25 Top young adult books like ‎The Bones of Me by Kel Duckhouse

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‎The Bones of Me

By: Kel Duckhouse

3.81

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Told in dynamic verse and prose, The Bones of Me is a thrilling debut novel about friends and famil…

If you liked the young adult plot in ‎The Bones of Me by Kel Duckhouse , here is a list of 25 books like this:

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1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)

By: David Almond

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more

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  • young adult
"There's no end to evolution."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

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2. The Christmasaurus

By: None , Tom Fletcher

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus… read more

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"Music is a magic like no other, which can do incredible, unexplainable things."

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Belief is the most powerful magic there is. Believing is the only magic that makes the utterly impossible completely possible, and the undoubtedly undoable undeniable doable!"

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Feeling rottten is much worse than feeling just bad or sad. Feeling rotten is when it seems like no one else in the world understands how you're feeling. When you're feeling rotten everything seems r…"

-None, The Christmasaurus

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3. The Mini ADHD Coach

By: Alice Gendron

4.33

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

An inclusive guide to ADHD that explores its diverse types, symptoms, diagnoses, and misconceptions… read more

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4. Punching the Air

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Punching the Air book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"And maybe there are small cracks in our walls and we start to see a sliver of light shine through in each other"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

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5. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

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  • young adult
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6. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

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  • young adult
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7. When Shadows Fall

By: Sita Brahmachari

3.70

Format: None pages, Audio CD

A heart-breaking and poignant novel from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari. Kai, Orla and Zak g… read more

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  • young adult
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8. My Name Is Why

By: Lemn Sissay

4.29

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in an adopted family followed by six years in care homes… read more

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9. The Places I've Cried in Public

By: Holly Bourne

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Amelie loved Reese. And she thought he loved her. But she’s starting to realise love isn’t supposed… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's The Places I've Cried in Public book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
"Now you sing, my canary."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"Is any broken heart ever worth it?"

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"It takes guts to listen to our gut..."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

"Good memories exist in the naivety of not knowing any better."

-Holly Bourne, The Places I've Cried in Public

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10. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.59

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more

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  • young adult
"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."

-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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11. Die Farbe der Rache (Tintenwelt, #4)

By: Cornelia Funke

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Fünf Jahre sind seit den Geschehnissen in Tintentod vergangen. Fünf glückliche Jahre. Aber dann wir… read more

Similar categories in Cornelia Funke's Die Farbe der Rache (Tintenwelt, #4) book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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12. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

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  • young adult
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13. Bad Influence

By: Tamsin Winter

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerfully real and funny new story from the rising queen of teen, about first kisses, learning t… read more

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  • young adult
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14. 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 Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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15. Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more

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  • young adult
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16. Northern Soul

By: Phil Earle

4.10

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning author Phil Earle comes the hilariously agonising account of one teenage boy’s d… read more

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  • young adult
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17. If You Still Recognise Me

By: Cynthia So

4.05

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I didn't truly believe it back then. That I deserved to be seen. I do now, though. I do. And being seen requires being open about myself. Joan looks at me, soft, patient. I want to be seen."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"There's nothing like meeting someone and feeling comfortable with them instantly. That to me is the closest thing we have to magic in the world. The inexplicable connection that we just feel, right a…"

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

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18. Where the Heart Should Be

By: Sarah Crossan

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crossan's Where the Heart Should Be book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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19. Catfish Rolling

By: Clara Kumagai

3.73

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time a… read more

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  • young adult
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20. War of the Wind

By: Victoria Williamson

4.13

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

AN ADVENTUROUS ECO-THRILLER FROM AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR VICTORIA WILLIAMSON On a remote… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Williamson's War of the Wind book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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21. The Midnight Game

By: Cynthia Murphy

3.86

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

A classic horror story for a new generation. Six strangers. One night. But how many survivors? … read more

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  • young adult
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22. Stateless

By: Elizabeth Wein

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A murder mystery set in 1937 Europe with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella Nort… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Wein's Stateless book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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23. The Worlds We Leave Behind

By: A.F. Harrold

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and… read more

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  • young adult
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24. Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more

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  • young adult
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25. ELECTRIC LIFE

By: Rachel Delahaye

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • young adult
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26. The Wall Between Us

By: Dan Smith

4.23

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1961. Anja and Monika are best friends – they even share a cat called Otto. When a huge bar… read more

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27. The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)

By: Nadine Aisha Jassat

4.37

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

'One of those books that truly makes the world a better place.' Sophie Anderson, author of the Hous… read more

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28. Activist

By: Louisa Reid

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When a heartbreaking testimony appears on an anonymous website, it's easier for Cassie's prestigiou… read more

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  • young adult
Cover of The Big Ask: A life-affirming teen rom-com from award-winning author Simon James Green (Dyslexia-friendly) by Simon James Green

29. The Big Ask: A life-affirming teen rom-com from award-winning author Simon James Green (Dyslexia-friendly)

By: Simon James Green

4.15

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Alfie Parker has bagged the hottest date to prom … hasn’t he? Bestselling LGBTQ+ writer Simon James… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's The Big Ask: A life-affirming teen rom-com from award-winning author Simon James Green (Dyslexia-friendly) book and Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me

  • young adult
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30. Passiontide

By: Monique Roffey

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When a female musician is found murdered on a small tropical island, after a string of similar deat… read more

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31. ‎The Bones of Me

By: Kel Duckhouse

3.81

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Told in dynamic verse and prose, The Bones of Me is a thrilling debut novel about friends and famil… read more

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Matt Goodfellow

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