16 Top childrens books like Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender by Grayson Lee White

Cover of Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender by Grayson Lee White

Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

By: Grayson Lee White

4.44

Format: 133 pages, Hardcover

Grayson is now twelve years old. This is his story about what it’s like growing up transgender -- f…

If you liked the childrens plot in Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender by Grayson Lee White , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

1. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

Cover of Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

3. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner

4. 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 Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

5. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mascot by Charles Waters

6. 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 Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson

7. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

8. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
Cover of Good Different by Meg Eden  Kuyatt

9. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

10. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

11. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy

12. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

Cover of Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) by Rex Ogle

13. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry

14. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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 Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Louder Than Hunger by John Schu

16. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

17. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) by Nora Dåsnes

18. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

Similar categories in Nora Dåsnes's Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Dear Mothman by Robin Gow

19. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's Dear Mothman book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle

20. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel

By: Rex Ogle

4.12

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

From Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, the creators of Four Eyes, comes the second book in this humorous an… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender by Grayson Lee White

21. Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

By: Grayson Lee White

4.44

Format: 133 pages, Hardcover

Grayson is now twelve years old. This is his story about what it’s like growing up transgender -- f… read more

Similar categories in Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender book and Grayson Lee White's Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender

  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

9 Best contemporary books like Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender by Grayson Lee White

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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