Read-alikes and related books

Books like Surprisingly Sarah

What to read after Surprisingly Sarah by Terri Libenson: 24 titles sharing themes of School Stories, Best Friends, Middle Schools, and GIRLS, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Top related books to Surprisingly Sarah

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

The Friendship Matchmaker

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Themes: Middle Schools • Interpersonal Relations • Schools

Talent

Zoey Dean

Themes: Best Friends • Middle Schools • Schools

I Smell a Pop Quiz! A Big Nate Book

Lincoln Peirce

Themes: Middle Schools • CARTOONS AND COMICS • Schools

Just Jaime

Terri Libenson

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

Breadcrumbs

Anne Ursu

Themes: Best Friends • Schools • Friendship

My New Best Friend

Julie Bowe

Themes: Best Friends • Schools • Friendship

Eden’s Wish

M. Tara Crowl

Themes: Middle Schools • Schools • Friendship

Alexis and the Perfect Recipe

Coco Simon

Themes: Middle Schools • Schools • Friendship

Karen’s School Picture: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #5) (Adapted Edition)

Ann M. Martin

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

#10

Mallory in Full Color

Elisa Stone Leahy

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

#11

Timid: a Graphic Novel

Jonathan Todd

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

#12

The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow

Emma Steinkellner

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

#13

Act

Kayla Miller

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

#14

Ink Girls

Marieke Nijkamp

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

#15

When I Care about Others

Cornelia Maude Spelman

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

#16

Bigg School: Selfie Queen

Lisa Williamson

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

#17

Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson

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

#18

UnOrdinary

uru-chan (Comics writer and artist)

Themes: Graphic Novels • Schools • Friendship

#19

The Tryout

Christina Soontornvat

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

#20

Otis & Peanut Find a Way

Naseem Hrab

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

#21

Giju’s Gift

Brandon Mitchell

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

#22

The Last Kids on Earth

Max Brallier

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

#23

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

Kyla May

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

#24

Garlic and the Vampire

Bree Paulsen

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

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of School Stories, Best Friends, Middle Schools — the same threads that run through Surprisingly Sarah by Terri Libenson. Among the authors featured: Randa Abdel-Fattah, Zoey Dean, Lincoln Peirce, Terri Libenson, and others.