21 Best realistic fiction books like Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

Cover of Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

1. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Speak Up! by Rebecca    Burgess

2. Speak Up!

By: Rebecca Burgess

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Burgess's Speak Up! book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

3. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

Cover of Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) by Jennifer L. Holm

4. Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Break (Click #6) by Kayla Miller

5. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Break (Click #6) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends #6) by Terri Libenson

6. Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends #6)

By: Terri Libenson

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pride. Popularity. Poetry? Middle school. Ruby and Mia are total opposites. Ruby is a little awk… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends #6) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd

7. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

8. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

9. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

10. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

11. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Besties: Find Their Groove (World of Click #2) by Kayla Miller

12. Besties: Find Their Groove (World of Click #2)

By: Kayla Miller

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A fun and fresh spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Click graphic novels. With the school da… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Besties: Find Their Groove (World of Click #2) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

13. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

14. Ride On

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.04

Format: 224 pages, None

In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burn… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Ride On book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) by Wendy Mass

15. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis

16. Smaller Sister

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Crunch (Click #5) by Kayla Miller

17. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

18. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Just Roll with It by Lee Durfey-Lavoie

19. Just Roll with It

By: Lee Durfey-Lavoie

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Starting middle school is hard enough when you don't know anyone; it's even harder when you're shy.… read more

Similar categories in Lee Durfey-Lavoie's Just Roll with It book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

20. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

21. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction

20 Best fiction books like Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Speak Up!

Rebecca Burgess

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

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17 best-selling fiction books like Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

Transform Your Habits

Speak Up!

Rebecca Burgess

4.21

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Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe

Alyson Noel

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Break (Click #6)

Kayla Miller

4.21

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