11 Best middle grade books like Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela

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Thirty Talks Weird Love

By: Alessandra Narváez Varela

3.98

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

⭐ "Fans of The House on Mango Street and The House of Spirits will be riveted"―Booklist, Starred Re…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela , here is a list of 11 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • middle grade
"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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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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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7. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Borderless

By: Jennifer De Leon

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Caught in the crosshairs of gang violence, a teen girl and her mother set off on a perilous journey… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer De Leon's Borderless book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more

Similar categories in Torrey Maldonado's Hands book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. A Seed in the Sun

By: Aida Salazar

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for mi… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's A Seed in the Sun book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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16. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Come Home Safe

By: Brian G. Buckmire

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A normal day. Until two siblings are accused of crimes they didn’t commit. Come Home Safe explores … read more

Similar categories in Brian G. Buckmire's Come Home Safe book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • teen
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela

18. Thirty Talks Weird Love

By: Alessandra Narváez Varela

3.98

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

⭐ "Fans of The House on Mango Street and The House of Spirits will be riveted"―Booklist, Starred Re… read more

Similar categories in Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • poetry
  • teen
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Los Olvidados de Dios by Felipe Maldonado

19. Los Olvidados de Dios

By: Felipe Maldonado

4.30

Format: 817 pages, Kindle Edition

Las trece Familias Reales Nefilim, juraron bajo anatema, jamás revelar la verdad que habían ocultad… read more

Similar categories in Felipe Maldonado's Los Olvidados de Dios book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

Cover of Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... by Jason Reynolds

20. 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 Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Here With You Forever (Evermore Series Book 2) by BriAnn Danae

21. Here With You Forever (Evermore Series Book 2)

By: BriAnn Danae

4.56

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

After the devastating loss of her child’s father, Leerah struggles to piece her life back together.… read more

Similar categories in BriAnn Danae's Here With You Forever (Evermore Series Book 2) book and Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

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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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