10 Best realistic fiction books like The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3) by Karina Yan Glaser

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The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In To the R…

"The universe is so big, much bigger than you and me and bigger than any of our mistakes. There are always opportunities to forgive and be forgiven."

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3) by Karina Yan Glaser , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)

By: Elizabeth Enright

4.17

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Saturdays can make dreams come true when the Melendy children take turns to spend their pooled al… read more

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  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"All over the city lights were coming on in the purple-blue dusk. The street lights looked delicate and frail, as though they might suddenly float away from their lampposts like balloons. Long twirlin…"

-Elizabeth Enright, The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)

Cover of Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1) by Jessica Day George

2. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."

-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

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3. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

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4. The Unmapped Sea (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #5)

By: Maryrose Wood , Eliza Wheeler

3.74

Format: 410 pages,

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Bene… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Interrupted Tale (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #4)

By: Maryrose Wood

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Lemony Snicket s Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart s Mysterious Bene… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member o… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)

By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Thanks to their plucky governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"[A]s Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions."

-Jon Klassen, The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)

"Nowadays, people resort to all kinds of activities in order to calm themselves after a stressful event: performing yoga poses in a sauna, leaping off bridges while tied to a bungee, killing imaginary…"

-Jon Klassen, The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)

"Of course we will send postcards to Nutsawoo. And we shall bring him back a present as well. In fact,' she went on, with the instinctive knack every good governess has for turning something enjoyable…"

-Jon Klassen, The Hidden Gallery (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #2)

Cover of The Moffats (The Moffats, #1) by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

8. The Moffats (The Moffats, #1)

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.01

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Four Moffat children and a hard-working widowed mother live on New Dollar Street in Cranbury villag… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordi… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"All books are judged by their covers until they are read."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"It makes no difference what you wear, really. I'll put you in a dark grey. I believe I have some left over from a funeral." says the dressmaker."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"If you have ever opened a can of worms, boxed yourself into a corner, ended up in hot water, or found yourself in a pretty pickle, you already know that life is rarely (if ever) just a bowl of cherri…"

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

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10. Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

By: Ben Guterson

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut―the first book in a trilogy―set in a magical hotel f… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Christmas Eve is a magical time," he said. "It is one of the few nights of the year-perhaps the only night of the year-when the spirit of love and peace seems to settle on everyone, regardless of who…"

-Ben Guterson, Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

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11. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.36

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick fam… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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12. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

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13. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
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  • audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

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14. The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Perfect Paperback

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake t… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Was Father getting sadder, or was she just getting old enough to see it?"

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

"You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can't change what's true."

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

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15. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. The Star That Always Stays

By: Anna Rose Johnson

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

When bright and spirited Norvia moves from the country to the city, she has to live by one new rule… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4) by Chris Grabenstein

18. Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION with his brand new television BREAKOUT! After mon… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In To the R… read more

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  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The universe is so big, much bigger than you and me and bigger than any of our mistakes. There are always opportunities to forgive and be forgiven."

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

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20. The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"Ready, Lydia?" Jack asked, "Can you run?" Could she? A bobolink warbled the answer. "Yes," said Lydia, all hope and exhilaration. "Yes, I can." And away they went. the three together, prancing, leapi…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

20 Top fiction books like The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3) by Karina Yan Glaser

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Elizabeth Enright

4.17

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Jessica Day George

4.11

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4.19

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Kate Milford

4.02

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Natalie Andrewson , Jessica Lawson

4.06

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