8 must-read nonfiction books like Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

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Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Ying's Hungry Ghost book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
  • mental health
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2. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more

Similar categories in Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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3. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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4. 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 Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • contemporary
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5. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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7. 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 Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"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?

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8. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

Similar categories in Tommie Smith's Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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9. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria

By: Muhammad Najem

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A teenage boy risks his life to tell the truth in this gripping graphic memoir by youth activist Mu… read more

Similar categories in Muhammad Najem's Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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10. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • biography memoir
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11. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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12. Love in English

By: Maria E. Andreu

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Ana has just moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school… read more

Similar categories in Maria E. Andreu's Love in English book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • contemporary
"My family is not running a marathon. We're running a relay. My parents have gotten me this far. Everything I do is to get us further. I carry their hopes along with my own."

-Maria E. Andreu, Love in English

"I lack precisely the thing to explain what I lack. The words. For every word I get out, there's a whole iceberg of thoughts and hopes and feelings that stay unspoken. But how do I speak them?"

-Maria E. Andreu, Love in English

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13. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • contemporary
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14. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

By: Sarah Myer

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Myer's Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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15. Maybe an Artist

By: Liz Montague

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be pub… read more

Similar categories in Liz Montague's Maybe an Artist book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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16. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse) book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • contemporary
  • mental health
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)

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17. 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 Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • contemporary
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18. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • contemporary
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19. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

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20. Cracking the Bell

By: Geoff Herbach

3.79

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Concussion in this powerful and important novel by Geoff Herbach, author … read more

Similar categories in Geoff Herbach's Cracking the Bell book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • contemporary
Cover of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Mel Valentine Vargas

21. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel

By: Mel Valentine Vargas

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medalist Meg Medina returns to her powerful YA novel about school bullying with a dynamic g… read more

Similar categories in Mel Valentine Vargas's Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel book and Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • contemporary

11 Best contemporary books like Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

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Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

Kindra Neely

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Transform Your Habits

In Limbo

Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

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18 must-read middle grade books like Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

Neal Shusterman

4.14

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

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Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham

4.29

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