24 Top audiobook books like How to Make Friends with the Sea by Tanya Guerrero

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How to Make Friends with the Sea

By: Tanya Guerrero

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Pablo is homesick. He’s only twelve years old, but he’s lived in more countries than he can coun…

If you liked the audiobook plot in How to Make Friends with the Sea by Tanya Guerrero , here is a list of 24 books like this:

1. Ghost (Track, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Ghost (Track, #1) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

2. 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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3. 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 Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • 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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4. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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5. 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

By: Sandhya Menon

3.84

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Menon's 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Samir leveled a gaze at her. 'Sometimes, being in control is the only thing you have going for you."

-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

"Considering her, Samir couldn't help but smile a little. Impractical and hot-headed as she was, he had to hand it to her. She approached everything she did with a tsunami of passion that he didn't th…"

-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

"But listen, people can change all the time. Maybe not in big, profound ways, but in little, incremental ways that end up changing essential parts of them anyway. It's like a Rubik's Cube - you start …"

-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

"It's crazy how all these little moments weave together and become this, like, tapestry of life, isn't it? [...] "I mean, really, it's just these mundane moments. Setting up the tent, grabbing lantern…"

-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

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6. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. 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 Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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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8. 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 Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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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9. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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10. The Arrest

By: Jonathan Lethem

3.15

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Feral Detective and Motherless Brooklyn comes an utterly origi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Lethem's The Arrest book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Basically every two-bit libertarian, free-range asshole you'll ever meet is just waiting for someone to talk them in default cop."

-Jonathan Lethem, The Arrest

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11. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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12. Sunny (Track, #3)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.09

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed Trac… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Sunny (Track, #3) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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13. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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15. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

By: Carlos Hernandez

4.28

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

A sci-fi romp with Cuban influence. Among many other challenges, Sal and Gabi have to try to make e… read more

Similar categories in Carlos Hernandez's Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Hope is the thing you lose before you lose everything else."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"Hey"--I shrugged--"If Aru Shah can have adventures in her pajamas, why can't I?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"I swear to pants, Coach Lynott must have been cursed by a bruja to always make the wrong choice in any given situation."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"Sal come quick I'm about to fix the universe That's the text message that woke me up at still-dark o'clock in the morning."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

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17. Squirm

By: Carl Hiaasen

3.83

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run ov… read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Squirm book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. To Be a Man: Stories

By: Nicole Krauss

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In one of her strongest works of fiction yet, Nicole Krauss plunges fearlessly into the struggle to… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Krauss's To Be a Man: Stories book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"One day I saw it: how she looked back at the man that j the business suit who stood across a subway car from her, burning a hole through her with his eyes. Her stare was a challenge."

-Nicole Krauss, To Be a Man: Stories

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19. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

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20. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

21. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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22. Count Me In

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.10

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a communi… read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Count Me In book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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23. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Prime Deceptions (Chilling Effect, #2) by Valerie Valdes

24. Prime Deceptions (Chilling Effect, #2)

By: Valerie Valdes

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The lovably flawed crew of La Sirena Negra and their psychic cats return in this fast-paced and out… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Valdes's Prime Deceptions (Chilling Effect, #2) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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25. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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26. Black Bottom Saints

By: Alice Randall

3.93

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecc… read more

Similar categories in Alice Randall's Black Bottom Saints book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. A Seed in the Sun

By: Aida Salazar

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for mi… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's A Seed in the Sun book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lu (Track, #4) by Jason Reynolds

28. Lu (Track, #4)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.30

Format: 4 pages, Audiobook

Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the c… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Lu (Track, #4) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

29. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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30. Cuyahoga

By: Pete Beatty

3.56

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel “Cuyahoga is tragic and comic, hilarious and… read more

Similar categories in Pete Beatty's Cuyahoga book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Honest work is medicine. You can it bottle or buy better remedy, whatever your ailment."

-Pete Beatty, Cuyahoga

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31. How to Make Friends with the Sea

By: Tanya Guerrero

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Pablo is homesick. He’s only twelve years old, but he’s lived in more countries than he can coun… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea book and Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile

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Ghost (Track, #1)

Jason Reynolds

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Transform Your Habits

10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)

Sandhya Menon

3.84

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Kamilah Cole

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The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

3.84

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Liselle Sambury

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