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Books like Stand Tall

Explore 24 books like Stand Tall by Joan Bauer — a handpicked selection united by Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Young Adult Fiction, Friendship, and Family.

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Top related books to Stand Tall

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

Faith: Greater Heights — Julie Murphy

Faith: Greater Heights

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Asking for a Friend — Kara H. L. Chen

Asking for a Friend

Kara H. L. Chen

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Blackwoods — Brandy Colbert

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Being Mary Bennet — JC Peterson

Being Mary Bennet

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters — Meredith Zeitlin

Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters

Meredith Zeitlin

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Hummingbird Killer — Finn Longman

The Hummingbird Killer

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

My Flawless Life — Yvonne Woon

My Flawless Life

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Library of Lost Things — Laura Taylor Namey

The Library of Lost Things

Laura Taylor Namey

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Firebird — Sunmi

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

With the Fire on High — Elizabeth Acevedo

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Authentics — Abdi Nazemian

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Say You’ll Remember Me — Katie McGarry

Say You’ll Remember Me

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Geek Girl — Holly Smale

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Family I’m in — Sharon G. Flake

The Family I’m in

Sharon G. Flake

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Lola at Last — J C Peterson

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Side Effects May Vary — Julie Murphy

Side Effects May Vary

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The End Or Something Like That — Ann Dee Ellis

The End Or Something Like That

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Tides — Betsy Cornwell

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Truth Is A Novel — Hannah V. Sawyerr

Truth Is A Novel

Hannah V. Sawyerr

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling — Elise Bryant

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown — Andrew Yang

The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The Sad Ghost Club Find Your Kindred Spirits — Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club Find Your Kindred Spirits

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Just Breathe — Cammie McGovern

Cammie McGovern

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

Turtles All the Way Down — John Green

Turtles All the Way Down

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Young Adult Fiction • Friendship

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Young Adult Fiction, Friendship — the same threads that run through Stand Tall by Joan Bauer. Among the authors featured: Julie Murphy, Kara H. L. Chen, Brandy Colbert, JC Peterson, and others.

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