8 must-read nonfiction books like This Moment Is Your Life (and So Is This One): A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga by Mariam Gates

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This Moment Is Your Life (and So Is This One): A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga

By: Mariam Gates

3.92

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

This lively, hands-on guide to meditation, mindfulness, and yoga is a perfect introduction for twee…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in This Moment Is Your Life (and So Is This One): A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga by Mariam Gates , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Akata Witch (Akata Witch, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Akata Witchtransports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New… read more

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  • middle grade

2. Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body.

By: Jessamyn Stanley

3.74

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes Every Body Yoga, a book that breaks all the s… read more

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3. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words

By: Bianca Marais

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apart… read more

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4. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

4.38

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bag… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I have been loved said Edward to the stars."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart..."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

5. Patina (Track, #2)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids … read more

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6. Crumbs

By: Danie Stirling

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Falling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 d… read more

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7. Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance

By: Jessamyn Stanley

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Funny, thoughtful, inspiring, and deeply personal essays about yoga, wellness, and life from author… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • health
"I don’t know where all of this leaves us, but I do know that cultural appropriation is not a requirement of practicing American yoga. Yoga will lead you back to your own native culture every time. If…"

-Jessamyn Stanley, Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance

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8. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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9. Gender Queer

By: Maia Kobabe

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would … read more

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  • nonfiction
"I don't"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"My deepest emotional relationships have always been with women. Did that mean I was a lesbian? But my sexual fantasies involved two male partners. Was I a gay boy tapped in a girl's body? The knowled…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

"As I pondered a pronoun change, I began to think of gender less as a scale and more as a landscape. Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to l…"

-Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer

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10. Chances Are...

By: Richard Russo

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo--in his first stand-alone novel in a decade--comes a … read more

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"The only thing a warrior cannot fight is her own fierce nature."

-Richard Russo, Chances Are...

"Fear is what makes us human and it is in overcoming fear that we show our strength."

-Richard Russo, Chances Are...

"I don't know this song. They haven't taught me it to us at school." " When in doubt, just do what I do, Robs. Hum if you don't know the words"

-Richard Russo, Chances Are...

"Bang, bang, bang. Bang, bang, bang. It seemed that only policemen and social workers—people who wanted to take you away—announced their arrival in that way."

-Richard Russo, Chances Are...

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11. The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On

By: Franny Choi

3.99

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worlds--past, present, an… read more

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"I have last year's ashes in my throat, stories stuffed so full of morals they bleed sugar."

-Franny Choi, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On

"How can I explain the things and things and things I did wrong? I was never any good at telling the difference between what wanted me and what wanted me gone"

-Franny Choi, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On

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12. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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13. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

By: Cathy Park Hong

4.21

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose the trut… read more

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  • nonfiction
"When I hear the phrase “Asians are next in line to be white,"

-Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

"The avant-garde genealogy could be tracked through stories of bad-boy white artists who “got away with it,"

-Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

"the curse of anyone nonwhite is that you are so busy arguing what you're not that you never arrive at what you are."

-Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

"Hollywood is still so racist against Asians that when there’s a rare Asian extra in a film, I tense up for the chinky joke and relax when there isn’t one."

-Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

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14. The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3)

By: Susan Wiggs

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this thought-provoking, wise and emotionally rich novel, New York Times bestselling author Susan… read more

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"Sometimes you have to let the right book find you"

-Susan Wiggs, The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3)

"You’ll never be happy with what you want until you can be happy with what you’ve got."

-Susan Wiggs, The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3)

"Autumn was San Francisco's summer. The days were bright and warm, scented with drying leaves and fading flowers and the ever-present salt air."

-Susan Wiggs, The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3)

"Seeing him amid the yellow leaves and berry-colored hips of the spent roses, and the fading hollyhocks gone to seed along the garden wall, filled her heart."

-Susan Wiggs, The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3)

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15. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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16. In the Time of the Butterflies

By: Julia Alvarez

4.15

Format: 337 pages, Paperback

Librarian's Note: an alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here. Set during the waning days… read more

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17. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

4.45

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are har… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1) by Molly Knox Ostertag

18. Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1)

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xan… read more

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  • middle grade
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19. The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People

By: Rachel Wilkerson Miller

3.78

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A modern roadmap to true connection—first by showing up for yourself and then for others If you’re … read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • health
"When you are firmly rooted, you can fully stand up for others."

-Rachel Wilkerson Miller, The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People

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20. A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy (A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy, #1)

By: Jeff Bishop

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Reached Sam meets John Hughes in a funny and heartfelt debut about a boy’s delirious summert… read more

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21. This Moment Is Your Life (and So Is This One): A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga

By: Mariam Gates

3.92

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

This lively, hands-on guide to meditation, mindfulness, and yoga is a perfect introduction for twee… read more

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  • childrens
  • health
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • self help

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Transform Your Habits

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

4.38

Transform Your Habits

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson

4.62

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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Pedro Martín

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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