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Books like Iron River

24 titles for readers of Iron River by Daniel Acosta, selected for shared themes: Railroads & Trains, Violence, Law & Crime, and Bullying.

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Top related books to Iron River

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Iron River.

The Closest I’ve Come

Fred Aceves

Themes: Bullying • Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino

Tethered to Other Stars

Elisa Stone Leahy

Themes: Bullying • Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino

I Rise

Marie Arnold

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Prejudice & Racism

Come Home Safe A Novel

Brian G. Buckmire

Themes: Violence • Law & Crime • Prejudice & Racism

Show and Prove

Sofia Quintero

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino • Boys & Men

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me

Jacqueline Turner Banks

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Prejudice & Racism

Inheritance A Visual Poem

Elizabeth Acevedo

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Prejudice & Racism

Sugar Changed the World A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science

Marc Aronson

Themes: Violence • Prejudice & Racism • Boys & Men

The Trouble with Half a Moon

Danette Vigilante

Themes: Bullying • Hispanic & Latino • Social Topics

#10

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Robin Stevens

Themes: Law & Crime • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

#11

The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle

Leslie Connor

Themes: Law & Crime • Bullying • Social Topics

#12

Brighter Than the Sun

Daniel Aleman

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino • Social Topics

#13

The Usual Suspects

Maurice Broaddus

Themes: Violence • Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics

#14

The New David Espinoza

Fred Aceves

Themes: Bullying • Prejudice & Racism • Boys & Men

#15

Saints of the Household

Ari Tison

Themes: Violence • Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino

#16

Rain Rising

Courtne Comrie

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Prejudice & Racism

#17

The Rifle

Gary Paulsen

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

#18

Skeeter

Kay Smith

Themes: Violence • Bullying • Boys & Men

#19

The Music of what Happens

Bill Konigsberg

Themes: Violence • Prejudice & Racism • Hispanic & Latino

#20

You Only Live Once, David Bravo

Mark Oshiro

Themes: Bullying • Hispanic & Latino • Boys & Men

#21

Get Even TV Tie-In Edition

Gretchen McNeil

Themes: Boys & Men • Social Topics • Mysteries & Detective Stories

#22

Don’t Feed the Geckos! The Carver Chronicles, Book 3

Karen English

Themes: Bullying • Hispanic & Latino • Boys & Men

#23

Frankly in Love

David Yoon

Themes: Prejudice & Racism • Social Topics • People & Places

#24

On Air with Zoe Washington

Janae Marks

Themes: Law & Crime • Prejudice & Racism • Mysteries & Detective Stories

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Iron River by Daniel Acosta — spanning Railroads & Trains, Violence, Law & Crime and featuring authors such as Fred Aceves, Elisa Stone Leahy, Marie Arnold, Brian G. Buckmire, and others.

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