50 Books like Wanting Mor

Sparks Like Stars

by Nadia Hashimi • 2021

She survives the coup that kills her family. A child of Kabul starts over in America.

4.28

24k+

🏔️ Afghan Diaspora 👧 Child Displacement 😔 Survivor Guilt

Sparks Like Stars 94%

She survives the coup that kills her family. A child of Kabul starts over in America.

by Nadia Hashimi 2021

4.28

24k+ ratings

🏔️ Afghan Diaspora 👧 Child Displacement 😔 Survivor Guilt

Ground Zero

by Alan Gratz • 2021

A suspended boy follows his father to work at the World Trade Center on September 11.

4.33

27k+

📖 9/11 Fiction 🏔️ War-Torn Afghanistan 👁️ War Through Child'S Eyes

Ground Zero 94%

A suspended boy follows his father to work at the World Trade Center on September 11.

by Alan Gratz 2021

4.33

27k+ ratings

📖 9/11 Fiction 🏔️ War-Torn Afghanistan 👁️ War Through Child'S Eyes

The Teacher of Nomad Land

by Daniel Nayeri • 2025

Two siblings wander wartime Iran with a blackboard, trading lessons for a place to belong.

4.15

4k+

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🫂 Sibling Bond 🧳 Child Refugees

The Teacher of Nomad Land 94%

Two siblings wander wartime Iran with a blackboard, trading lessons for a place to belong.

by Daniel Nayeri 2025

4.15

4k+ ratings

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🫂 Sibling Bond 🧳 Child Refugees

When the Moon is Low

by Nadia Hashimi • 2015

A mother flees Taliban Kabul with her children, risking the smuggler's road to Europe.

4.12

17k+

🧳 Refugee Journey 💔 Family Separation 🌱 Forced Maturity

When the Moon is Low 93%

A mother flees Taliban Kabul with her children, risking the smuggler's road to Europe.

by Nadia Hashimi 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🧳 Refugee Journey 💔 Family Separation 🌱 Forced Maturity

One Half from the East

by Nadia Hashimi • 2016

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

3.98

3k+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent

One Half from the East 93%

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

by Nadia Hashimi 2016

3.98

3k+ ratings

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini • 2007

Trapped as co-wives to a brutal man, two Afghan women forge a bond that defies their world.

4.46

1.8M+

👭 Found Sisterhood 💔 Domestic Abuse 🕊️ Maternal Sacrifice

A Thousand Splendid Suns 93%

Trapped as co-wives to a brutal man, two Afghan women forge a bond that defies their world.

by Khaled Hosseini 2007

4.46

1.8M+ ratings

👭 Found Sisterhood 💔 Domestic Abuse 🕊️ Maternal Sacrifice

In the Sea There are Crocodiles

by Fabio Geda • 2010

Abandoned for his own safety, a ten-year-old Afghan boy crosses continents alone in search of home.

4.01

15k+

📖 Refugee Memoir 👦 Child Refugee ⛓️ Human Trafficking

In the Sea There are Crocodiles 91%

Abandoned for his own safety, a ten-year-old Afghan boy crosses continents alone in search of home.

by Fabio Geda 2010

4.01

15k+ ratings

📖 Refugee Memoir 👦 Child Refugee ⛓️ Human Trafficking

And the Mountains Echoed

by Khaled Hosseini • 2012

A father sells his daughter to a wealthy Kabul couple; the brother left behind never heals.

4.08

408k+

🏠 Family Saga 💔 Sibling Separation 🤫 Secret Adoption

And the Mountains Echoed 91%

A father sells his daughter to a wealthy Kabul couple; the brother left behind never heals.

by Khaled Hosseini 2012

4.08

408k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 💔 Sibling Separation 🤫 Secret Adoption

Everything Sad Is Untrue

by Daniel Nayeri • 2020

An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.

4.30

44k+

📦 Refugee Narrative 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🌍 Iranian Diaspora

Everything Sad Is Untrue 91%

An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.

by Daniel Nayeri 2020

4.30

44k+ ratings

📦 Refugee Narrative 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🌍 Iranian Diaspora

When the Fireflies Dance

by Aisha Hassan • 2025

Exiled from bonded labor at a Lahore kiln, a boy must steal to free his family.

4.19

4k+

🏚️ Generational Poverty 🏭 Gritty Social Realism 🤝 Found Family

When the Fireflies Dance 91%

Exiled from bonded labor at a Lahore kiln, a boy must steal to free his family.

by Aisha Hassan 2025

4.19

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Generational Poverty 🏭 Gritty Social Realism 🤝 Found Family

Making Bombs for Hitler

by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch • 2012

A Ukrainian girl builds bombs for the Nazis while searching for the sister torn from her.

4.33

13k+

🏭 Forced Labor Camp 🧒 Child Survivor 🤝 Found Family

Making Bombs for Hitler 91%

A Ukrainian girl builds bombs for the Nazis while searching for the sister torn from her.

by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012

4.33

13k+ ratings

🏭 Forced Labor Camp 🧒 Child Survivor 🤝 Found Family

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini • 2011

A Kabul betrayal haunts a man into exile, until he must return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

4.45

24k+

🏔️ Afghanistan Setting ⚖️ Ethnic Divide 💔 Childhood Betrayal

The Kite Runner 91%

A Kabul betrayal haunts a man into exile, until he must return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

by Khaled Hosseini 2011

4.45

24k+ ratings

🏔️ Afghanistan Setting ⚖️ Ethnic Divide 💔 Childhood Betrayal

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 91%

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Red Pencil

by Andrea Davis Pinkney • 2014

When war steals her home and voice, a Darfur girl draws her way back to hope.

3.9

7k+

📖 Novel In Verse 🧳 Child Refugee 🎨 Art As Healing

The Red Pencil 91%

When war steals her home and voice, a Darfur girl draws her way back to hope.

by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014

3.9

7k+ ratings

📖 Novel In Verse 🧳 Child Refugee 🎨 Art As Healing

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

by Catherine Bruton • 2019

A Syrian refugee discovers a ballet class in Manchester and dares to dance again.

4.40

2k+

🩰 Ballet Dreams 🧳 Child Refugee Story 💔 War Trauma Healing

No Ballet Shoes in Syria 91%

A Syrian refugee discovers a ballet class in Manchester and dares to dance again.

by Catherine Bruton 2019

4.40

2k+ ratings

🩰 Ballet Dreams 🧳 Child Refugee Story 💔 War Trauma Healing

Words on Fire

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2019

A Lithuanian girl must smuggle banned books to save her culture after Cossacks arrest her parents.

4.28

15k+

📦 Book Smuggling 🚫 Forbidden Books 🇷🇺 Russian Occupation

Words on Fire 90%

A Lithuanian girl must smuggle banned books to save her culture after Cossacks arrest her parents.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2019

4.28

15k+ ratings

📦 Book Smuggling 🚫 Forbidden Books 🇷🇺 Russian Occupation

An Emotion of Great Delight

by Tahereh Mafi • 2021

Numb from grief and America's scrutiny, a Muslim teen rediscovers feeling through a forbidden love.

3.66

12k+

🕌 Muslim American Life 🏙️ Post-9/11 America 💔 Forbidden Romance

An Emotion of Great Delight 90%

Numb from grief and America's scrutiny, a Muslim teen rediscovers feeling through a forbidden love.

by Tahereh Mafi 2021

3.66

12k+ ratings

🕌 Muslim American Life 🏙️ Post-9/11 America 💔 Forbidden Romance

All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir • 2022

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

4.48

66k+

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 💞 Friends To Lovers

All My Rage 90%

Sal sells drugs to save his motel, hiding it from Noor, the girl he loves.

by Sabaa Tahir 2022

4.48

66k+ ratings

🌄 Immigrant Dreams 🕌 Pakistani-American 💞 Friends To Lovers

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

by Gennifer Choldenko • 2024

Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.

4.46

4k+

🏠 Foster Care 👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman Summary

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman 90%

Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.

by Gennifer Choldenko 2024

4.46

4k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family

The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman • 2019

Protecting her disabled sister, Viji flees their father and builds a family on a Chennai bridge.

4.26

12k+

🫂 Found Family 🌆 Street Children 👧 Sibling Caretaker

The Bridge Home 90%

Protecting her disabled sister, Viji flees their father and builds a family on a Chennai bridge.

by Padma Venkatraman 2019

4.26

12k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌆 Street Children 👧 Sibling Caretaker

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

by Zoulfa Katouh • 2022

Besieged in Homs, a pharmacy student risks a deadly sea crossing to save her pregnant best friend.

4.45

124k+

🕊️ Syrian War 🌊 Refugee Journey 💔 Wartime Romance

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow 90%

Besieged in Homs, a pharmacy student risks a deadly sea crossing to save her pregnant best friend.

by Zoulfa Katouh 2022

4.45

124k+ ratings

🕊️ Syrian War 🌊 Refugee Journey 💔 Wartime Romance

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini • 2003

One call from Pakistan forces an Afghan-American back to Kabul, where a betrayal still waits.

4.36

3.5M+

🔄 Redemption Arc 🇦🇫 Afghan Fiction 💔 Childhood Betrayal

The Kite Runner 90%

One call from Pakistan forces an Afghan-American back to Kabul, where a betrayal still waits.

by Khaled Hosseini 2003

4.36

3.5M+ ratings

🔄 Redemption Arc 🇦🇫 Afghan Fiction 💔 Childhood Betrayal

The Wall

by William Sutcliffe • 2013

He crosses under the wall, finds a starving girl, and loses the world he knew.

3.71

1k+

🏚️ Occupied Territory 💔 Forbidden Friendship 🗳️ Political Awakening

The Wall 90%

He crosses under the wall, finds a starving girl, and loses the world he knew.

by William Sutcliffe 2013

3.71

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Occupied Territory 💔 Forbidden Friendship 🗳️ Political Awakening

Aller Retour

by Yves Beauchesne

Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.

2.43

119

🏃 Runaway Story 🩵 Found Family 💔 Orphaned Protagonist

Aller Retour 90%

Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.

by Yves Beauchesne

2.43

119 ratings

🏃 Runaway Story 🩵 Found Family 💔 Orphaned Protagonist

The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley • 2017

Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.

4.48

49k+

🫂 Found Family 🐴 Healing Through Horses 🏠 Wwii Home Front

The War I Finally Won 90%

Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2017

4.48

49k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🐴 Healing Through Horses 🏠 Wwii Home Front

Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver • 2022

Born to an addict mother, Demon navigates Appalachian foster care and the opioid epidemic.

4.46

828k+

🏔️ Appalachian Fiction 💊 Opioid Crisis 📖 Modern Retelling

Demon Copperhead 89%

Born to an addict mother, Demon navigates Appalachian foster care and the opioid epidemic.

by Barbara Kingsolver 2022

4.46

828k+ ratings

🏔️ Appalachian Fiction 💊 Opioid Crisis 📖 Modern Retelling

What Is the What

by Dave Eggers • 2006

Robbed in Atlanta, a Sudanese refugee escapes into the war-torn villages and camps of his past.

4.15

88k+

🎤 Fictionalized Memoir 🏃 Refugee Survival Story 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

What Is the What 89%

Robbed in Atlanta, a Sudanese refugee escapes into the war-torn villages and camps of his past.

by Dave Eggers 2006

4.15

88k+ ratings

🎤 Fictionalized Memoir 🏃 Refugee Survival Story 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

A House Without Windows

by Nadia Hashimi • 2016

Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.

4.00

16k+

🏔️ Afghan Women 🔗 Prison Sisterhood 🤫 Protective Silence

A House Without Windows 89%

Her husband is dead, blood covers her hands, but this Afghan mother stays silent.

by Nadia Hashimi 2016

4.00

16k+ ratings

🏔️ Afghan Women 🔗 Prison Sisterhood 🤫 Protective Silence

The View from Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

3.76

47k+

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives

The View from Saturday 89%

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

by E.L. Konigsburg 1996

3.76

47k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite

by Pierre Bottero • 2002

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

4.06

136

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite 89%

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

by Pierre Bottero 2002

4.06

136 ratings

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister

Refugee

by Alan Gratz • 2017

A German Jew, a Cuban girl, a Syrian boy. Three kids, three decades, one deadly sea.

4.36

84k+

🔀 Interwoven Timelines 👧 Child Refugee 🌊 Dangerous Sea Crossing

Refugee 89%

A German Jew, a Cuban girl, a Syrian boy. Three kids, three decades, one deadly sea.

by Alan Gratz 2017

4.36

84k+ ratings

🔀 Interwoven Timelines 👧 Child Refugee 🌊 Dangerous Sea Crossing

The Star Outside My Window

by Onjali Q. Raúf • 2019

A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.

4.31

3k+

🏠 Foster Care Story 🤝 Found Family 👫 Sibling Devotion

The Star Outside My Window 89%

A ten-year-old sees her missing mother in a new star and sets off to name it.

by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019

4.31

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care Story 🤝 Found Family 👫 Sibling Devotion

Counting by 7s

by Holly Goldberg Sloan • 2013

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

4.14

88k+

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing

Counting by 7s 89%

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

by Holly Goldberg Sloan 2013

4.14

88k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

by Daniyal Mueenuddin • 2026

An orphan in a Rawalpindi bazaar rises to trusted chauffeur, but belonging stays beyond reach.

3.88

2k+

🏛️ Postcolonial Fiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multi-Generational Saga 🔗 Servant And Master

This Is Where the Serpent Lives 89%

An orphan in a Rawalpindi bazaar rises to trusted chauffeur, but belonging stays beyond reach.

by Daniyal Mueenuddin 2026

3.88

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Postcolonial Fiction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multi-Generational Saga 🔗 Servant And Master

How to Stay Invisible

by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

4.43

1k+

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion

How to Stay Invisible 89%

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

by Maggie C. Rudd 2023

4.43

1k+ ratings

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

by John Boyne • 2013

A railway station discovery sends a boy on a secret mission to rescue his shell-shocked father.

3.96

12k+

🏠 Wwi Home Front 😞 Shell Shock 👨‍✈️ Father At War

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave 89%

A railway station discovery sends a boy on a secret mission to rescue his shell-shocked father.

by John Boyne 2013

3.96

12k+ ratings

🏠 Wwi Home Front 😞 Shell Shock 👨‍✈️ Father At War

Other Words for Home

by Jasmine Warga • 2019

A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.

4.40

35k+

📖 Verse Novel 🌏 Culture Shock 🧕 Choosing Hijab

Other Words for Home 89%

A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.

by Jasmine Warga 2019

4.40

35k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🌏 Culture Shock 🧕 Choosing Hijab

Eleven

by Tom Rogers • 2014

On 9/11, a boy finds a stray dog as his father is trapped in the Twin Towers.

4.32

3k+

🐕 Boy And Dog 🗽 September 11 🪄 Magical Thinking

Eleven 89%

On 9/11, a boy finds a stray dog as his father is trapped in the Twin Towers.

by Tom Rogers 2014

4.32

3k+ ratings

🐕 Boy And Dog 🗽 September 11 🪄 Magical Thinking

Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed

by Umera Ahmed • 1998

Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.

3.66

590

🖋️ Urdu Literature 🕌 Spiritual Awakening 💔 Father Abandonment

Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed Summary

Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed 89%

Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.

by Umera Ahmed 1998

3.66

590 ratings

🖋️ Urdu Literature 🕌 Spiritual Awakening 💔 Father Abandonment

The Red Umbrella

by Christina Diaz Gonzalez • 2010

1961 Cuba: to survive Castro's revolution, a girl must leave everything for strangers in Nebraska.

4.07

5k+

🇨🇺 Cuban Revolution ✈️ Operation Pedro Pan 👧 Sibling Caretaking

The Red Umbrella 89%

1961 Cuba: to survive Castro's revolution, a girl must leave everything for strangers in Nebraska.

by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2010

4.07

5k+ ratings

🇨🇺 Cuban Revolution ✈️ Operation Pedro Pan 👧 Sibling Caretaking

Elephant Run

by Roland Smith • 2007

Occupied Burma: a boy escapes through hidden corridors and braves the jungle to rescue his father.

4.09

7k+

🐅 Jungle Adventure 🌊 Pacific Theater 🐘 Working Elephants

Elephant Run 89%

Occupied Burma: a boy escapes through hidden corridors and braves the jungle to rescue his father.

by Roland Smith 2007

4.09

7k+ ratings

🐅 Jungle Adventure 🌊 Pacific Theater 🐘 Working Elephants

Saints and Misfits

by S.K. Ali • 2017

A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.

3.76

8k+

🧕 Hijabi Protagonist 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy ❤️ Interfaith Attraction

Saints and Misfits 89%

A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.

by S.K. Ali 2017

3.76

8k+ ratings

🧕 Hijabi Protagonist 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy ❤️ Interfaith Attraction

Beyond the Bright Sea

by Lauren Wolk • 2017

A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.

4.08

17k+

🏡 Found Family 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪙 Hidden Treasure

Beyond the Bright Sea 89%

A twelve-year-old outcast risks a shuttered leper colony to uncover where she came from.

by Lauren Wolk 2017

4.08

17k+ ratings

🏡 Found Family 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪙 Hidden Treasure

No and Me

by Delphine de Vigan • 2007

A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.

3.72

20k+

🖋️ Literary Young Adult 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧠 Precocious Narrator

No and Me 89%

A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.

by Delphine de Vigan 2007

3.72

20k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Young Adult 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧠 Precocious Narrator

The Escape

by Robert Muchamore • 2009

A twelve-year-old orphan escapes into occupied France, where a spy's mission makes him a target.

4.12

6k+

🏚️ Occupied France 🕵️ Child Spies 🔍 Wwii Espionage

The Escape 89%

A twelve-year-old orphan escapes into occupied France, where a spy's mission makes him a target.

by Robert Muchamore 2009

4.12

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Occupied France 🕵️ Child Spies 🔍 Wwii Espionage

Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys • 2011

A 15-year-old artist is sent to a Siberian gulag, where her drawings become her only defiance.

4.37

280k+

🏕️ Gulag Labor Camps ❄️ Siberian Exile 🎖️ Stalinist Russia

Between Shades of Gray 89%

A 15-year-old artist is sent to a Siberian gulag, where her drawings become her only defiance.

by Ruta Sepetys 2011

4.37

280k+ ratings

🏕️ Gulag Labor Camps ❄️ Siberian Exile 🎖️ Stalinist Russia

Does My Head Look Big In This?

by Randa Abdel-Fattah • 2007

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

3.65

12k+

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles

Does My Head Look Big In This? 89%

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2007

3.65

12k+ ratings

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles

Room to Dream

by Kelly Yang • 2021

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

4.37

6k+

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships

Room to Dream 89%

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

by Kelly Yang 2021

4.37

6k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships

Kiki and Jacques

by Susan Ross • 2015

In Maine, an eleven-year-old befriends a Somali girl while hiding his role in a robbery plan.

3.74

151

🏘️ Small Town Maine 🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship 💔 Childhood Grief

Kiki and Jacques 88%

In Maine, an eleven-year-old befriends a Somali girl while hiding his role in a robbery plan.

by Susan Ross 2015

3.74

151 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Maine 🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship 💔 Childhood Grief

Abomination

by Robert Swindells • 1998

A bullied girl hides a worse secret: a child imprisoned in her parents' cellar.

3.75

2k+

🕊️ Religious Fundamentalism 💔 Surviving Abuse 🎒 School Bullying

Abomination 88%

A bullied girl hides a worse secret: a child imprisoned in her parents' cellar.

by Robert Swindells 1998

3.75

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Religious Fundamentalism 💔 Surviving Abuse 🎒 School Bullying

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