8 best-selling middle grade books like Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

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Listen, Layla

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

What's a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? Layla has ended the school year on…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Spinning

By: Tillie Walden

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Poignant and captivating, Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir, Spinning, ca… read more

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"I never ignored the fact that I was attracted to them. I had known I was gay since I was 5. Now I was almost 12. A teacher's aide had shown me how to hold your sleeve when you put your jacket on. I s…"

-Tillie Walden, Spinning

2. LIFEL1K3

By: Jay Kristoff

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new s… read more

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3. Amina's Voice

By: Hena Khan

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simul… read more

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4. More Than We Can Tell

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of Letters to the Lostcomes a heart-wrenching story of two teens with big secrets a… read more

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5. 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 Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. Remote Control

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.85

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

The new book by Nebula and Hugo Award-winner, Nnedi Okorafor."She’s the adopted daughter of the Ang… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Americans are obsessed with murder"

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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8. My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork

By: Ash Barty

4.23

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, ri… read more

Similar categories in Ash Barty's My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
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9. The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Better not start apologizing now my prince," she says. "you'll run out of time to cover it all."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"First flowers, now you don't like pastries?" he asks, studying my frown. "What's next, kittens?"

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"There." I lean across to tuck it behind his ear. "Everything useless around here is beautifully decorated. I wouldn't want you to feel left out."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

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10. Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9)

By: Robin Stevens

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The final novel in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Dais… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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11. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. The Other Side of Tomorrow

By: Hayley Lawrence

4.23

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

What if you thought you had forever ... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever … read more

Similar categories in Hayley Lawrence's The Other Side of Tomorrow book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • young adult
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14. Looking for Eden

By: Caroline Overington

3.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

When a simple mix-up leaves their father Joe’s estate to Eden, their long-absent mother, Clare and … read more

Similar categories in Caroline Overington's Looking for Eden book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Ready When You Are

By: Gary Lonesborough

4.20

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable YA love story between two Aboriginal boys -- one who doesn’t want to accept he’s gay, … read more

Similar categories in Gary Lonesborough's Ready When You Are book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Go to your elders. You should ask them about your country and your totem. Because that is your identity. A blackfella with no identity is a lost blackfella. He don't know where he belongs."

-Gary Lonesborough, Ready When You Are

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16. Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

By: Kate Solly

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Meredith established the Copeton Crochet Collective (no knitters please) because it would be like h… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The problem was with the constant deliciousness of a new idea. It was always more exciting to start a new project than to plod away with one whose appeal had gone stale."

-Kate Solly, Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

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17. The Night in Question (The Agathas #2)

By: Kathleen Glasgow

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find th… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Glasgow's The Night in Question (The Agathas #2) book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Summer of Serenity

By: Nicola Marsh

3.97

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Opposites clash in the addictive new small-town romance from USA Today bestselling Australian autho… read more

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19. The Deep

By: Kyle Perry

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling breakout author of The Bluffs comes a heart-stopping new thriller set on the r… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Perry's The Deep book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. 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 Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. The Teacher's Pet

By: Hedley Thomas

4.14

Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas take… read more

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  • audiobook
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23. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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25. The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

By: Wai Chim

4.01

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Anna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad… read more

Similar categories in Wai Chim's The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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26. The Soup Movement

By: Ben Davis

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

To aid his recovery from a life-threatening illness, Jordan and his family move out of the city for… read more

Similar categories in Ben Davis's The Soup Movement book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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27. The Whispering

By: Veronica Lando

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The whispering wild will take your child if you dare to look away ... The stunning Aussie crime … read more

Similar categories in Veronica Lando's The Whispering book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Every Last Suspect

By: Nicola Moriarty

3.95

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Who killed Harriet? Complicated, driven, loving; manipulative, irresistible, monstrous – whether… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Moriarty's Every Last Suspect book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. Wrong Answers Only

By: Tobias Madden

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Marco's always done the right thing. But now it's time for wrong answers only.Marco should be at un… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Madden's Wrong Answers Only book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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30. Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret

By: Amy Doak

4.21

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Things have settled down in Cooinda and Eleanor Jones is getting used to her new normal – spending … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • young adult
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31. Listen, Layla

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

What's a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? Layla has ended the school year on… read more

Similar categories in Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla book and Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Listen, Layla

  • young adult contemporary
  • sudan
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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