13 must-read family books like Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

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Before the Ever After

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have …

If you liked the family plot in Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)

By: Connie Willis

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Connie Willis' Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Doomsday Book uses time travel for a serious look at h… read more

Similar categories in Connie Willis's To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • fiction
Cover of Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World by Gretchen Rubin

2. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

By: Gretchen Rubin

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a … read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Rubin's Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • audiobook
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3. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Efrén Divided

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Efrén Divided book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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5. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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6. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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7. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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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8. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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9. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.51

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a you-are-there style that blends suspense, scie… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • sports
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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10. 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

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

Cover of Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

11. Before the Ever After

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
  • audiobook
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12. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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13. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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14. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's Starfish book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

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15. The Outlaw Noble Salt

By: Amy Harmon

4.46

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes a sweepingly romantic tale of risk, redempt… read more

Similar categories in Amy Harmon's The Outlaw Noble Salt book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) by J. Dillard

16. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney

18. Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

By: Jerry Pinkney

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing … read more

Similar categories in Jerry Pinkney's Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • middle grade
Cover of Becoming Muhammad Ali by James  Patterson

19. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Becoming Muhammad Ali book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • sports
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1) by Nicole Melleby

21. Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1)

By: Nicole Melleby

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Nicole Melleby comes a cheerful, uplifting story of family and belonging, the… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1) book and Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary

15 best-selling fiction books like Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Transform Your Habits

To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)

Connie Willis

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Efrén Divided

Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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

Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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