10 Best juvenile books like The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang

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The Many Meanings of Meilan

By: Andrea Wang

4.22

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohi…

If you liked the juvenile plot in The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

1. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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2. 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 Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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5. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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6. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • 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!

Cover of Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing

8. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's Maya and the Robot book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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9. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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10. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

12. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Sweet and Sour by Debbi Michiko Florence

13. Sweet and Sour

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served so… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Sweet and Sour book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"Are you blaming my mood on my period?" Zach's face flushed a deeper red. "I'm just saying you don't have to feel bad about it." "I don't feel bad! And, also, I didn't have my period when I first got …"

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Sweet and Sour

Cover of Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

14. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd

15. Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

When her cherished Ma Millie falls ill, a timid housecat ventures into the wild to seek help in thi… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dog Squad by Chris Grabenstein

16. Dog Squad

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When trouble calls . . . it's DOG SQUAD to the rescue! Duke is not your average dog. Along with … read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Dog Squad book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Pawcasso

By: Remy Lai

4.08

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Every Saturday, Pawcasso trots into town with a basket, a shopping list, and cash in paw to buy gro… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Pawcasso book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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18. Fast Pitch

By: Nic Stone

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Fast Pitch book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of The Islanders (The Islanders, #1) by Mary Alice Monroe

19. The Islanders (The Islanders, #1)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Islanders (The Islanders, #1) book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of This Is How I Roll by Debbi Michiko Florence

20. This Is How I Roll

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and chasing your dream… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's This Is How I Roll book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang

21. The Many Meanings of Meilan

By: Andrea Wang

4.22

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohi… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan book and Andrea Wang's The Many Meanings of Meilan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • juvenile

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The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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Red, White, and Whole

Rajani LaRocca

4.43

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The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

Shawn Peters

4.03

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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New from Here

Kelly Yang

4.30

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The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead

4.22

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