19 best-selling fiction books like Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

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Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade…

"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

If you liked the fiction plot in Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail

1. Well, That Was Awkward

By: Rachel Vail

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Hardcover

Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can't breathe, can't walk, can't anyt… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Well, That Was Awkward book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Goodbye Stranger

By: Rebecca Stead

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an a… read more

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3. Unfriended

By: Rachel Vail

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Po… read more

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4. The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more

Similar categories in Brigit Young's The Prettiest book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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6. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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7. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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8. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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9. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

Cover of Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

11. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • school
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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12. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • school
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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13. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

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14. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

Cover of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

16. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. My Life in the Fish Tank

By: Barbara Dee

4.21

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's My Life in the Fish Tank book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Bad Best Friend

By: Rachel Vail

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Bad Best Friend book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. A Good Kind of Trouble

By: Lisa Moore Ramée

4.24

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

Cover of Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee

21. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

17 Best contemporary books like Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Shape of Thunder

Jasmine Warga

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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20 best-selling fiction books like Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Invisible Emmie

Terri Libenson

3.37

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

Transform Your Habits

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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