13 must-read middle grade books like Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) by Sophie Labelle

Cover of Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) by Sophie Labelle

Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

By: Sophie Labelle

4.06

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Ciel may have settled into high school with their best friend Stephie and new buddy Liam, but life …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) by Sophie Labelle , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Rules by Cynthia Lord

1. Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Rules book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"rules"

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"No toys in the fish tank "

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"Just this once, let it be easy."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"...choosing words is harder than I thought."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

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2. Untamed (House of Night, #4)

By: P.C. Cast , Kristin Cast

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Zoey Redbird's adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties a… read more

Similar categories in P.C. Cast's Untamed (House of Night, #4) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Nuns freak me out."

-P.C. Cast, Untamed (House of Night, #4)

"Die Dorkamese Twins."

-P.C. Cast, Untamed (House of Night, #4)

"You'll see. She can be nice sometimes."

-P.C. Cast, Untamed (House of Night, #4)

"Water, we go to you dirty and rise from you clean."

-P.C. Cast, Untamed (House of Night, #4)

3. Lily and Dunkin

By: Donna Gephart

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Author Donna Gephart crafts a dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender… read more

Similar categories in Donna Gephart's Lily and Dunkin book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

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4. 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

Similar categories in Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"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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5. Race to the Sun

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.04

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy s… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Race to the Sun book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

6. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's New Kid (New Kid, #1) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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7. Efrén Divided

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Efrén Divided book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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8. The Heartstopper Yearbook

By: Alice Oseman

4.40

Format: 154 pages, Hardcover

The full-colour Heartstopper Yearbook is packed full of exclusive content from the Heartstopper uni… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's The Heartstopper Yearbook book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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9. 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 Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"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

Cover of Stargazing by Jen Wang

10. Stargazing

By: Jen Wang

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Stargazing book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

11. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • graphic novels
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Crunch (Click #5) by Kayla Miller

12. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1) by Helena Greer

13. Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1)

By: Helena Greer

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Buzzfeed’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Romances of 2022 Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the pas… read more

Similar categories in Helena Greer's Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"It was so freeing to have someone else be righteously indignant on her behalf. She'd never given herself the space to feel that anger. Somehow, Noelle doing it let her move out of the flashback into …"

-Helena Greer, Season of Love (Carrigan’s Christmasland, #1)

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14. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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15. Jamie

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.46

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, abou… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Jamie book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • middle grade
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Being trans is fine, it's the world that's the problem. And that's what people don't seem to get. There are loads of us as well. Whether you make room for us or not, whether you accept us or not, whe…"

-L.D. Lapinski, Jamie

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16. Lac Adélard

By: François Blais

3.93

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Le lac Adélard a toujours eu la réputation d’être hanté. Certains prétendent y avoir aperçu une étr… read more

Similar categories in François Blais's Lac Adélard book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
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17. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Toten's Eight Days book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
Cover of Let the Monster Out: A Novel by Chad Lucas

18. Let the Monster Out: A Novel

By: Chad Lucas

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Let the Monster Out: A Novel book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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19. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

Similar categories in Marika McCoola's Slip book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

20. The Passing Playbook

By: Isaac Fitzsimons

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Fitzsimons's The Passing Playbook book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"As if Spencer's thoughts were sending out a homing beacon, Justice looked over in his direction, making eye contact, and Spencer understood what Gimli saw when he gazed upon Galadriel. But, no. Just …"

-Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

Cover of Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) by Sophie Labelle

21. Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

By: Sophie Labelle

4.06

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Ciel may have settled into high school with their best friend Stephie and new buddy Liam, but life … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) book and Sophie Labelle's Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2)

  • canada
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer

19 must-read fiction books like Ciel In All Directions (Ciel 2020, 2) by Sophie Labelle

Transform Your Habits

Rules

Cynthia Lord

3.97

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Untamed (House of Night, #4)

P.C. Cast , Kristin Cast

3.94

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The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

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Race to the Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse

4.04

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17 Best fiction books like Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Transform Your Habits

Race to the Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse

4.04

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The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

Graci Kim

4.31

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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago, #1)

Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.04

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Tiger Honor (Thousand Worlds, #2)

Yoon Ha Lee

3.92

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