13 Top realistic fiction books like Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

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Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen…

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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3. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • audiobook
  • african american
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • family
"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

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5. The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Blackwoods book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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6. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

By: Shannon Gibney

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be explores the often sur… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Gibney's The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • audiobook
  • family
  • contemporary
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8. There Goes the Neighborhood

By: Jade Adia

4.13

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

- Winner of the 2024 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award - Fifteen-year-old Rhea an… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • social justice
  • audiobook
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13. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Salt the Water

By: Candice Iloh

3.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more

Similar categories in Candice Iloh's Salt the Water book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Kin: Rooted in Hope

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.21

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing p… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Kin: Rooted in Hope book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • historical
  • young adult
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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18. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman

By: Mari Lowe

3.86

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

SHAINDY is a twelve-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who struggles in school and has no good friends. … read more

Similar categories in Mari Lowe's The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

By: Lorraine Avila

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her sch… read more

Similar categories in Lorraine Avila's The Making of Yolanda la Bruja book and Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"Mamá Teté comes to my mind: “Our powers exist so we can preserve our power and take back and protect what is ours."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"Right above the mirror is the Julia De Burgos quote I’ve learned to love: “Don’t let the hand you hold, hold you down."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

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