8 Top realistic fiction books like Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

Cover of Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

By: Jason Reynolds

4.31

Format: 208 pages, None

Jason Reynolds's Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Tim…

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Cover of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • poetry
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

Cover of This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

2. This One Summer

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, th… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's This One Summer book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Don't worry about any of this stuff, okay? It's all just adult junk that doesn't mean anything."

-Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer

Cover of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

3. American Born Chinese

By: Gene Luen Yang

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds tha… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Breathers by Justin Madson

4. Breathers

By: Justin Madson

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The air is no longer safe to breathe. A virus has been unleashed into the air, rendering it deadly … read more

Similar categories in Justin Madson's Breathers book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction

5. Monster: A Graphic Novel

By: Walter Dean Myers , Guy A. Sims , Dawud Anyabwile

3.73

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

A stunning black-and-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's Michael L. Printz Award … read more

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Cover of Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

6. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • family
"I AM WHO I AM IN SPITE OF MY MOTHER, BUT I ALSO AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF HER."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I NOW KNOW WHAT JOE MEANT WHEN HE ALWAYS SAID THAT HIS PARENTS WOULD'VE LOVED ME."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"I AM NOW LIVING OUT MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF MAKING A LIVING AS AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST, BUT IT IS A GREATER TRIUMPH FOR ME TO HAVE CREATED A STABLE, LOVING HOME WITH MY WIFE."

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

"When you're a kid and a teen, you're not in control of your circumstances. But the beautiful thing about growing up is that you get to create your own reality and your own family. That family might b…"

-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

Cover of Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

7. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

Similar categories in Robin Ha's Almost American Girl book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • family
  • contemporary
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

Cover of Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

8. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more

Similar categories in Kindra Neely's Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • contemporary
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9. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman

10. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

By: Neal Shusterman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

11. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Displacement by Kiku Hughes

12. Displacement

By: Kiku Hughes

4.29

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more

Similar categories in Kiku Hughes's Displacement book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • young adult
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."

-Kiku Hughes, Displacement

Cover of Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

13. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Are You? book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

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14. 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 Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"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 Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

15. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell

16. The Giver: Graphic Novel

By: P. Craig Russell

4.25

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discov… read more

Similar categories in P. Craig Russell's The Giver: Graphic Novel book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

17. Speak: The Graphic Novel

By: Laurie Halse Anderson

4.39

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The modern classic Speak is now a graphic novel. "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what yo… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak: The Graphic Novel book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Art without emotion is like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity. If you're tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"The school board banned one of Maya Angelou's books, so the librarian had to take down her poster. I fished it out of the trash. She must be a great writer if the school board is scared of her."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"You'd be shocked at how many adults are already dead inside, walking around with no clue, waiting for a heart attack or cancer to finish the job. When people don't express themselves, they die one pi…"

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

Cover of Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

18. Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

By: Jason Reynolds

4.31

Format: 208 pages, None

Jason Reynolds's Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • poetry
  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Runaway's Diary by James  Patterson

19. The Runaway's Diary

By: James Patterson

3.43

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A page-turning graphic novel of sisters, secrets, and second chances. I’m running away. Not to a pl… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Runaway's Diary book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel by Ned Vizzini

20. Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel

By: Ned Vizzini

3.14

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The groundbreaking story by New York Times best-selling author Ned Vizzini that inspired the Tony-n… read more

Similar categories in Ned Vizzini's Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Mel Valentine Vargas

21. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel

By: Mel Valentine Vargas

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medalist Meg Medina returns to her powerful YA novel about school bullying with a dynamic g… read more

Similar categories in Mel Valentine Vargas's Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel book and Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary

17 must-read fiction books like Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

Transform Your Habits

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Transform Your Habits

American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Breathers

Justin Madson

4.00

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13 must-read fiction books like Displacement by Kiku Hughes

Transform Your Habits

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Flamer

Mike Curato

4.32

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