14 must-read realistic fiction books like Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

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Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

By: Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Faced with the prospect of being separated from each other, a young boy and his family make the dif…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

Cover of Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi

6. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.09

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
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7. 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 Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. 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 Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
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9. Me & Mama

By: Cozbi A. Cabrera

4.14

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Mama's love is brighter than the sun, even on the rainiest of days. In the tradition of Someday, th… read more

Similar categories in Cozbi A. Cabrera's Me & Mama book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

10. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • family
"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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12. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"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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14. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters by Duncan Tonatiuh

16. A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

4.10

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscrip… read more

Similar categories in Duncan Tonatiuh's A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

17. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

18. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Love's Julián Is a Mermaid book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

19. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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20. In the Blue

By: Erin Hourigan

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotional and tender picture book that accessibly explores depression within a family, through t… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hourigan's In the Blue book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

21. 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 Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

23. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land by Mirelle Ortega

24. Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land

By: Mirelle Ortega

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut as author and illustrator, Mirelle Ortega shares her own story of growing up near her … read more

Similar categories in Mirelle Ortega's Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • spanish literature
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Where Wonder Grows by Xelena González

25. Where Wonder Grows

By: Xelena González

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A children’s picture book about a grandmother bonding with her granddaughters as she teaches them h… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Where Wonder Grows book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love by Michelle Edwards

27. Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love

By: Michelle Edwards

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All the highs and lows of having a bossy, protective, and loving older sibling are depicted in this… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Edwards's Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding by Karina Nicole Gonzalez

28. The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

By: Karina Nicole Gonzalez

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurric… read more

Similar categories in Karina Nicole Gonzalez's The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephen Briseño

29. The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border

By: Stephen Briseño

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Based on true events, this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at … read more

Similar categories in Stephen Briseño's The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

30. Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

By: Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Faced with the prospect of being separated from each other, a young boy and his family make the dif… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • spanish literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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31. João by a Thread

By: Roger Mello

3.36

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

As João tucks under a lovingly woven quilt, he asks himself: So it’s just me now? He curls up, gett… read more

Similar categories in Roger Mello's João by a Thread book and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

  • picture books
  • childrens

20 must-read fiction books like Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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18 Best fiction books like Hot Dog by Doug Salati

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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