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Books like Starfish

Explore 24 books like Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman — a handpicked selection united by Asian American & Pacific Islander, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, People & Places, and Young Adult Fiction.

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Top related books to Starfish

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

I’ll Be the One — Lyla Lee

I’ll Be the One

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

I’m Not Here to Make Friends — Andrew Yang

I’m Not Here to Make Friends

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

Asking for a Friend — Kara H. L. Chen

Asking for a Friend

Kara H. L. Chen

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places

The Space Between Here & Now — Sarah Suk

The Space Between Here & Now

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

An Emotion of Great Delight — Tahereh Mafi

An Emotion of Great Delight

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Frankly in Love — David Yoon

Frankly in Love

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

The Queens of New York — E. L. Shen

The Queens of New York

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

The Silence That Binds Us — Joanna Ho

The Silence That Binds Us

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

This Time Will Be Different — Misa Sugiura

This Time Will Be Different

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

K-pop Confidential — Stephan Lee

K-pop Confidential

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Tokyo Ever After A Novel — Emiko Jean

Tokyo Ever After A Novel

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Café Con Lychee — Emery Lee

Café Con Lychee

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) — Livia Blackburne

Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

Livia Blackburne

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

This Is My Brain in Love — I. W. Gregorio

This Is My Brain in Love

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

This Place is Still Beautiful — Tian, Xixi

This Place is Still Beautiful

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

This Is Not a Personal Statement — Tracy Badua

This Is Not a Personal Statement

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Tokyo Dreaming A Novel — Emiko Jean

Tokyo Dreaming A Novel

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

After the Shot Drops — Randy Ribay

After the Shot Drops

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

All the Way Around the Sun — Xixi Tian

All the Way Around the Sun

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

With the Fire on High — Elizabeth Acevedo

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Rules for Being a Girl — Candace Bushnell

Rules for Being a Girl

Candace Bushnell

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

The Blackwoods — Brandy Colbert

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe — Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling — Elise Bryant

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Connected by Asian American & Pacific Islander, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, People & Places. Authors featured include Lyla Lee, Andrew Yang, Kara H. L. Chen, Sarah Suk, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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