When We Wuz Famous

10 best books like When We Wuz Famous (Greg Takoudes): Trash Can Days: A Middle School Saga, Bright Lights, Dark Nights, Teahouse, Chapter 3, Now Is the Time for Running, No Place, The Laura Line, Petty Crimes, Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller, Brother, Brother, Under the Bridge

Trash Can Days: A Middle School Saga

Author

Teddy Steinkellner

Jake Schwartz is not looking forward to middle school. Puberty feels light-years away; he’s not keen on the cool clothes or lingo; and he has the added pressure of preparing for his bar mitzvah. The only saving grace is that Danny Uribe, his lifelong best friend, will be by his side…

Or will...

Bright Lights, Dark Nights

Author	Stephen Emond
ISBN	1626722064

“This is my spot,” Naomi said. “You can’t help but dream up here. I’m going to take my baby sis up here when she’s older so she can dream, too. You can see the whole world from up here.”

I could only see Naomi.

Walter Wilcox has never been in love. He just wants to finish high...

Teahouse, Chapter 3

Author

Emirain

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Now Is the Time for Running

Author	Michael Williams
ISBN	0316077909

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo's older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of their village for the...

No Place

Author

Todd Strasser

When Dan and his family go from middle class to homeless, issues of injustice rise to the forefront in this relatable, timely novel from Todd Strasser.

It seems like Dan has it all. He's a baseball star who hangs with the popular crowd and dates the hottest girl in school. Then his family loses...

The Laura Line

Author	Crystal Allen
ISBN	0062208446

A touching and funny story of one girl’s journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who she can become, from Crystal Allen, the acclaimed author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy and The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown.

Laura...

Petty Crimes

Author	Gary Soto
ISBN	0152054375

Meet Manuel, a young man who wears hand-me-downs from his older brothers until he finally gets a brand-new pair of shoes. And Jose Luis, who watches the vet bills rise after he buys a sick rooster to save it from becoming someone's dinner. And Alma, a young woman who runs to every shop and flea market in town...

Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller

Author	Xavier Garza
ISBN	1933693983

Margarito acts like any other eleven-year-old aficionado of lucha libre. He worships all the players. But in the summer just before sixth grade, he tumbles over the railing at a match in San Antonio and makes a connection to the world of Mexican wrestling that will ultimately connect him—maybe by...

Brother, Brother

Author

Clay Carmichael

After his grandmother's death, seventeen-year-old Brother sets out, with the abandoned son of a friend, on a 200-mile trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks to find his twin brother, of whose existence he just learned.

Part coming-of-age story, part love story, this is a book about finding...

Under the Bridge

Author	Michael Harmon
ISBN	0375966463

Tate's younger brother Indy is probably the best skateboarder in Spokane. He's also really smart though he couldn't care less about school. But when Indy clashes with his father one too many times and drops out of school, it's up to Tate to win his brother back from the seedier elements of Spokane. Can...

Caged Warrior

Author	Alan Sitomer
ISBN	1423171241

McCutcheon Daniels' life is full of bone-cracking violence. As a star fighter in the gritty underground Mixed Martial Arts circuit in the poorest section of Detroit, McCutcheon fights under the tutelage of his volatile and violent father, not so much for himself but to survive as protector of his beloved...

Second Impact

Author	David Klass
ISBN	0374379963

Kendall is football town, and Jerry Downing is the high school's star quarterback, working to redeem himself after he nearly killed a girl in a drunk driving accident last year. Carla Jenson, lead reporter for the school newspaper's sports section, has recruited Jerry to co-author a blog chronicling...

This is W.A.R.

Author

Lisa Roecker

This is W.A.R. begins with a victim who can no longer speak for herself, and whose murder blossoms into a call-to-arms. Enter four very different girls, four very different motives to avenge Willa Ames-Rowan, and only one rule to start: Destroy James Gregory and his family at any cost. Willa's initials...

Becoming Bobby

Author	Michael Konik
ISBN	1935396617

I have read all of Michael Konik's books which were all non-fiction. I was eager to read his first novel which unsurprisingly upon reading the synopsis involves Las Vegas and casinos. I find "Becoming Bobby" a triumph for Mr. Konik as a novelist! He wrote a unique story with an unexpected ending and a strong,...

Hear Me

Author

Viv Daniels

Listen… the bells have stopped ringing.

Once upon a time, Ivy belonged to Archer, body, heart, and soul. They spent long summer days exploring the forest, and long summer nights exploring each other. But that was before dark magic grew in the depths of the wilderness, and the people of Ivy’s...

Under These Restless Skies

Author

Lissa Bryan

Will Somers has spent his life alone, thinking himself unlovable. Emma is a selkie; a creature of myth and magic, one of the immortal fae-folk of the sea. When Will finds her sleeping on a beach, he recalls the tales his grandmother told him of selkie maidens taken for wives. He seizes this unexpected chance...

The Great Succession Crisis

Author

Laurel A. Rockefeller

At first, I wasn't sure what to think of this book. I had so many emotions through it that I finally decided that I loved it. I feel like Princess Anlei (the main character of the book) could have been stronger in a sense that the world is on her shoulders. I loved the fact that she (the author) had made up her...

My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan

Author	Seth Rudetsky
ISBN	0375869158

Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the hottest boy in school, and to become the king of Cool U, the table in the cafeteria where the "in" crowd sits.

Unfortunately, he has the wrong look (short, plump, Brillo-pad curls), he has the wrong interests (Broadway, chorus violin),...

Nobody's Angel

Author	Stacy Gail
ISBN	1426894961

Investigative journalist Kendall Glynn is horrified when a friend and colleague signs off permanently during a live newscast, jabbing a pen into his jugular. Kendall's no expert, but judging by the strange white veil in the anchorman's eyes, she would swear he was a man possessed.

A descendant...

One Good Reason

Author	Sarah Mayberry
ISBN	0373717245

It's time to move on...

Any day now Jon Adamson will pack his bags and hit the road. After all, his intention was never to hang around Melbourne once he’d settled his late father’s affairs. Yet he hasn’t moved on. And it might have something to do with Gabby Wade. The not-so-big office manager...

Pinned

Author	Sharon G. Flake
ISBN	0545057183

Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing with a handicap. For Autumn, who has a learning disability,...

Max Xylander and the Island of Zumuruud

Author	Jon Thomason
ISBN	1480082589

Max has anger management issues. And she has a dangerous secret. She can make things happen. Like magic. She almost killed a kid at school and nearly used it on her stuck up older sister. The question is, can she do anything other than blow things up? Can she learn to control it? And is it really possible that...

Tempest

Author	Kelly Meding
ISBN	1451697929

The public doesn't trust them. The government wants to control them. Being a superhero has never been this hard, especially for Tempest.

Two months after the discovery of the powerful, non-Meta Recombinants, the former Rangers—Meta-powered humans dedicated to preserving the peace—have...