26 must-read realistic fiction books like The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm

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The Third Mushroom

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

"Believe in the unexpected" with this hilarious, heartwarming, and much-anticipated sequel to the N…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Blackbird Fly

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.16

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Future rock star, or friendless misfit? That’s no choice at all. In this debut tween novel, twelve-… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"None of it mattered, because there was music."

-Erin Entrada Kelly, Blackbird Fly

"It's weird how something can be so scary and awesome all at the same time.."

-Erin Entrada Kelly, Blackbird Fly

2. Short

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll reali… read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's Short book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
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3. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • 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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5. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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6. 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

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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7. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's New from Here book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."

-Kelly Yang, New from Here

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13. The Third Mushroom

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

"Believe in the unexpected" with this hilarious, heartwarming, and much-anticipated sequel to the N… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • family
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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14. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Operation Do-Over

By: Gordon Korman

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious ne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Operation Do-Over book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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17. The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel

By: Dan Santat

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Dive in to this whimsically adventurous graphic novel from Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! Ever sinc… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

18. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of My Own Lightning (Wolf Hollow #2) by Lauren Wolk

19. My Own Lightning (Wolf Hollow #2)

By: Lauren Wolk

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Lauren Wolk returns to the world of Wolf Hollow, in this sequel to her beloved, … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's My Own Lightning (Wolf Hollow #2) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. American as Paneer Pie

By: Supriya Kelkar

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian American girl navigates prejudice in her small town and learns the power of her own voice… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's American as Paneer Pie book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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23. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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24. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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25. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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26. Things Seen from Above

By: Shelley Pearsall

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A shift in perspective can change everything. This brilliant new novel from the author of The Seven… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Pearsall's Things Seen from Above book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor

27. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. Property of the Rebel Librarian

By: Allison Varnes

4.11

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"So much has changed that I wonder if it will feel different when I read it again. If you're one person when you read a book, and then you change, does the book become different? Do the words stretch …"

-Allison Varnes, Property of the Rebel Librarian

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29. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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30. The Joy of Reading

By: Donalyn Miller

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

What reading experiences have entertained you, provoked you, taught you, inspired you, helped you t… read more

Similar categories in Donalyn Miller's The Joy of Reading book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
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31. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Third Mushroom

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

30 must-read fiction books like The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm

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Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.16

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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How to Become a Planet

Nicole Melleby

4.25

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Gordon Korman

4.31

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Alan Gratz

4.15

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