12 Top juvenile books like Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

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Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

By: Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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2. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

4. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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5. 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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
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6. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
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7. 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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
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8. 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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
"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!

Cover of Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani

9. Amil and the After

By: Veera Hiranandani

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after hardship, Amil and the After is a companio… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's Amil and the After book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. 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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
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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

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

13. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz

14. 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

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
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15. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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16. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

18. 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 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

19. Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

By: Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the… read more

Similar categories in Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

20. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • middle grade
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21. Buffalo Dreamer

By: Violet Duncan

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author’s family his… read more

Similar categories in Violet Duncan's Buffalo Dreamer book and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess's Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile

7 Top historical books like Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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The Night War

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

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Veera Hiranandani

3.99

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Ruth Behar

4.12

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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