8 must-read realistic fiction books like The Mall by Megan McCafferty

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The Mall

By: Megan McCafferty

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age …

"No ride. So I couldn’t go home. No plan. No boyfriend. No job."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

"And for the first time all summer, The Mall was exactly where I wanted to be."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

"In six weeks, I’d be packing up all my stuff and getting the hell out of Pineville. But until then, my life at The Mall would really, really suck."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Mall by Megan McCafferty , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan

1. Don't Get Caught

By: Kurt Dinan

3.92

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

10:00 tonight at the water tower. Tell no one. -Chaos Club When Max receives a mysterious invite… read more

Similar categories in Kurt Dinan's Don't Get Caught book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"By the time he graduates, projected to be by his thirtieth birthday, Wheeler’s transcript will be a meme used to scare children into studying harder."

-Kurt Dinan, Don't Get Caught

Cover of The Night We Said Yes (The Night We Said Yes, #1) by Lauren Gibaldi

2. The Night We Said Yes (The Night We Said Yes, #1)

By: Lauren Gibaldi

3.57

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A fun, romantic read, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Susane Colasanti! What happens when Matt… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Gibaldi's The Night We Said Yes (The Night We Said Yes, #1) book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Halfway Normal

By: Barbara Dee

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

A cancer survivor must readjust to "normal" middle school life in this hopeful novel from the autho… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Halfway Normal book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1)

By: Kathleen Baldwin

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Stranje House. It's 1814. Napoleon is exiled on Elba. Europe is in shambles. Britain is … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Baldwin's A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1) book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. Silent Night (Fear Street Super Chiller, #2)

By: R.L. Stine

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Fear Street. Don't listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldn't you r… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Silent Night (Fear Street Super Chiller, #2) book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

6. The Cupcake Queen

By: Heather Hepler

4.00

Format: 212 pages,

New York City Population 8,200,000 Hog's Hollow Population 5,134 Fish-Out-of-Waterville Population … read more

Similar categories in Heather Hepler's The Cupcake Queen book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

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7. Lucky Caller

By: Emma Mills

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Nina decides to take a radio broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk i… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Lucky Caller book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The perfect comeback only comes to you way after the offending incident, most especially when you’re alone in the shower with no one but the shampoo bottle to tell it to."

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"So when I said that I'd always be your friend, I meant that... I always want to be there for you, no matter what. No matter which way. And if you don't feel the same way, that's okay. I understand. I…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"And my mom told me that part of growing up is just … learning that people come in and out of your life, and that there are all kinds of levels of friendship, all different types. And maybe you’ll mak…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

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8. Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction

By: Gabrielle Moss

3.76

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A hilarious and nostalgic trip through the history of paperback pre-teen series of the '80s and '90… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Moss's Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • historical
  • audiobook
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9. These Vengeful Hearts

By: Katherine Laurin

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Anyone can ask the Red Court for a favor...but every request comes at a cost. And once the deed is … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Laurin's These Vengeful Hearts book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Every Time You Hear That Song

By: Jenna Voris

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

They say to never meet your idols. But they never said anything about upending your life for a ques… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Voris's Every Time You Hear That Song book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. This Is Not the Jess Show (This Is Not the Jess Show, #1)

By: Anna Carey

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Like many teens, sometimes it feels as though everything in Jess Flynn's life has been engineered f… read more

Similar categories in Anna Carey's This Is Not the Jess Show (This Is Not the Jess Show, #1) book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Clique Bait

By: Ann Valett

3.57

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Pretty Little Liars meets Burn for Burn in this thrilling debut from Wattpad star Ann Valett. Chlo… read more

Similar categories in Ann Valett's Clique Bait book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Heads Will Roll

By: Josh Winning

3.69

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more tha… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Heads Will Roll book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. You Don't Live Here

By: Robyn Schneider

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of … read more

Similar categories in Robyn Schneider's You Don't Live Here book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Who is this?' I asked. 'Phoebe Bridgers,' she said. 'I'll make you a playlist."

-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here

"I'm not ashamed of myself. I'm ashamed that the world isn't good enough yet. Because it should be."

-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here

"Because the truth is always hard. Because being queer is hard, and coming out is hard, and it never stops being hard. The world keeps shoving into you. But you stand tall anyway. You take up space an…"

-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here

Cover of The Mall by Megan McCafferty

15. The Mall

By: Megan McCafferty

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age … read more

Similar categories in Megan McCafferty's The Mall book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"No ride. So I couldn’t go home. No plan. No boyfriend. No job."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

"And for the first time all summer, The Mall was exactly where I wanted to be."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

"In six weeks, I’d be packing up all my stuff and getting the hell out of Pineville. But until then, my life at The Mall would really, really suck."

-Megan McCafferty, The Mall

Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

16. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Don't Date Rosa Santos

By: Nina Moreno

3.82

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially… read more

Similar categories in Nina Moreno's Don't Date Rosa Santos book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Time of Our Lives

By: Emily Wibberley

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A boy desperate to hold on, a girl ready to let go. Fitz Holton waits in fear for the day his si… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Time of Our Lives book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of 183 Reasons (Newfound Lake Series, #1) by Alanna Grace

19. 183 Reasons (Newfound Lake Series, #1)

By: Alanna Grace

4.09

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

Solia Anderson will do anything to save her family’s remote log cabin from sale. Tired of her Rhode… read more

Similar categories in Alanna Grace's 183 Reasons (Newfound Lake Series, #1) book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • fiction
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20. The Between

By: Ryan Leslie

3.74

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

While landscaping his backyard, ever-conscientious Paul Prentice discovers an iron door buried in t… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Leslie's The Between book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Magic in the Air

By: Adrianna Schuh

2.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Olivia Ayala has mastered the art of blending the perfect ingredients to create magical confections… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Schuh's Magic in the Air book and Megan McCafferty's The Mall

  • romance
  • audiobook

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Don't Get Caught

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3.57

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Halfway Normal

Barbara Dee

4.26

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One of Our Own

Lucinda Berry

3.93

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Cara Bastone

4.02

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C.A. Grieco

4.02

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J.C. Fuller

4.24

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