5 Best juvenile books like The Train by Jodie Callaghan

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The Train

By: Jodie Callaghan

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their reserve in Nova Scotia. When she se…

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1. Stolen Words

By: Gabrielle Grimard , Melanie Florence

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks he… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family

2. The Scariest Book Ever

By: Bob Shea

3.97

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Reader beware! This is the scariest book ever! Or so claims its melodramatic ghost narrator. You ca… read more

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3. When We Were Alone

By: David Alexander Robertson , Julie Flett

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her… read more

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4. Are Prisons Obsolete?

By: Angela Y. Davis

4.15

Format: None pages,

With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case fo… read more

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5. The Book of Negroes

By: Lawrence Hill

3.16

Format: 91 pages, Paperback

Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freed… read more

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6. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

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  • fiction
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

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8. Salt Magic

By: Hope Larson

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a jealous witch curses her family's well, it's up to Vonceil to set things right in an epic jo… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...some wounds aren't easy to see."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"I know you feel too big for this place. But when you get out of here, you'll see how small you are in the world."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"Papa always says, you can fix soil, and you can build houses, but there's no point if the land don't have water."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"No one stays young forever. And me? I lost my youth in the battlefield. If I have my way, I'll never leave this country again. Hell, I'll never leave the county. And if you think I'm the kind of man …"

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

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9. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Finding My Dance

By: Ria Thundercloud

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • juvenile
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11. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

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  • canada
  • historical
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. White Bird

By: R.J. Palacio

4.50

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

In R. J. Palacio's collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, reader… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Solo se detiene la maldad cuando por fin las personas se unen para acabar con ella."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"We are not defined by our mistakes, but by what we do after we've learned from them."

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

"You see, Julian, it always takes courage to be kind. But in those days, when such kindness could cost you everything - your freedom, your life - Kindness becomes a miracle. It becomes that light in t…"

-R.J. Palacio, White Bird

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13. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • canada
  • indigenous
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

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14. The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Miche… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. Jonny Appleseed

By: Joshua Whitehead

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 1551527251 / 9781551527253.) "You're gonna need a rock and a w… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
"I am my own best medicine."

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"...leaving home always hurts--home isn't a space, it's a feeling. You have to feel home and to feel it, you have to sense it: smell it, taste it, hear it. And it isn't always comfortable--"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"Maybe we're more like dandelions. A weed that's a pest in the yard but pretty to look at. Yeah, an Indian home is like a dandelion, pretty, but disposable and imbued with a million little seeds that …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"The nurses were busybodies, I could hear them scurrying about in the rooms adjacent to ours. They were telling jokes and laughing. Their happiness pissed me off. Stop fucking laughing, I thought, my …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

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16. Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1)

By: Tasha Spillett

4.06

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, c… read more

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  • fiction
  • native american
  • canada
  • indigenous
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17. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. Be a Good Ancestor

By: Leona Prince

4.41

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consid… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • family
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19. I'm Finding My Talk

By: Rebecca Thomas

4.42

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A response to Rita Joe’s iconic poem “I Lost My Talk,” and published simultaneously with the new ch… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
  • indigenous
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20. Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock (Debwe)

By: Dallas Hunt

4.16

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

This whimsical story celebrates the revitalization of Cree dialects and traditional methods of stor… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck

21. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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22. Song in the City

By: Daniel Bernstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

By: Kai Cheng Thom

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A children’s picture book that incorporates lush visual storytelling with poetic language to tell t… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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24. When We Are Kind

By: Monique Gray Smith

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities―… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family
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25. Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes

By: Elise Gravel

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

Simple, accessible, and direct, this picture book is perfect for kids and parents or teachers to re… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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26. The Song That Called Them Home

By: David Alexander Robertson

4.05

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • family
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27. The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

★ “Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an In… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • historical
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • family
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28. Mi Casa Is My Home

By: Laurenne Sala

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Lucia invites you to visit her bustling casa and meet an intergenerational array of loved ones in a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Train by Jodie Callaghan

29. The Train

By: Jodie Callaghan

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their reserve in Nova Scotia. When she se… read more

Similar categories in Jodie Callaghan's The Train book and Jodie Callaghan's The Train

  • childrens
  • canada
  • historical
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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30. Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

By: Phyllis Webstad

4.15

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by six generations of Phyll… read more

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  • historical
  • indigenous
Cover of Wolverine and Little Thunder | Ki'kaw'ju Kaqtukowjik by Alan Syliboy

31. Wolverine and Little Thunder | Ki'kaw'ju Kaqtukowjik

By: Alan Syliboy

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling creator of The Thundermaker comes another adventure featuring Little Thunder a… read more

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  • indigenous

16 Top fiction books like The Train by Jodie Callaghan

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Stolen Words

Gabrielle Grimard , Melanie Florence

3.97

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

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Salt Magic

Hope Larson

4.17

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Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

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Ed Young

4.06

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Yangsook Choi

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