Read-alikes and related books

Books like Ghost

Explore 24 books like Ghost by Jason Reynolds — a handpicked selection united by Track & Field, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Parents, and African American & Black.

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Top related books to Ghost

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Patina

Jason Reynolds

Themes: Track & Field • African American & Black • People & Places

A Soft Place to Land

Janae Marks

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • African American & Black

I Rise

Marie Arnold

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • African American & Black

Puppy Love

Gary Soto

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

Summer and July

Paul Mosier

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

Something to Say

Lisa Moore Ramée

Themes: Track & Field • African American & Black • People & Places

Running Overload

Jake Maddox

Themes: Track & Field • Parents • African American & Black

Shot Clock

Caron Butler

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • African American & Black • People & Places

Dough Boys

Paula Chase

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • African American & Black • People & Places

#10

Playing the Cards You’re Dealt

Varian Johnson

Themes: Parents • African American & Black • People & Places

#11

From the Desk of Zoe Washington

Janae Marks

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • African American & Black

#12

The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • African American & Black

#13

Joseph

Shelia P. Moses

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • African American & Black

#14

Half Moon Summer

Elaine Vickers

Themes: Track & Field • Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents

#15

The Runner

Cynthia Voigt

Themes: Track & Field • Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents

#16

Ruby Lost and Found

Christina Li

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#17

The Moon Within

Aida Salazar

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#18

The Key to the Golden Firebird

Maureen Johnson

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#19

Efrén Dividido Efrén Divided (Spanish Edition)

Ernesto Cisneros

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#20

Razzle

Ellen Wittlinger

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#21

Preacher’s Boy

Katherine Paterson

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • Parents • People & Places

#22

A Good Kind of Trouble

Lisa Moore Ramée

Themes: Track & Field • African American & Black • People & Places

#23

Root Magic

Eden Royce

Themes: Adolescence & Coming of Age • African American & Black • People & Places

#24

Journey to Jo’burg A South African Story

Beverley Naidoo

Themes: Parents • African American & Black • People & Places

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Track & Field, Adolescence & Coming of Age, Parents — the same threads that run through Ghost by Jason Reynolds. Among the authors featured: Jason Reynolds, Janae Marks, Marie Arnold, Gary Soto, and others.