20 must-read fiction books like A Bird Will Soar by Alison Green Myers

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A Bird Will Soar

By: Alison Green Myers

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and hopeful debut about a bird-loving autistic child whose family's special nest is in …

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1. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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2. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. 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 Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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4. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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5. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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6. 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

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
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7. 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

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"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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8. 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

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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10. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Across So Many Seas book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. 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

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"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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12. 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 Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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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

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • disability
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14. 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 Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

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15. Unstuck

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Unstuck book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

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16. Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson

By: Ann E. Burg

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and hopeful story of how a young impassioned naturalist grows up to change the world. F… read more

Similar categories in Ann E. Burg's Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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17. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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18. A Bird Will Soar

By: Alison Green Myers

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and hopeful debut about a bird-loving autistic child whose family's special nest is in … read more

Similar categories in Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • fiction
  • family
  • birds
  • disability
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19. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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20. Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Ultraviolet book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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21. Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had book and Alison Green Myers's A Bird Will Soar

  • fiction
  • young adult

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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4.10

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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