7 must-read realistic fiction books like The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox

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The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from …

"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouchable."

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Borderland

By: None

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Borderland- a coming-of-age, YA eco-thriller about Indigenous land rights, with sci-fi elements. St… read more

Similar categories in None's Borderland book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

2. Friday Brown

By: Vikki Wakefield

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

I am Friday Brown. I buried my mother. My grandfather buried a swimming pool. A boy who can't speak… read more

Similar categories in Vikki Wakefield's Friday Brown book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

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3. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • audiobook
  • family
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

Similar categories in Megan Williams's Let’s Never Speak of This Again book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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5. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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6. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Zail's Inkflower book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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7. We All Lived in Bondi Then

By: Georgia Blain

4.16

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller Between a Wolf and a Dog, a powerful collecti… read more

Similar categories in Georgia Blain's We All Lived in Bondi Then book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • fiction
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8. A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

By: Lili Wilkinson

3.51

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette… read more

Similar categories in Lili Wilkinson's A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1) book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Except now there is a raven in the rowan tree."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"What good are stories when the monsters are real?"

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"A girl so full of wildness and passion and rage that maybe she couldn't contain the whole of herself."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"If you stay home all the time, stories never happen. Sometimes you have to break something in order for the story to leak out through the cracks."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

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9. Two Can Play That Game

By: Leanne Yong

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice … read more

Similar categories in Leanne Yong's Two Can Play That Game book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You go on being wrong about everything, Jaybird. I’ll be there to say “I told you so"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Why can’t I simply be friends – or frenemies – with him? Is that so strange to both of you?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Because the only way you can change the world is by being a winner. Otherwise, the world at best ignores you, or at worst destroys you."

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"I only wish I could fix things for everyone that easily in real life. I mean, isn’t that why you play games, so you can pretend it’s possible?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

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10. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • family
  • contemporary
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11. The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from … read more

Similar categories in Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouch…"

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

Cover of Stuck Up & Stupid by Angourie Rice

12. Stuck Up & Stupid

By: Angourie Rice

3.05

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern trans-Pacific twist on Pride and Prejudice, from an authentic team of debut authors who kn… read more

Similar categories in Angourie Rice's Stuck Up & Stupid book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. If You tell Anyone, You're Next

By: Jack Heath

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exclusive group chat. A deadly challenge. How far would you go to join? Jayden Jones is missing.… read more

Similar categories in Jack Heath's If You tell Anyone, You're Next book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. Huda Was Here

By: H. Hayek

3.74

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds o… read more

Similar categories in H. Hayek's Huda Was Here book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • family
  • contemporary
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15. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lloyd's Being Jimmy Baxter book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • mental health
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16. The Honeyeater

By: Jessie Tu

3.59

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, winner… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Tu's The Honeyeater book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Tweet

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The people of the world are puzzled. Birds everywhere are sitting on highways, on buildings, on BBQ… read more

Similar categories in Morris Gleitzman's Tweet book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • audiobook
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18. We Could Be Something

By: Will Kostakis

3.97

Format: 401 pages, Paperback

Part Coming-Out Story. Part falling-in-love story. Part falling-apart story. Harvey's dads… read more

Similar categories in Will Kostakis's We Could Be Something book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Right now, I'm not sure I can get a book about a gay teenager through acquisitions. The schools market factors heavily into our thinking and they won't let it fly."

-Will Kostakis, We Could Be Something

"Just because you released one novel doesn't mean you're owed a career, Sotiris. That isn't how the book world works. There are so many names I only ever see on one title."

-Will Kostakis, We Could Be Something

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19. Love, Death & Other Scenes

By: Nova Weetman

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Nova Weetman' s unforgettable memoir reflects on experiences of love and loss from throughout her … read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Love, Death & Other Scenes book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

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20. Look Me in the Eye

By: Jane Godwin

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

running latedrop it off without meI type drop what off? I don't know what Mish is talking about.Whi… read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's Look Me in the Eye book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • family
  • young adult
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21. Sunshine on Vinegar Street

By: Karen Comer

4.27

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet and emotional novel about friendship, family and accepting change from a fresh new voice.Fr… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Sunshine on Vinegar Street book and Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud

  • realistic fiction
  • contemporary

10 Top fiction books like The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox

Transform Your Habits

Let’s Never Speak of This Again

Megan Williams

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Grace Notes

Karen Comer

4.16

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Inkflower

Suzy Zail

4.32

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We All Lived in Bondi Then

Georgia Blain

4.16

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Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

Amy Doak

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Completely Normal (and other lies)

Biffy James

4.14

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Let’s Never Speak of This Again

Megan Williams

3.80

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Grace Notes

Karen Comer

4.16

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