9 Best family books like The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly by Rebecca Ansari

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The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

By: Rebecca Ansari

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Charlie O’Reilly is an only child. Which is why it makes everyone uncomfortable when he talks about…

If you liked the family plot in The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly by Rebecca Ansari , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Being a princess isn't all that... You've heard the fairy tale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, h… read more

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2. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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3. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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4. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. 96 Miles

By: J.L. Esplin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet. I never though… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"But the thing is, if you do survive, when it's all said and done, you still have to live with yourself."

-J.L. Esplin, 96 Miles

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6. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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7. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1)

By: Ally Carter

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be th… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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8. Song for a Whale

By: Lynne Kelly

4.23

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the … read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's Song for a Whale book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"A sound can move anything if it's strong enough."

-Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale

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9. What Lives in the Woods

By: Lindsay Currie

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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10. Brother's Keeper

By: Julie Lee

4.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Julie Lee's Brother's Keeper book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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11. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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12. 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 Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
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13. Brave Like That

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Find yourself. Find your place. Find your brave. This uplifting tale, which award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Stoddard's Brave Like That book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. 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 Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. The Messengers (Greystone Secrets, #3)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the conclusion to the Greystone Secrets series, the Greystones and their doubles, the Gustanos, … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Messengers (Greystone Secrets, #3) book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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16. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Becoming Muhammad Ali book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

By: Sajni Patel

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riot… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. All the Impossible Things

By: Lindsay Lackey

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about a young girl navigating the foster care system in search of where she be… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Lackey's All the Impossible Things book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • magical realism
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
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19. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

By: Michael Leali

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more

Similar categories in Michael Leali's The Civil War of Amos Abernathy book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."

-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."

-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."

-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."

-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

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20. The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

By: Rebecca Ansari

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Charlie O’Reilly is an only child. Which is why it makes everyone uncomfortable when he talks about… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly book and Rebecca Ansari's The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

18 Best fiction books like The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly by Rebecca Ansari

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James Ponti

4.31

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Jacqueline West

4.14

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Sarah Everett

4.33

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J.L. Esplin

4.07

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Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

Katherine Arden

4.01

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Empty Smiles (Small Spaces, #4)

Katherine Arden

3.79

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Katherine Arden

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