15 Top childrens books like Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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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…

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1. 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 Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fostering
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Mascot by Charles Waters

2. 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 Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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3. 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 Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
"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

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4. 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 Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fostering
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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6. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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7. 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 Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. New Dragon City

By: Mari Mancusi

4.15

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we kne… read more

Similar categories in Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of We Still Belong by Christine  Day

11. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

12. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
Cover of The Mystery of the Monarchs by Barb Rosenstock

13. The Mystery of the Monarchs

By: Barb Rosenstock

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch … read more

Similar categories in Barb Rosenstock's The Mystery of the Monarchs book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

14. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

Cover of Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand

15. Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

By: Glenda Armand

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as … read more

Similar categories in Glenda Armand's Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
Cover of Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court by Kekla Magoon

16. Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

By: Kekla Magoon

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From two Coretta Scott King Honor winners comes this uplifting picture book biography about Ketanji… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
Cover of The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

17. The Cursed Moon

By: Angela Cervantes

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's The Cursed Moon book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson

18. Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor

By: Kirby Larson

3.42

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Will summer break be a drag or a blast for meticulous Shermy when rambunctious Shake moves in next … read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur T. Bradley

19. Daybreak on Raven Island

By: Fleur T. Bradley

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel comes a thrilling new middle … read more

Similar categories in Fleur T. Bradley's Daybreak on Raven Island book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd

20. How to Stay Invisible

By: Maggie C. Rudd

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade sto… read more

Similar categories in Maggie C. Rudd's How to Stay Invisible book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
Cover of The Ghost of Spruce Point by Nancy Tandon

21. The Ghost of Spruce Point

By: Nancy Tandon

4.11

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

A young boy must unravel a curse to save his family’s beloved Maine motel in this spooky, “tightly … read more

Similar categories in Nancy Tandon's The Ghost of Spruce Point book and Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home

  • middle grade

11 Best realistic fiction books like Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Transform Your Habits

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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13 Top fiction books like Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

Transform Your Habits

A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

Transform Your Habits

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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