12 Top realistic fiction books like Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow

Cover of Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow

Gather

By: Kenneth M. Cadow

4.43

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

1. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • animals
  • dogs
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

Cover of The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

2. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin

6. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • survival
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7. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. 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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
Cover of The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney

9. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

By: Shannon Gibney

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be explores the often sur… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Gibney's The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • teen
  • family
  • contemporary
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10. 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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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!

Cover of Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

11. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

12. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • teen
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13. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. 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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla

15. 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 Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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16. Salt the Water

By: Candice Iloh

3.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more

Similar categories in Candice Iloh's Salt the Water book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow

17. Gather

By: Kenneth M. Cadow

4.43

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • survival
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • animals
  • young adult
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

18. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

19. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

20. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner

21. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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