24 must-read contemporary books like The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

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The Weight of Everything

By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

It’s been six months since Sarah’s mom died. Three months since her dad fell apart. Sarah has left …

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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3. Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success

By: Jessica Parra

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Graduation is only a few months away, and so far Rubi Ramos’s recipe for success is on track. *S… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Parra's Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Two silhouettes blocked out the hard sun. The shapes came into focus as my vision adjusted to the light. One of them revealed itself to be a longboard. The other, the smoking-hot, dripping-wet guy wh…"

-Jessica Parra, Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success

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4. A Long Stretch of Bad Days

By: Mindy McGinnis

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's A Long Stretch of Bad Days book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"

-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days

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5. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

By: Trevor Noah

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, tells the story of growing up half black, half white in S… read more

Similar categories in Trevor Noah's It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

"I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done in life, any choice that I’ve made. But I’m consumed with regret for the things I didn’t do, the choices I didn’t make, the things I didn’t say. We spend so muc…"

-Trevor Noah, It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

"When he said that, my body just let go. I remember the exact traffic light I was at. For a moment there was a complete vacuum of sound and then I cried tears like I had never cried before. I collapse…"

-Trevor Noah, It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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7. All That’s Left to Say

By: Emery Lord

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and powerful story of a grieving girl willing to risk everything, perfect for fans of Ro… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's All That’s Left to Say book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Not Like Other Girls

By: Meredith Adamo

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma,… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Adamo's Not Like Other Girls book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Her Good Side

By: Rebekah Weatherspoon

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens… read more

Similar categories in Rebekah Weatherspoon's Her Good Side book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • family
  • young adult
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12. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

Similar categories in Carolina Ixta's Shut Up, This Is Serious book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. 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

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. Artifice

By: Sharon Cameron

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Artifice book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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16. They're Watching You

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death. It's… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's They're Watching You book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

By: Aimee Carter

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Every Time You Go Away book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. The Shadow Sister

By: Lily Meade

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help f… read more

Similar categories in Lily Meade's The Shadow Sister book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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21. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse) book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

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22. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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23. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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24. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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25. The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway

By: Ashley Schumacher

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Since her mother’s death, Madeline “Gwen” Hathaway has been determined that nothing in her life wil… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Schumacher's The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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26. Harvest House

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thril… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Harvest House book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"In the gutter atop the empty, boarded-up building on my side of the road, Mourning Doves sense my dread and shudder in a cozy nest tucked in the gutter. Their kin have flown to warmer, brighter skies…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Harvest House

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27. The Atlas of Us

By: Kristin Dwyer

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. An Appetite for Miracles

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more

Similar categories in Laekan Zea Kemp's An Appetite for Miracles book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"

-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles

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29. The Weight of Everything

By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

It’s been six months since Sarah’s mom died. Three months since her dad fell apart. Sarah has left … read more

Similar categories in Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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30. Call Me Iggy

By: Jorge Aguirre

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping i… read more

Similar categories in Jorge Aguirre's Call Me Iggy book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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31. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Marcia Argueta Mickelson's The Weight of Everything

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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Transform Your Habits

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Ibi Zoboi

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Transform Your Habits

Chaos Theory

Nic Stone

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Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success

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Victoria Wlosok

3.65

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