15 Best middle grade books like The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain

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The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

By: Salma Hussain

3.89

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Can…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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3. Snowglobe

By: Soyoung Park

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can es… read more

Similar categories in Soyoung Park's Snowglobe book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • fiction
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4. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

Similar categories in Tommie Smith's Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • historical
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5. 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 Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

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

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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6. Bhai for Now

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha Siddiqui A… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Bhai for Now book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • muslims
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Besides, what was the point of a home if the people who should care about you didn't show up for you?"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...he wished he could take his words back. But words were like arrows. Once you let them go and they hit their target, you couldn't take the arrow back without leaving a hole behind."

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone how…"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

"...Shaheer realized that sometimes confidence wasn't always about making the big bold decisions or mouthing off to people. Sometimes confidence looked like the quiet strength it took to tell someone …"

-Maleeha Siddiqui, Bhai for Now

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7. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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9. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his … read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Something More

By: Jackie Khalilieh

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism d… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Khalilieh's Something More book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • fiction
"No matter how far I've come and no matter how hard I try, beneath the mask will always be a girl who's afraid of being left behind."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

"Maybe if people can get past the things that make me different on the outside, then they might try to get to know the real me. And maybe I’ll let them."

-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More

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11. Great or Nothing

By: Joy McCullough

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of Little Women set in the spring of 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroil… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Great or Nothing book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"But there is little room for anything but truth in the fresh gnaw of becoming."

-Joy McCullough, Great or Nothing

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12. At the Speed of Lies

By: Cindy L. Otis

3.66

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Quinn Calvet was supposed to be having an epic year. She had all kinds of plans with her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Cindy L. Otis's At the Speed of Lies book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • fiction
"If you distrust everything, you'll believe anything."

-Cindy L. Otis, At the Speed of Lies

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13. Eat Your Heart Out

By: Kelly deVos

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies. In the next f… read more

Similar categories in Kelly deVos's Eat Your Heart Out book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • humor
  • fiction
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14. What We Saw: A Thriller

By: Mary Downing Hahn

3.53

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A chilling murder mystery lies at the heart of this page-turning thriller about a missing teacher,… read more

Similar categories in Mary Downing Hahn's What We Saw: A Thriller book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Six Feet Below Zero

By: Ena Jones

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more

Similar categories in Ena Jones's Six Feet Below Zero book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Will on the Inside

By: Andrew Eliopulos

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"An honest, sophisticated look at the myriad emotions surrounding chronic illness and growing up 'n… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Caprice

By: Coe Booth

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the groundbreaking author of Tyrell, an astonishing middle-grade novel about a girl overcoming… read more

Similar categories in Coe Booth's Caprice book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. Nightmare King

By: Daka Hermon

3.84

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Author of Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon, brings us a new evil lurking in our childhood games. Thing… read more

Similar categories in Daka Hermon's Nightmare King book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • middle grade
"The nightmare memory slowly fades away, leaving behind an icky residue that sticks to my skin. Breathe, Shane. Inhale. Exhale. The tightness in my chest with each breath I take. With a rueful laugh, …"

-Daka Hermon, Nightmare King

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20. The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

By: Salma Hussain

3.89

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Can… read more

Similar categories in Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • childrens
  • canada
  • historical
  • muslims
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The League of Picky Eaters by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

21. The League of Picky Eaters

By: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and heartwarming debut about picky eating, finding your people, and standing proud. … read more

Similar categories in Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's The League of Picky Eaters book and Salma Hussain's The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens

17 must-read fiction books like The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain

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Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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Snowglobe

Soyoung Park

3.62

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Measuring Up

Lily LaMotte

4.30

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Ban This Book

Alan Gratz

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

Kelly Yang

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

4.42

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Janae Marks

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