17 must-read realistic fiction books like The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods

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The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

By: Brenda Woods

4.07

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a youn…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.39

Format: 440 pages,

#1 New York Timesbestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puz… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)

By: Rob Buyea

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The kids and teacher of Because of Mr. Teruptare back in this warm-hearted sequel. Fifth-grade was … read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

3. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

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4. Ban This Book

By: Alan Gratz

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ban This Book book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

5. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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6. Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle grade road-trip story through Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Clean Getaway book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
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7. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

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9. Tornado Brain

By: Cat Patrick

4.14

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more

Similar categories in Cat Patrick's Tornado Brain book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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10. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2)

By: Dusti Bowling

4.32

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Wh… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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11. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.33

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

From author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a new series about the world’s youngest and smart… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. The Bridge Home

By: Padma Venkatraman

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulne… read more

Similar categories in Padma Venkatraman's The Bridge Home book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"If I wanted a better future, I needed to change the life we had .Now."

-Padma Venkatraman, The Bridge Home

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15. Shouting at the Rain

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

4.14

Format: 6 pages, Audio CD

Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Shouting at the Rain book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"So."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"the sun is always in the sky but sometimes you just can't see it"

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"I'm lucky. When the waves are rolling in, my friends are the jetties."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"He was the one who told me a man is not made by his mistakes. He's made by what he does about them."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

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16. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

17. Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.90

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfir… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Shine!

By: J.J. Grabenstein

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Who do you want to be? asks Mr. Van Deusen. And not when you grow up. Right here, right now. Shine … read more

Similar categories in J.J. Grabenstein's Shine! book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods

19. The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

By: Brenda Woods

4.07

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a youn… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

20. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's Coop Knows the Scoop book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen

By: Niki Lenz

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about e… read more

Similar categories in Niki Lenz's Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen book and Brenda Woods's The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

Chris Grabenstein

3.39

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)

Rob Buyea

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Ban This Book

Alan Gratz

4.41

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Clean Getaway

Nic Stone

3.98

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

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Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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