Books like Crenshaw
12 books with a reading profile close to Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. Clear-cut and thought-provoking; an easy read.
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1
Wishtree
Also clear-cut and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Red, a northern red oak, serves as the neighborhood wishtree where residents tie scraps of fabric containing their hopes.
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The View from Saturday
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1996, the Academic Bowl competition in New York’s Epiphany school district brings together four sixth-grade students: Noah, Nadia, Ethan, and Julian.
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3
The Wednesday Wars
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Set in 1967 Long Island, Holling Hoodhood is the only seventh grader at Camillo Junior High who does not attend weekly religious education.
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The Crossover
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Josh and Jordan Bell are twin brothers and middle school basketball stars known for their dominance on the court.
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5
A Long Walk to Water
Also clear-cut and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
This historical novel follows two intertwining narratives set in Sudan several decades apart.
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Other Words for Home
Also clear-cut and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Jude lives in a Syrian town with her family, loves American movies and dreams of acting, until the war comes close.
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Liar & Spy
narrative, accessible
Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building after his father loses his job and his mother begins working double shifts at the hospital.
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8
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In late-twentieth-century Dublin, a schoolteacher named Aidan Lynch organizes an evening Italian language course to escape his stagnant career.
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Blubber
by Judy Blume
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a suburban fifth-grade classroom, Jill Brenner joins a group of girls led by Wendy to systematically torment their classmate Linda.
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10
Rules
by Cynthia Lord
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Catherine struggles to balance her own identity with the demands of her family life in Maine.
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11
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhhà Lại
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Ten-year-old Hà lives in Saigon during the Vietnam War, where she stays close to her mother and three brothers while mourning a father missing in action.
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12
A Mango-Shaped Space
by Wendy Mass
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Mia Winchell has synesthesia: she sees sounds as colours and letters carry colours too.
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