19 Best realistic fiction books like Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

Cover of Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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2. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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5. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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6. 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 Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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7. 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 Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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9. No Matter the Distance

By: Cindy Baldwin

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in th… read more

Similar categories in Cindy Baldwin's No Matter the Distance book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
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11. When Clouds Touch Us

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #… read more

Similar categories in Thanhhà Lại's When Clouds Touch Us book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

12. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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13. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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14. 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 Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

15. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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16. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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17. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Opinions and Opossums by Ann Braden

18. Opinions and Opossums

By: Ann Braden

4.21

Format: 163 pages, Hardcover

Agnes has been raised to keep her opinions to herself, but how do you keep silent when you’re full… read more

Similar categories in Ann Braden's Opinions and Opossums book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Half Moon Summer

By: Elaine Vickers

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. Yo… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Vickers's Half Moon Summer book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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20. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

21. 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 Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

21 Top fiction books like Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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