12 must-read realistic fiction books like The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer

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The Atlas of Us

By: Kristin Dwyer

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's Under This Red Rock book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. A Fragile Enchantment

By: Allison Saft

3.53

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical … read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Fragile Enchantment book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You're like a pint-sized hurricane of earnestness and good cheer."

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

"it's not meaningful to kill yourself little by little to make people happy!"

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

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3. I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior cla… read more

Similar categories in Eva Des Lauriers's I Wish You Would book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. In the Orbit of You

By: Ashley Schumacher

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the Orbit of You is a YA story of enduring love from acclaimed author Ashley Schumacher, where a… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Schumacher's In the Orbit of You book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

Similar categories in Carolina Ixta's Shut Up, This Is Serious book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

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8. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. The Someday Daughter

By: Ellen O'Clover

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Seven Percent of Ro Devereux comes another nuanced, heartre… read more

Similar categories in Ellen O'Clover's The Someday Daughter book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We don’t have to do anything to earn it. We matter to the people who love us just by existing."

-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter

"That’s the thing about feelings—they don’t come with value judgments, they just are. A feeling cannot be wrong; it can only be."

-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter

"You can honor this feeling. Grieve the loss of something you wanted very much. But these feelings are like waves. We’re better for acknowledging them. Allow this to move you but don’t let it drag you…"

-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter

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10. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By: Morgan Matson

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Ballad of Darcy and Russell book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear

By: Robin Wasley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse. High school is hard enough t… read more

Similar categories in Robin Wasley's Dead Things Are Closer than They Appear book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Compass and Blade

By: Rachel Greenlaw

3.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This world of sea and storm runs deep with bargains and blood. On the remote isle of Rosevear, … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Greenlaw's Compass and Blade book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. A Place for Vanishing

By: Ann Fraistat

3.98

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's… read more

Similar categories in Ann Fraistat's A Place for Vanishing book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Even If It Breaks Your Heart

By: Erin Hahn

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A heart-buckling ride of a romance by beloved author Erin Hahn, Even If It Breaks Your Heart is abo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hahn's Even If It Breaks Your Heart book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. I'll Be Waiting for You

By: Mariko Turk

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of the buzzworthy tearjerker  You've Reached Sam , this emotional will-they-won't-… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Turk's I'll Be Waiting for You book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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16. Into the Sunken City

By: Dinesh Thiru

3.68

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rai… read more

Similar categories in Dinesh Thiru's Into the Sunken City book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"The bravest of us always admit to being scared."

-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City

"You see all the ways people lie to you, but none of the ways they care."

-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City

"I grab her hands and say the words I so desperately want to believe. “We’re gonna be okay, Thara. I promise you—we’re gonna be okay."

-Dinesh Thiru, Into the Sunken City

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17. Ariel Crashes a Train

By: Olivia A. Cole

3.99

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Ariel Crashes a Train book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ d…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train

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18. The Atlas of Us

By: Kristin Dwyer

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Calculation of You and Me by Serena Kaylor

20. The Calculation of You and Me

By: Serena Kaylor

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks st… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's The Calculation of You and Me book and Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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 Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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Mindy McGinnis

3.94

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3.53

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I Wish You Would

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3.76

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Lisa Fipps

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John Schu

4.55

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