Books like Chronically Dolores

Looking for books like Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Chronically Dolores

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96 Milesgrades 6–8
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A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
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A First Time for Everythinggrades 4–8
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A Sea of Lemon Treesgrades 5–8
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A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
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African Towngrades 7–12
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All He Knewgrades 5–8
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All My Ragegrades 9–12
Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2020s).
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
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Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Artgrades 4–8
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