16 best-selling fiction books like We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough

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We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

By: Joy McCullough

3.60

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

Em Morales’s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found …

If you liked the fiction plot in We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Red Hood and the Outlaws, Volume 1: Redemption

By: Scott Lobdell , Joshua Williamson , Kenneth Rocafort

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

No sooner has Batman's former sidekick, Jason Todd, put his past as the Red Hood behind him than he… read more

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2. Neanderthal Opens The Door To The Universe

By: Preston Norton

4.20

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Cliff Hubbard is a huge loser. Literally. His nickname at Happy Valley High School is Neanderthal b… read more

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3. The Ordinary Princess

By: M.M. Kaye

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy… read more

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4. Because You'll Never Meet Me (Because You'll Never Meet Me #1)

By: Leah Thomas

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie is allergic to electricity. Conta… read more

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5. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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6. These Deadly Prophecies

By: Andrea Tang

3.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A teenage sorcerer’s apprentice must solve her boss’s murder in order to prove her innocence in thi… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Tang's These Deadly Prophecies book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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7. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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8. The Electric Kingdom

By: David Arnold

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the sur… read more

Similar categories in David Arnold's The Electric Kingdom book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"We're still here."

-David Arnold, The Electric Kingdom

"Is your mom dead?"

-David Arnold, The Electric Kingdom

"Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only twelve-year-old in the world."

-David Arnold, The Electric Kingdom

"But listening was about more than hearing; it was about when and where you put yourself in the story."

-David Arnold, The Electric Kingdom

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9. Tiger Daughter

By: Rebecca Lim

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."

-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter

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10. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • poetry
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Beastly Beauty

By: Jennifer Donnelly

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly comes a revolutionary, gend… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donnelly's Beastly Beauty book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • fiction
  • young adult
"If you want to know a person, don't ask to hear their truth. Listen to their lies."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Beastly Beauty

"You must do one thing and one thing only--become the person you were meant to be. No matter how daunting that task may be. Otherwise, your life is not a life; it is merely a long, protracted death."

-Jennifer Donnelly, Beastly Beauty

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12. Suggested Reading

By: Dave Connis

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and… read more

Similar categories in Dave Connis's Suggested Reading book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"What we do, before and after we read, is our choice. And that choice is freedom."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"You stand up because you believe, not because you want to win. I don't want you add more hate to this world. We have enough."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"If you don't realize the importance and responsibility of the freedoms we've been given, then you won't realize what freedom actually is."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

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13. 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 Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Amber and Clay

By: Laura Amy Schlitz

4.13

Format: 527 pages, Hardcover

The Newbery Medal–winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! gives readers a virtuoso performanc… read more

Similar categories in Laura Amy Schlitz's Amber and Clay book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. We Don't Swim Here

By: Vincent Tirado

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

She is the reason no one goes in the water. And she will make them pay. A chilling new novel for fa… read more

Similar categories in Vincent Tirado's We Don't Swim Here book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse) book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

Cover of King Cheer (Arden High, #2) by Molly Horton Booth

17. King Cheer (Arden High, #2)

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.32

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s Kin… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's King Cheer (Arden High, #2) book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Tell Me My Name

By: Amy Reed

3.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

We Were Liars meets Speak in this haunting, mesmerizing psychological thriller--a gender-flipped YA… read more

Similar categories in Amy Reed's Tell Me My Name book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Don't you know? You don't even exist."

-Amy Reed, Tell Me My Name

"And all of our want has no where to go."

-Amy Reed, Tell Me My Name

"Maybe some things just need to burn down."

-Amy Reed, Tell Me My Name

"I've only ever lived in the middle of the forest, with no neighbors. I wonder how it compares, being surrounded by strangers, versus being surrounded by trees."

-Amy Reed, Tell Me My Name

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19. The Lightning Circle

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An intimate coming-of age novel for teens, told in verse with delicate line art, chronicling the be… read more

Similar categories in Vikki VanSickle's The Lightning Circle book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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20. We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

By: Joy McCullough

3.60

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

Em Morales’s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found … read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • poetry
  • young adult contemporary
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Joy McCullough's We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

  • fiction
  • young adult

10 Top contemporary books like We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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Tiger Daughter

Rebecca Lim

4.07

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Bright Red Fruit

Safia Elhillo

4.49

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Suggested Reading

Dave Connis

4.01

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7 must-read fiction books like The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold

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The Root Cellar

Janet Lunn

2.62

The Spirit Path

Madeline Baker

4.00

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The Time Cavern

Todd A. Fonseca

4.67

Transform Your Habits

The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

Barry Kirwan

4.23

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