19 best-selling young adult books like The Lightning Circle by Vikki VanSickle

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The Lightning Circle

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the be…

If you liked the young adult plot in The Lightning Circle by Vikki VanSickle , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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2. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • coming of age
  • young adult
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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3. 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 Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. Not Like Other Girls

By: Meredith Adamo

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma,… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Adamo's Not Like Other Girls book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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5. 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 Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • 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!

Cover of Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt

6. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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7. 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 Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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8. 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 Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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9. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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10. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

Cover of Pretty Furious by E.K. Johnston

11. Pretty Furious

By: E.K. Johnston

3.51

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

#1 NYT Bestseller E. K. Johnston returns to contemporary feminist YA. This thrilling story of a sma… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Johnston's Pretty Furious book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
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12. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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13. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole

14. Ariel Crashes a Train

By: Olivia A. Cole

3.99

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Ariel Crashes a Train book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ d…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train

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15. The Wilderness of Girls

By: Madeline Claire Franklin

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching YA debut about a troubled teen who discovers a pack of feral girls in the woods and … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Claire Franklin's The Wilderness of Girls book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • young adult
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16. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's Six Truths and a Lie book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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17. Ready or Not

By: Andi Porretta

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An anxious teen hopes that a summer of adventure and offbeat dares will keep her friend group toget… read more

Similar categories in Andi Porretta's Ready or Not book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

18. 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 Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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19. The Lightning Circle

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the be… read more

Similar categories in Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • poetry
  • canada
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of And Then There Was Us by Kern Carter

20. And Then There Was Us

By: Kern Carter

3.83

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

A mother's death forces a teen girl to reevaluate their tumultuous relationship in this powerful co… read more

Similar categories in Kern Carter's And Then There Was Us book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

21. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult

19 Best fiction books like The Lightning Circle by Vikki VanSickle

Transform Your Habits

Olivetti

Allie Millington

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Not Like Other Girls

Meredith Adamo

4.13

Transform Your Habits

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

Transform Your Habits

Hamlet is Not OK

R.A. Spratt

3.40

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30 Top comics books like 49 Days by Agnes Lee

Transform Your Habits

Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

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