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Books like The Insiders

What to read after The Insiders by Mark Oshiro: 24 titles sharing themes of Sexual Abuse, Runaways, Strangers, and Activism & Social Justice, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Top related books to The Insiders

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

Nowhere Special

Matt Wallace

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Runaways • Strangers

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

The Little Red Pen

Janet Stevens

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Spider Boy

Ralph Fletcher

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

The Stars Did Wander Darkling

Colin Meloy

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

One Time

Sharon Creech

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

The Wump World

Bill Peet

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Marco’s Run

Wesley Cartier

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Joplin, Wishing

Diane Stanley

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#10

I’m Not Small

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Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#11

The Secret Garden

Calista Brill

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#12

Best Babysitters Ever

Caroline Cala

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#13

Nightmare Academy #1: Monster Hunters

Dean Lorey

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#14

The Pronoun Book

Chris Ayala-Kronos

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Runaways • Strangers

#15

Green Eyes and Ham

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Themes: Sexual Abuse • Strangers • Violence

#16

The Copycat

Wendy McLeod MacKnight

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#17

The Lightning Key The Wednesday Tales

Jon Berkeley

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#18

A Snow Day for Plum!

Matt Phelan

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#19

The Whisper

Pamela Zagarenski

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#20

Dungeons & Dragons: Goreball Scrimmage

Diane Walker

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#21

Leeva at Last

Sara Pennypacker

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Strangers • Bullying

#22

Tbh #8 TBH, I Don’t Want to Say Good-Bye

Lisa Greenwald

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Bullying

#23

TBH, I Don’t Want to Say Good-Bye

Lisa Greenwald

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Bullying

#24

Small Town Pride

Phil Stamper

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Strangers • Activism & Social Justice

Fans of The Insiders by Mark Oshiro will find 24 titles here, all united by Sexual Abuse, Runaways, Strangers. Authors represented include Matt Wallace, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Janet Stevens, Ralph Fletcher, and others.