Books like The quiet place by Sarah Stewart

In a futuristic society, a twelve‑year‑old boy named Jonas is chosen to receive the memories of a secret reservoir held by The Giver, a mentor in a seemingly utopian world.

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

Ari, a fifteen‑year‑old Mexican‑American with a brother in prison, meets Dante and a friendship sparks that forces him to confront his identity, family, and sexuality.

Irene, a spy for the secretive Invisible Library, and her assistant Kai race through an alternate London to recover a stolen book that threatens the fabric of reality.

In the senior year of high school, Sal confronts a sudden identity crisis, questioning his place within his loving Mexican‑American adoptive family, his gay father and his best friend Samantha.

Josefina and her sisters grapple with learning to read and write and other changes their Tía Dolores introduces, fearing it will erase memories of their mother.

Josefina and her sisters find comfort in the traditions of Las Posadas to remember their mother who has passed away.

A young Mexican-American girl discovers her family's history and learns to face her fears as they adapt to a new home in New Mexico.

Ginny’s summer adventure begins with 13 little blue envelopes, each setting her on a new quest—from London to Scotland, from a starving artist to a mysterious playwright–thief named Keith, with romance, travel, and unexpected change along the way.

Sixteen‑year‑old Vicky Cruz awakens in Lakeview Hospital’s mental ward after a suicide attempt and must navigate recovery while forming unexpected bonds with patients and staff.

Lucy, a Chinese‑Australian student, navigates the clash between her immigrant family home and the elitist environment of a private high school.

"Still Alice" follows a Harvard professor who confronts the sudden onset of Alzheimer’s disease, depicting the emotional and cognitive challenges of losing one’s memory while striving to maintain independence.

When a beloved aunt announces she is leaving, Josefina and her sisters try to convince her to stay.

On the brink of ten, young Josefina faces a life‑threatening snakebite that tests her dreams of becoming a curandera like her aunt Tía Magdalena.

Two cousins—one in Mexico, the other in New York City—exchange letters and discover that, despite their different surroundings, they share common hopes, lessons, and daily rhythms.

The Muppets wind down their lively evening and begin quiet time, preparing for sleep in a gentle, soothing routine.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Sixth‑grader Amalia discovers life lessons with her beloved grandmother in Chicago, and after the Abuelita’s sudden death she finds new ways to honor her memory while staying connected with relatives and a distant friend.

A heartfelt story about a Mexican‑American boy, Rigo, who learns the true meaning of pride and identity after his new loafers become the target of teasing.

Dear Emma follows young Russian‑Jewish immigrant Dossi as she writes letters from the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, capturing her life, family changes, a diphtheria scare and the memories of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.