13 must-read young adult books like What Maya Saw: A Tale of Shadows, Secrets, Clues by Shabnam Minwalla

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What Maya Saw: A Tale of Shadows, Secrets, Clues

By: Shabnam Minwalla

4.15

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Almost from the moment Maya steps into St Paul's College, she is afraid. Everywhere she goes, she e…

If you liked the young adult plot in What Maya Saw: A Tale of Shadows, Secrets, Clues by Shabnam Minwalla , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

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2. Tales of Fosterganj

By: Ruskin Bond

4.31

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

New novel by one of Indias most beloved storytellers. Set in a fictional suburb on the outskirts o… read more

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  • india
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3. Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.49

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Sophie uncovers shocking secrets—and faces treacherous new enemies—in this electrifying third book … read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Hindsight is a dangerous game"

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"She wasn't going to cry. She was going to fight."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"Remember who you can trust, and keep them close."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"I already did a cave of horrors thing with you a few weeks ago, and it wasn't awesome."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

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4. Dance Dance Dance

By: Haruki Murakami

4.05

Format: 393 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition here. High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old … read more

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  • fantasy
"I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel."

-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

"What we seek is some kind of compensation for what we put up with."

-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

"I'm your phantom dance partner. I'm your shadow. I'm not anything more."

-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

"We keep moving. And as we do, the things around us, well, they disappear."

-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

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5. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.39

Format: 440 pages,

#1 New York Timesbestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puz… read more

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6. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Sophie Foster thought she was safe. Settled into her home at Havenfield, surrounded by friends, and… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
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7. Destination Earth

By: Ali Sparkes

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Like Doctor Who? You'll LOVE the new action-packed adventure by Ali Sparkes - winner of the Blue Pe… read more

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8. Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She's a Telepath--someone who hears the thoughts of eve… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
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9. Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.46

Format: None pages, ebook

Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: she will not be defeate… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
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10. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his team… read more

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  • young adult

11. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)

By: Rick Riordan

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo … read more

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12. A Little Princess

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Nancy Bond

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary … read more

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13. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.16

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden … read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Good day, Sir."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"The snozberries taste like snozberries!"

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

"Good morning starshine the earth says hello...."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

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14. Black Beauty

By: Gail Carson Levine , Anna Sewell

3.99

Format: 245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As a young horse, Black Beauty is well-loved and happy. But when his owner is forced to sell him, h… read more

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  • young adult
"It is good people who make good places."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"Los hombres siempre creen poder mejorar a la Naturaleza y corregir la obra de Dios."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing;"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"he thought people did not value their animals half enough, nor make friends of them as they ought to do"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

15. Asmara's Summer

By: Andaleeb Wajid

4.25

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

'For a month, I'm going to be living a lie.' Seventeen-year-old Asmara is popular, funny and pretty… read more

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16. Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.20

Format: 160 pages,

Sophie Foster is on the run--but at least she's not alone. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities… read more

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17. Daughter of the Deep

By: Rick Riordan

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting moder… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I've fallen into a universe I don't understand and don't want to."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The best science fiction can shape how humans see their own future."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The impossible is merely the possible for which we don't yet know the science"

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"Prefect Romero, the impossible is merely the possible For which we don't yet know the science."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

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18. Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.34

Format: 848 pages, ebook

Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe. And in a game with this many players, the worst… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"So,"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"What?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"You okay?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"Wanna bet?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

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19. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more

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20. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.66

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more

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"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

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21. Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.27

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for… read more

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  • young adult
"Home and I are such good friends."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Have you any unfulfilled dreams, Anne?"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

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22. Interesting Facts about Space

By: Emily R. Austin

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettif… read more

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"It’s actually sort of soothing to think of how massive the universe is, and how I could be snuffed out at any minute. I guess I like tricking my brain into disarming things."

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I hate my voice. I hate the words I choose. I hate my instincts and the way I think. I hate that I am self-absorbed enough to hate myself in detail. I think I am a bad person. I feel self-loathing so…"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I doubt it's possible to have a baby and not imagine what you want for it. If I were to ever fall pregnant, I would wonder what the sex of the baby is. Celebrations that center expectations around ge…"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

"I wear the mask of a well mannered distant relative. A young lady who crosses her legs at the ankles and laughs at banal jokes. That is a new character for me however. I have not mastered her yet. I …"

-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space

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23. Sakina’s Kiss

By: Vivek Shanbhag

3.81

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Venkat answers urgent knocks on the door to his flat one evening to find two insolent young men cla… read more

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  • india
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24. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.46

Format: 797 pages, Kindle Edition

Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerou… read more

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  • fantasy
  • young adult
"You changed Iggy’s color?"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"And keep in mind,' Oralie added, finally turning her azure eyes toward Sophie, ' true trust does not require absolute transparency. There is incredible power in accepting that there are some things y…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"I tried to warn you." "I know," Keefe told him. "And I tried to listen." "I know," Tam said quietly. "And ... here we are." "I'm pretty sure that was inevitable," Keefe agreed. "So I want you to know…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"The fact that they're shaped like tiny elves!" Keefe said, clapping his hands before he pointed to the label. "Hang on-THEY CALL THEM 'ELF WITCHES'?" "They do, Keefe. They do. And that's not even the…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

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25. Sea Prayer

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.10

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A short, powerful, illustrated book written by Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee c… read more

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"I pray the sea knows this. Inshallah."

-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer

"I wish you remembered Homs as I do, Marwan."

-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer

"All of us inpatient for the sunrise, all of us in dread of it. All of us in search of home."

-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer

"You know a bomb crater can be made into a swimming hole. You have learned dark blood is better news than bright."

-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer

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26. The Education of Yuri

By: Jerry Pinto

4.13

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

‘We are born alone and we die alone. In between, we reach out to other people.’ At fifteen, Yuri… read more

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  • india
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27. What Maya Saw: A Tale of Shadows, Secrets, Clues

By: Shabnam Minwalla

4.15

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Almost from the moment Maya steps into St Paul's College, she is afraid. Everywhere she goes, she e… read more

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  • india
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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28. Misfit Madhu

By: Divya Anand

4.49

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Madhu is a shy middle-grade developer who spends her holidays creating her dream app, 'School Santh… read more

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29. Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses

By: Pranay Lal

4.26

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Viruses are the world's most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close … read more

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"It is not just viruses that we lack detailed knowledge about – we don’t know enough about particularly tiny life forms in general. Part of this problem arises from the fact that much of our knowledge…"

-Pranay Lal, Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses

"Virus are a part of us. We cannot eliminate them without making ourselves extinct. We must begin to abandon or unending campaigns and eradication programmes that deploy toxic technologies to control …"

-Pranay Lal, Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses

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30. Let's Go Time Travelling

By: Subhadra Sen Gupta

4.22

Format: 132 pages, ebook

Was king Ashoka fond of chewing paan? Mulligatawny was a soup, but what was pish-pash? Did they des… read more

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  • india

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