8 best-selling contemporary books like A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi

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A Bit of Earth

By: Karuna Riazi

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden ur…

If you liked the contemporary plot in A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • 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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4. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. 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

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"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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6. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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9. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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11. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. 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

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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13. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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15. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

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  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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19. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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20. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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21. A Bit of Earth

By: Karuna Riazi

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden ur… read more

Similar categories in Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth book and Karuna Riazi's A Bit of Earth

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • muslims
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

19 must-read fiction books like A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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The Labors of Hercules Beal

Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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