5 must-read coming of age books like Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah VanBrakle

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Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

By: Khadijah VanBrakle

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fatima Tate wants to be a baker AND enjoy some innocent flirting with her hot friend Raheem—but her…

If you liked the coming of age plot in Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah VanBrakle , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. She Wore Red Trainers

By: Na'ima B. Robert

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her--her hijab, her long eyelashes and her… read more

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2. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • young adult
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

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3. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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5. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • fiction
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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6. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Just Say Yes

By: Goldy Moldavsky

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Jimena Ramos had no idea she was undocumented.Now she’s seventeen, and she needs to figure out a wa… read more

Similar categories in Goldy Moldavsky's Just Say Yes book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Sleepless in Dubai

By: Sajni Patel

3.61

Format: None pages, None

From the author of My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding comes this hilarious, smart, and swoon-worthy… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's Sleepless in Dubai book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. The Fall of Whit Rivera

By: Crystal Maldonado

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemie… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Maldonado's The Fall of Whit Rivera book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Frontera

By: Julio Anta

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with th… read more

Similar categories in Julio Anta's Frontera book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Much Ado about Nada

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A sparkling second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion... Nada Syed is stuck. On… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Much Ado about Nada book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Life really was bizarre on occasion."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"He didn't want anything to change, ever. And so nothing changed for anyone in her family. Ever."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"A world doesn't exist where I don't choose you, Nada beta, over everyone else. I will always choose you."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"My parents want to leave a legacy. We want to create our own. We're all just making it up as we go along."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

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14. Hope Ablaze

By: Sarah Mughal Rana

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut tha… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mughal Rana's Hope Ablaze book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • cultural
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. When a Brown Girl Flees

By: Aamna Qureshi

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an i… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's When a Brown Girl Flees book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • coming of age
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"My life had been so full, so why had I felt so empty in it?"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

"Loneliness was like an old pair of socks I should have gotten rid of ages ago- though worn and slightly scratchy, they were somehow comfortable despite the discomfort"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

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18. The Order of Things

By: Kaija Langley

4.09

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

A heart-rending novel-in-verse about a girl who must come to terms with the sudden death of her bes… read more

Similar categories in Kaija Langley's The Order of Things book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Ride or Die

By: Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu

3.48

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This adrenaline-packed joyride of a debut is an ode to Gen Z and teens who love chaos—perfect for … read more

Similar categories in Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu's Ride or Die book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah VanBrakle

20. Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

By: Khadijah VanBrakle

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fatima Tate wants to be a baker AND enjoy some innocent flirting with her hot friend Raheem—but her… read more

Similar categories in Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • cultural
  • coming of age
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Khadijah VanBrakle's Fatima Tate Takes the Cake

  • romance
  • young adult
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Transform Your Habits

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Huda F Cares?

Huda Fahmy

4.21

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Brighter Than the Sun

Daniel Aleman

4.06

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

Transform Your Habits

All the Fighting Parts

Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Where You See Yourself

Claire Forrest

4.16

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