19 Best realistic fiction books like Borders by Thomas King

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Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli…

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1. Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's … read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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2. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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3. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • 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. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

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6. Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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7. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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8. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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9. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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10. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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11. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
"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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12. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

13. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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14. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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15. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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16. Isla to Island

By: Alexis Castellanos

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

17. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Pemmican Wars (A Girl Called Echo, #1) by Katherena Vermette

18. Pemmican Wars (A Girl Called Echo, #1)

By: Katherena Vermette

3.71

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with lo… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's Pemmican Wars (A Girl Called Echo, #1) book and Thomas King's Borders

  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1) by Tasha Spillett

19. Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1)

By: Tasha Spillett

4.06

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, c… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Spillett's Surviving the City (Surviving the City, #1) book and Thomas King's Borders

  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • native american
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Northwest Resistance (A Girl Called Echo, Volume 3) by Katherena Vermette

20. Northwest Resistance (A Girl Called Echo, Volume 3)

By: Katherena Vermette

3.88

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

The third graphic novel in the A Girl Called Echo series, Northwest Resistance follows Echo Desjard… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Road Allowance Era (A Girl Called Echo) (Volume 4) by Katherena Vermette

21. Road Allowance Era (A Girl Called Echo) (Volume 4)

By: Katherena Vermette

4.14

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

In the Road Allowance Era, Echo’s story picks up again when she travels back in time to 1885. Th… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2) by Tasha Spillett

22. From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2)

By: Tasha Spillett

4.27

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City.  Dez’s grandmother has … read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
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23. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Living With Viola by Rosena Fung

24. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

25. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Thomas King's Borders

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor

26. The Legend of Auntie Po

By: Shing Yin Khor

4.06

Format: 290 pages, None

Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei rei… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) by Sarah Sax

27. Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2)

By: Sarah Sax

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) book and Thomas King's Borders

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Stealing Home by J. Torres

28. Stealing Home

By: J. Torres

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him ano… read more

Similar categories in J. Torres's Stealing Home book and Thomas King's Borders

  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
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29. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Thomas King's Borders

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Twin Cities by José Pimienta

30. Twin Cities

By: José Pimienta

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Being twins means having a best friend forever . . . But when one twin goes to school in Mexico and… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
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31. Unhappy Camper

By: Lily LaMotte

3.90

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up, author Lily LaMotte and illustrators Ann Xu and Sunmi,… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction

26 Best fiction books like Borders by Thomas King

Transform Your Habits

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story

David Alexander Robertson

3.79

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Huda F Are You?

Huda Fahmy

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Borders

Thomas King

3.93

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16 must-read fiction books like Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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