9 must-read realistic fiction books like Admission by Julie Buxbaum

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Admission

By: Julie Buxbaum

3.54

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

It's good to be Chloe Wynn Berringer. She's headed off to the college of her dreams. She's going to…

"Money makes you weak because it tricks you into thinking you’re strong."

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

"Money makes you weak because it tricks you into thinking you’re strong."

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

"I think about all the things money can and cannot buy. A spot at SCC, but not a moral compass. Health care and rehab, but not immunity from our worst impulses. Fluency in Mandarin, but not the ability to talk honestly. Privilege and large heaping chunks of the world, but not confidence. Or self-reflection. And certainly not courage. No, money doesn’t buy courage. In fact, if I’ve learned anything since the scandal, it’s that the opposite is true. Money makes you weak because it tricks you into thinking you’re strong."

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

"I think about all the things money can and cannot buy. A spot at SCC, but not a moral compass. Health care and rehab, but not immunity from our worst impulses. Fluency in Mandarin, but not the ability to talk honestly. Privilege and large heaping chunks of the world, but not confidence. Or self-reflection. And certainly not courage. No, money doesn’t buy courage. In fact, if I’ve learned anything since the scandal, it’s that the opposite is true. Money makes you weak because it tricks you into thinking you’re strong."

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Admission by Julie Buxbaum , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Between Us and the Moon

By: Rebecca Maizel

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Kindle Edition

A luminous young adult novel that evokes Judy Blume's Forever for a new generation. Ever since Sara… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Maizel's Between Us and the Moon book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. A Window Opens

By: Elisabeth Egan

3.00

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

In A Window Opens, beloved books editor at Glamourmagazine, Elisabeth Egan, brings us Alice Pearse,… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Egan's A Window Opens book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

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3. The Legacies

By: Jessica Goodman

3.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old money. New secrets. One killer party. Scoring an invitation for membership to the exclusive … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Legacies book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3) by Karen M. McManus

4. One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

By: Karen M. McManus

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us... series. Ever since… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3) book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is Bayview best known for? Revenge."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"There has to be a whole other level of pain when your soul gets ripped in half."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"It's unreal how fast the inner voice you thought was gone can jump back into your head to tell you how much you suck."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

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5. The Counselors

By: Jessica Goodman

3.54

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe. She's always had a special co… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Counselors book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. They'll Never Catch Us

By: Jessica Goodman

3.72

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

A thriller about two sisters vying for the top spot on their cross-country team--the only way out o… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's They'll Never Catch Us book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Raven has always been nice in the same way vanilla is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"Raven has always been nice, in the same way vanilla ice cream is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"The spiral continues until I remember something Mom once said: Everyone hates themselves a little. If you get over that, you survive. Sure, she said it when she was drunk and I was five. But I think …"

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

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7. The Ivies

By: Alexa Donne

3.69

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Enroll in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get i… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's The Ivies book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

Cover of Admission by Julie Buxbaum

9. Admission

By: Julie Buxbaum

3.54

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

It's good to be Chloe Wynn Berringer. She's headed off to the college of her dreams. She's going to… read more

Similar categories in Julie Buxbaum's Admission book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • college
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Money makes you weak because it tricks you into thinking you’re strong."

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

"I think about all the things money can and cannot buy. A spot at SCC, but not a moral compass. Health care and rehab, but not immunity from our worst impulses. Fluency in Mandarin, but not the abilit…"

-Julie Buxbaum, Admission

Cover of Reign (American Royals, #4) by Katharine McGee

10. Reign (American Royals, #4)

By: Katharine McGee

3.91

Format: 415 pages, Paperback

A queen's life hangs in the balance, and her siblings’ decisions—about what to do, and most of all,… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Reign (American Royals, #4) book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan

11. We Regret to Inform You

By: Ariel Kaplan

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Library Binding

Mischa Abramavicius is a walking, talking, top-scoring, perfectly well-rounded college application … read more

Similar categories in Ariel Kaplan's We Regret to Inform You book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

12. The Girl Least Likely

By: Katy Loutzenhiser

3.80

Format: None pages, ebook

To All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin’) in this funny, romantic, … read more

Similar categories in Katy Loutzenhiser's The Girl Least Likely book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) by Terri Libenson

13. Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8)

By: Terri Libenson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The eighth book in the  New York Times  bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternati… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Killer Content by Kiley Roache

14. Killer Content

By: Kiley Roache

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Knives Out meets One of Us is Lying! In this paperback original thriller a group of famous TikToker… read more

Similar categories in Kiley Roache's Killer Content book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. Influence

By: Sara Shepard

3.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Get ready to delve into the world of teen influencers like you've never done before--from the #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Influence book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

16. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Girls Like Her

By: Melanie Sumrow

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A raw, gripping, authentic, and boldly original novel about a fifteen-year-old Texas girl set to st… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Sumrow's Girls Like Her book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Heiress Takes All

By: Emily Wibberley

3.56

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling YA adventure about a teenager determined t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Heiress Takes All book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. This Night Is Ours

By: Ronni Davis

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

For one teen girl, the summer before college brings uncertainty about the future, familial pressure… read more

Similar categories in Ronni Davis's This Night Is Ours book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Not If You Break Up with Me First by G. F.  Miller

20. Not If You Break Up with Me First

By: G. F. Miller

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Two friends who have unhappily found themselves in an accidental relationship try to drive the othe… read more

Similar categories in G. F. Miller's Not If You Break Up with Me First book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of A Queen's Game by Katharine McGee

21. A Queen's Game

By: Katharine McGee

3.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the American Royals series invites you to visit 19th-centu… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's A Queen's Game book and Julie Buxbaum's Admission

  • fiction
  • young adult

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Rebecca Maizel

4.42

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3.57

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3.96

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How to Find a Missing Girl

Victoria Wlosok

3.65

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Nothing More to Tell

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3.90

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April Henry

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