23 Best young adult books like When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2) by Tim Tingle

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When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

By: Tim Tingle

3.91

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

As Book 2 in Tim Tingle's award-winning How I Became A Ghost Series begins, his family continues th…

If you liked the young adult plot in When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2) by Tim Tingle , here is a list of 23 books like this:

1. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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2. Prisoner B-3087

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Survive. At any cost. 10 concentration camps. 10 different places where you are starved, tortured, … read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Prisoner B-3087 book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Spy School (Spy School #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.06

Format: None pages,

Can a normal, average kid become a superstar secret agent? Maybe not, but it'll be fun to watch him… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Spy School (Spy School #1) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

4. A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories, #3)

By: Brandon Dorman , Chris Colfer

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adve… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Dorman's A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories, #3) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

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5. The Night Diary

By: Veera Hiranandani

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal,… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's The Night Diary book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

By: Louise Erdrich

4.04

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Nineteenth-century American pioneer life was introduced to thousands of young readers by Laura Inga… read more

Similar categories in Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • cultural
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend."

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

"Although she lived in town, Old Tallow was so isolated by the force and strangeness of her personality that she could have been surrounded by a huge dark forest. She had never had any children, and e…"

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

7. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

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8. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • ghosts
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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9. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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10. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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11. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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12. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.51

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a you-are-there style that blends suspense, scie… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • middle grade
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15. Allies

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Alan Gratz weaves an array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyran… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Allies book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abu… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's The Last Cuentista book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Suma's eyes are still closed, and I can't tell if she's trying to forget, or to remember. Maybe stories are there to help us do both. I know stories can't always have happy endings. But if there are …"

-Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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17. The Unteachables

By: Gordon Korman

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what hap… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Unteachables book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Kid, that was something!"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Everybody hates something,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Only ten months until June."

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"It’s not just for little kids,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

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18. Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.45

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Aru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find the… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I hereby declare you an official…Potato."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"May your journey be bright but not blinding."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"Sometimes the best way to win is to walk away."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"If you seek revenge, you should dig two graves."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

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19. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.50

Format: None pages, None

The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nect… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Vasuki’s great eyes closed. His head swung a little. Aru crouched, ready for the snake king to lunge…but he didn’t. Instead, he…bopped to the music? "Did not expect that one," said Brynne."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

"First things first," said Aru, lifting her hand. "I cannot speak to you in iambic pentameter. I'm in high school. And I'm in Otherworld training. So, I've got, like, three brain cells left, and it wo…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

" S. saw that you might need this. The helmets should block Aiden's hypnotic apsara stuff so no one does anything embarrassing... again >:) -N & S P.S. The tambourine? hahaha "Amazing," said Aru, cros…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

"Aru teetered backward, her arms pinwheeling as she scrambled for secure footing. Someone caught hold of her wrist. 'I've got you, Shah,' said Aiden fiercely. It was the last thing she heard before so…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

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20. Cursed Bread

By: Sophie Mackintosh

3.28

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of o… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Mackintosh's Cursed Bread book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Pain becomes an animal, walking at your side. Pain becomes a home you can carry with you."

-Sophie Mackintosh, Cursed Bread

"The world is only ever one breach away from being unpeeled entirely, one tragedy, one glimpse behind the curtain."

-Sophie Mackintosh, Cursed Bread

"I've been looked at in pity and in fear and I've learned that the only way to really be seen is through desire. To be looked at and found whole. Found alive."

-Sophie Mackintosh, Cursed Bread

"I don't want a book, I don't want the trouble of it, he said. I don't want to get involved, I just want to watch what's going on. I know what's going to happen and then it happens, and I can go outsi…"

-Sophie Mackintosh, Cursed Bread

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21. Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.09

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While he… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"It is not failure to fail."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

"Words had their own power."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

"Love looked different to everyone."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

"The world had a tendency to trick people."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

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22. Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.32

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full pa… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"But I am more than my moment of anger."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"Answering a wrong with a wrong doesn't make it right."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"What is fair and what is just do not always look the same."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"Don't forget that misguided intentions are often the most dangerous."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

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23. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.39

Format: 349 pages, ebook

War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. When intelli… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Anger makes one blind to happiness."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"Rein in the optimism Shah, It's too much."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"GET OUT, YOU FLATTENED DISCOUNT ARTICHOKES!"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"We’re trapped in the mountains with no camping supplies—"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

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24. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

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25. 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 Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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26. Brother's Keeper

By: Julie Lee

4.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Julie Lee's Brother's Keeper book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Night Wherever We Go

By: Tracey Rose Peyton

3.85

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: The Washington Post • Atlanta Journal-Constitution • CrimeReads • Library … read more

Similar categories in Tracey Rose Peyton's Night Wherever We Go book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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29. The Blackbird Girls

By: Anne Blankman

4.43

Format: None pages, None

On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry re… read more

Similar categories in Anne Blankman's The Blackbird Girls book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"La distanza tra i veri amici non conta, quando l'amicizia continua nei loro cuori."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Distance between true friends doesn't matter when their friendship lives in their hearts"

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Siamo su questa terra per essere gentili gli uni con gli altri. Gli esseri umani sono la lingua di Dio."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

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30. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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31. When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

By: Tim Tingle

3.91

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

As Book 2 in Tim Tingle's award-winning How I Became A Ghost Series begins, his family continues th… read more

Similar categories in Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2) book and Tim Tingle's When a Ghost Talks, Listen (How I Became A Ghost, Book 2)

  • cultural
  • ghosts
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy

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