was a habit, with my parents: omitting information, not wanting to worry them unnecessarily. Though they’d raised me so American, I could never manage the sorts of American relationships my friend…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"With each other they spoke loudly: Their voices periodically rose to excited shouts, and they laughed raucously. In English they were milder mannered, polite. My mother had always spoken English to m…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

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2. The Great Divide

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Henríquez's The Great Divide book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"

-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

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3. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

Similar categories in Julia Alvarez's The Cemetery of Untold Stories book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Swift River

By: Essie J. Chambers

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 30 minutes A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A Most Anticipated Book from… read more

Similar categories in Essie J. Chambers's Swift River book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Your hometown makes you and breaks you and makes you again."

-Essie J. Chambers, Swift River

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5. Anita de Monte Laughs Last

By: Xóchitl González

3.82

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more

Similar categories in Xóchitl González's Anita de Monte Laughs Last book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

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6. The Unwedding

By: Ally Condie

3.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Ally Condie's The Unwedding book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Interesting, her mind noted, that she would accept an increase in the risk of death over looking rude."

-Ally Condie, The Unwedding

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7. Oye

By: Melissa Mogollon

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you wo… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Mogollon's Oye book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Cliffs

By: J. Courtney Sullivan

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel of family, secrets, ghosts, and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine, by the New Y… read more

Similar categories in J. Courtney Sullivan's The Cliffs book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker

4.44

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an e… read more

Similar categories in Chris Whitaker's All the Colors of the Dark book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali

4.50

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more

Similar categories in Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

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11. The God of the Woods

By: Liz Moore

4.27

Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, Augu… read more

Similar categories in Liz Moore's The God of the Woods book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Volcano Daughters

By: Gina María Balibrera

3.66

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A saucy, searingly original debut about two sisters raised in the shadow of El Salvador’s brutal di… read more

Similar categories in Gina María Balibrera's The Volcano Daughters book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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13. House of Bone and Rain

By: Gabino Iglesias

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the latest from Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME… read more

Similar categories in Gabino Iglesias's House of Bone and Rain book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Sons of El Rey

By: Alex Espinoza

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the American Book Award­–winning author comes a multi-generational epic spanning 1960s Mexico … read more

Similar categories in Alex Espinoza's The Sons of El Rey book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Malas by Marcela  Fuentes

15. Malas

By: Marcela Fuentes

3.96

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more

Similar categories in Marcela Fuentes's Malas book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • cultural
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

16. Catalina

By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

3.65

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more

Similar categories in Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's Catalina book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Colored Television by Danzy Senna

17. Colored Television

By: Danzy Senna

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dark comedy about second acts, creative appropriation, and the racial identity–industrial complex… read more

Similar categories in Danzy Senna's Colored Television book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

18. The Seventh Veil of Salome

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine — but the real drama … read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Seventh Veil of Salome book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes

19. My Mother Cursed My Name

By: Anamely Salgado Reyes

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they… read more

Similar categories in Anamely Salgado Reyes's My Mother Cursed My Name book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

20. Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us

By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, a celebration of the women a… read more

Similar categories in Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez's Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

Cover of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories by Ruben Reyes Jr.

21. There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories

By: Ruben Reyes Jr.

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut story collection about Central American identity that spans past, present, an… read more

Similar categories in Ruben Reyes Jr.'s There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories book and Marcela Fuentes's Malas

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

19 Best audiobook books like Malas by Marcela Fuentes

Transform Your Habits

Real Americans

Rachel Khong

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Great Divide

Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Transform Your Habits

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

Julia Alvarez

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Swift River

Essie J. Chambers

3.54

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Transform Your Habits

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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Real Americans

Rachel Khong

4.04

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Liane Moriarty

4.15

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