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fitting in

Books about fitting in for readers of all ages.

Cover of The heart of cool

The heart of cool

James McEwan

Ages 7–12self-acceptanceauthenticity

Cover of Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Gina Willner-Pardo

Ages 5–9self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Fangtastic!

Fangtastic!

Sienna Mercer

Ages 8–12twinssisterhood

Cover of Confessions of a teenage drama queen

Confessions of a teenage drama queen

Dyan Sheldon

Ages 12–16identityfriendship

Cover of I hate being gifted

I hate being gifted

Patricia Hermes

Ages 8–12gifted childrenfitting in

Cover of Young Dracula

Young Dracula

Michael Lawrence

Ages 8–12belongingacceptance

Cover of The cow that went oink

The cow that went oink

Bernard Most

Ages 3–7individualityacceptance

Cover of Spork out of orbit

Spork out of orbit

Nan Walker

Ages 7–11friendshipfitting in

Cover of Out of Order

Out of Order

Robin Stevenson

Ages 13–18identityself-discovery

Cover of New Pig in Town

New Pig in Town

Lisa Wheeler

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Ducoboo - King of the Dunces (Ducoboo)

Ducoboo - King of the Dunces (Ducoboo)

Zidrou.

Ages 6–10friendshipschool life

Cover of Daphne definitely doesn't do drama

Daphne definitely doesn't do drama

Tami Charles, Marcos Calo

Ages 8–12friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Lost in thought

Lost in thought

Cara Bertrand

Ages 12–18self-discoverypsychic abilities

Cover of Help! I'm Trapped in Summer Camp (2 books)

Help! I'm Trapped in Summer Camp (2 books)

Todd Strasser

Ages 8–12friendshiphumor

Cover of The Salem witch tryouts

The Salem witch tryouts

Kelly McClymer

Ages 13–18witchcraftself-discovery

Cover of Tomboy trouble

Tomboy trouble

Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Ages 7–11self-acceptanceidentity

Cover of Queen of the Toilet Bowl

Queen of the Toilet Bowl

Frieda Wishinsky

Ages 8–12jealousyimmigrants

Cover of Peanut

Peanut

Ayun Halliday

Ages 12–16food allergypopularity

Cover of Benjamin Bigfoot

Benjamin Bigfoot

Mary Serfozo

Ages 4–8self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Millicent Min, girl genius

Millicent Min, girl genius

Lisa Yee

Ages 8–13self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of Like everybody else

Like everybody else

Barbara Girion

Ages 9–13family relationshipsmother-daughter bond

Cover of Mia Tells It Like It Is

Mia Tells It Like It Is

Meg Cabot

Ages 10–14self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of Freshman year & other unnatural disasters

Freshman year & other unnatural disasters

Meredith Zeitlin

Ages 12–16self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of Offsides

Offsides

Erik E. Esckilsen

Ages 12–15moving and displacementcultural identity