21 must-read fiction books like Five Things About Ava Andrews by Margaret Dilloway

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Five Things About Ava Andrews

By: Margaret Dilloway

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A story about a shy eleven-year-old who learns to manage her anxiety through improv classes—and dis…

If you liked the fiction plot in Five Things About Ava Andrews by Margaret Dilloway , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. How to Become a Planet

By: Nicole Melleby

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's How to Become a Planet book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Efrén Divided

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Efrén Divided book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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3. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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4. 96 Miles

By: J.L. Esplin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet. I never though… read more

Similar categories in J.L. Esplin's 96 Miles book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"But the thing is, if you do survive, when it's all said and done, you still have to live with yourself."

-J.L. Esplin, 96 Miles

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5. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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6. The Amelia Six

By: Kristin L. Gray

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them befo… read more

Similar categories in Kristin L. Gray's The Amelia Six book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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7. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Scritch Scratch

By: Lindsay Currie

3.92

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's Scritch Scratch book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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11. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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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 Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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 Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Brave Like That

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Find yourself. Find your place. Find your brave. This uplifting tale, which award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Stoddard's Brave Like That book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. Hazel's Theory of Evolution

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jenn Bigelow's Hazel's Theory of Evolution book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution

"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution

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16. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"

-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

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17. A Good Kind of Trouble

By: Lisa Moore Ramée

4.24

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Moore Ramée's A Good Kind of Trouble book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

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18. A Soft Place to Land

By: Janae Marks

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's A Soft Place to Land book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

By: Lev Grossman

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dear Uncle Herbert,You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorr… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1) book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Privately Kate thought that for a guy in a banana-yellow suit he was turning out to be a pretty sharp operator."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

"For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

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20. Five Things About Ava Andrews

By: Margaret Dilloway

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A story about a shy eleven-year-old who learns to manage her anxiety through improv classes—and dis… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. Starting from Seneca Falls

By: Karen Schwabach

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

Celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment with another historical novel about women's suffrage… read more

Similar categories in Karen Schwabach's Starting from Seneca Falls book and Margaret Dilloway's Five Things About Ava Andrews

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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