Read-alikes and related books

Books like Listen!

24 books recommended for fans of Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan, tied together by themes of Death, Grief, Bereavement, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Dogs, and Social Themes.

Top related books to Listen!

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

The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle

Leslie Connor

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs

Dear Mothman

Robin Gow

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes

Sweeping Up the Heart

Kevin Henkes

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes

Ghosted

Michael Fry

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes

Far from Fair

Elana K. Arnold

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

Get Well, Pug: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #12)

Kyla May

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

The Dog, Ray

Linda Coggin

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

Dex: The Heart of a Hero

Caralyn Buehner

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

A Dog Called Homeless

Sarah Lean

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#10

Raising Lumie

Joan Bauer

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#11

Only Only Marisol Rainey

Erin Entrada Kelly

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#12

Endling 3-Book Paperback Box Set The Last, the First, the Only

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#13

Madeline Finn and the Library Dog

Lisa Papp

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#14

Just Like Millie

Lauren Castillo

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#15

Nugly

M. C. Ross

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#16

Shiloh Season

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#17

Surely Surely Marisol Rainey

Erin Entrada Kelly

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#18

The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog

Gloria Estefan

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#19

A Heavenly World

Tracey Dean Widelitz

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#20

Odd Dog Out

Rob Biddulph

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#21

Paws and Think: Never Give Up

Miranda Mittleman

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#22

The Rough Patch

Brian Lies

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#23

Letters from a Desperate Dog

Eileen Christelow

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

#24

Greta’s Purpose

Rebecca Helvey

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Dogs • Social Themes

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Death, Grief, Bereavement, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Dogs — the same threads that run through Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan. Among the authors featured: Leslie Connor, Robin Gow, Kevin Henkes, Michael Fry, and others.