17 best-selling family books like No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen

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No Fixed Address

By: Susin Nielsen

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homele…

"I get why Winnie believes in God. I get why Dylan believes in Bernard. I get why I wanted to believe in Mel. It can give a person comfort, feeling that something mysterious and otherworldly is looking out for you. But now I'm learning to have faith in something new ... Other people... And I am choosing to believe."

-Susin Nielsen, No Fixed Address

If you liked the family plot in No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. We All Fall Down (We All Fall Down, #1)

By: Eric Walters

4.12

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Today is September 10, 2001, and Will, a grade nine student, is spending the day at his father’s wo… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's We All Fall Down (We All Fall Down, #1) book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Ghost Boys book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

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3. Alaska

By: Anna Woltz

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

OP de eerste dag van het schooljaar weet Sven het zeker: hij moet een briljante stunt uithalen. And… read more

Similar categories in Anna Woltz's Alaska book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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4. You Go First

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Funny and poignant, acclaimed author Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go Firstis an engaging exploration of… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

5. Pandas on the Eastside

By: Gabrielle S. Prendergast

3.60

Format: 137 pages, Paperback

When ten-year-old Journey Song hears that two pandas are being held in a warehouse in her neighborh… read more

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6. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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7. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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8. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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9. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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10. No Fixed Address

By: Susin Nielsen

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homele… read more

Similar categories in Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • poverty
"I get why Winnie believes in God. I get why Dylan believes in Bernard. I get why I wanted to believe in Mel. It can give a person comfort, feeling that something mysterious and otherworldly is lookin…"

-Susin Nielsen, No Fixed Address

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11. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1) book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

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12. The King of Jam Sandwiches

By: Eric Walters

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • poverty
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13. 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 Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • poverty
"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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14. Wink

By: Rob Harrell

4.27

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

A wrenching and hilarious story about embracing life's weirdness and surviving an unthinkable diagn… read more

Similar categories in Rob Harrell's Wink book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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16. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

17. 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 Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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18. The Year the Maps Changed

By: Danielle Binks

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 199… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Binks's The Year the Maps Changed book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Maps lie. Or at least, they don’t always tell the truth. They’re like us humans that way."

-Danielle Binks, The Year the Maps Changed

"Lately I’d been wondering what piece Mum took with her when she died, and I’d been thinking about the Winnie I would have been if she hadn’t."

-Danielle Binks, The Year the Maps Changed

"I was eleven when everything started and twelve by the end. But that’s another way that maps don’t tell the whole truth – because it felt like the distance I travelled was a lot further than that."

-Danielle Binks, The Year the Maps Changed

"my mum used to say that you had two hands:one to help yourself,and one t help others". then she sighed "though sometimes i wonder if the hand we use to help others moves a bit slower and with less pu…"

-Danielle Binks, The Year the Maps Changed

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19. Unstuck

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Unstuck book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

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20. The Science of Breakable Things

By: Tae Keller

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifti… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"You can’t always protect breakable things. Hearts and eggs will break but you keep going anyway, because science is asking questions and living is not being afraid of the answer."

-Tae Keller, The Science of Breakable Things

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21. Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

By: Caela Carter

4.31

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An own voices story that shines a light on how one girl's learning differences are neither right no… read more

Similar categories in Caela Carter's Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi

22. The Partition Project

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's The Partition Project book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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23. Whatshisface

By: Gordon Korman

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gordon Korman's next stand-alone novel, a fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Whatshisface book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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24. Under the Iron Bridge (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2021, 19)

By: Kathy Kacer

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

It's 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last … read more

Similar categories in Kathy Kacer's Under the Iron Bridge (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2021, 19) book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • young adult
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25. Eindspel

By: Evy Danckers

3.12

Format: 144 pages, None

Er wordt gezegd dat de Fabriek een persoonlijke zoektocht is. Dat het voor iedereen anders is. Dat … read more

Similar categories in Evy Danckers's Eindspel book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • young adult
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26. Apartment 713

By: Kevin Sylvester

4.26

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sylvester's Apartment 713 book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • canada
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27. Le Programme

By: Sandra Dussault

4.28

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

Victor pose un geste terrible qui l’oblige à fuir loin de chez lui. Il trouve refuge en forêt dans … read more

Similar categories in Sandra Dussault's Le Programme book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • fiction
  • young adult
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28. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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29. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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30. Weird Rules to Follow

By: Kim Spencer

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

★ “Readers will be left with a rich image of Mia’s world and the family and people that surround he… read more

Similar categories in Kim Spencer's Weird Rules to Follow book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction

6 Best canada books like No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen

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We All Fall Down (We All Fall Down, #1)

Eric Walters

4.12

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Susin Nielsen

4.24

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The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

David Alexander Robertson

3.90

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Eric Walters

4.34

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Squire

Nadia Shammas

4.06

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Into the Bright Open

Cherie Dimaline

3.79

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J. Torres

3.99

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Lori Weber

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