15 best-selling realistic fiction books like Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

Cover of Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.90

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfir…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

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2. Walls Within Walls

By: Maureen Sherry , Adam Stower

3.97

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

"Three siblings adjusting to a new family situation find themselves in the midst of their very own … read more

Similar categories in Maureen Sherry's Walls Within Walls book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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3. The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend

By: Sharon Robinson

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares abo… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Robinson's The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens

4. Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker , Jon Klassen

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and "his boy" Peter rescued him from abandonment and… read more

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5. Wish

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. Sh… read more

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6. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

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7. The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived, #5)

By: Lauren Tarshis

3.93

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page! Ten-year-old Leo lov… read more

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8. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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9. 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 Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • 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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10. 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 Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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11. Stolen Girl

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Nadia is haunted by World War II. Her memories of the war are messy, coming back to her in pieces a… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Stolen Girl book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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12. Lifeboat 12

By: Susan Hood

4.19

Format: 337 pages, Unknown Binding

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects h… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Lifeboat 12 book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • survival
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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13. 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 Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • survival
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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15. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

Cover of Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) by B.B. Alston

17. Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)

By: B.B. Alston

4.38

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full schol… read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el

18. The Very, Very Far North

By: Dan Bar-el

4.19

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belong… read more

Similar categories in Dan Bar-el's The Very, Very Far North book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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19. Words on Fire

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Words on Fire book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The words wouldn't lead to our independence - words, themselves, their very existence, were our independence"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Words on Fire

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20. Root Magic

By: Eden Royce

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A poignant, necessary entry into the children's literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the hist… read more

Similar categories in Eden Royce's Root Magic book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

22. 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 Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)

By: Carolyn Mackler

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Mackler's Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

24. Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.90

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfir… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • survival
  • thriller
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • action
  • audiobook
Cover of The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas

25. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his … read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold) by Cynthia Lord

26. Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold)

By: Cynthia Lord

4.02

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

28. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's Coop Knows the Scoop book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Controlled Burn by Erin Soderberg Downing

29. Controlled Burn

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Maia’s parents say she’s lucky she noticed something as early as she did. Lucky to … read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's Controlled Burn book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

30. Me and Banksy

By: Tanya Lloyd Kyi

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embar… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Lloyd Kyi's Me and Banksy book and Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Walls Within Walls

Maureen Sherry , Adam Stower

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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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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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

4.15

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