14 best-selling childrens books like Real by Carol Cujec

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Real

By: Carol Cujec

4.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

My name is Charity. I am thirteen years old. Actually, thirteen years plus eighty-seven days. I lov…

"FOR US, EACH WORD IS A GIFT."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"FOR US, EACH WORD IS A GIFT."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"I AM A VOICE OF NEVER HEARD VOICES."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"I AM A VOICE OF NEVER HEARD VOICES."

-Carol Cujec, Real

If you liked the childrens plot in Real by Carol Cujec , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.41

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

An award-winning and bestselling Pete the Cat hardcover picture book! Count down with Pete in th… read more

Similar categories in James Dean's Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • fiction

2. Braced

By: Alyson Gerber

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first contemporary novel about a disorder that bends the lives of ten percent of all teenagers:… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's Braced book and Carol Cujec's Real

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3. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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5. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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6. 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 Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Carol Cujec's Real

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) by Caron Butler

9. Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

By: Caron Butler

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in … read more

Similar categories in Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. 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 Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Glitter Gets Everywhere

By: Yvette Clark

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over t… read more

Similar categories in Yvette Clark's Glitter Gets Everywhere book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Tune It Out

By: Jamie Sumner

4.31

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 BookExpo Book Buzz Pick From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving nove… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Tune It Out book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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13. Focused

By: Alyson Gerber

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework . . . but she gets distracted… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's Focused book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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14. 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 Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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15. The Language of Ghosts

By: Heather Fawcett

3.91

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclai… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's The Language of Ghosts book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Taking Up Space

By: Alyson Gerber

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Sarah loves basketball more than anything. Crushing it on the court makes her feel like she matters… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's Taking Up Space book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Real by Carol Cujec

17. Real

By: Carol Cujec

4.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

My name is Charity. I am thirteen years old. Actually, thirteen years plus eighty-seven days. I lov… read more

Similar categories in Carol Cujec's Real book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • school
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
"FOR US, EACH WORD IS A GIFT."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"I AM A VOICE OF NEVER HEARD VOICES."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING ME EVEN BEFORE I HAD WORDS."

-Carol Cujec, Real

"My ears work. My brain understands. Can't you see I am a REAL PERSON?"

-Carol Cujec, Real

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18. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of I Am Defiance: A Novel of WWII by Jenni L. Walsh

19. I Am Defiance: A Novel of WWII

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.16

Format: None pages, None

A story about a real-life youth resistance group in World War II Germany, and about the power of th… read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's I Am Defiance: A Novel of WWII book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper

20. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Time and Time Again

By: Chatham Greenfield

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Phoebe Mendel's day is never ending—literally. On August 6th, she woke up to find herself stuck … read more

Similar categories in Chatham Greenfield's Time and Time Again book and Carol Cujec's Real

  • disability
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

19 best-selling fiction books like Real by Carol Cujec

Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Ellen Outside the Lines

A.J. Sass

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

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20 must-read fiction books like The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet by Jake Maia Arlow

Transform Your Habits

The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Camp QUILTBAG

Nicole Melleby

4.10

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