12 best-selling realistic fiction books like Roam by C.H. Armstrong

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Roam

By: C.H. Armstrong

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Seventeen year-old Abby Lunde and her family are living on the streets. They had a normal life back…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Roam by C.H. Armstrong , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Distance from Me to You by Marina Gessner

1. The Distance from Me to You

By: Marina Gessner

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Wild  meets  Endless Love  in this multilayered story of love, survival, and self-discovery. McK… read more

Similar categories in Marina Gessner's The Distance from Me to You book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) by Walter Farley, Keith Ward

2. The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)

By: Walter Farley , Keith Ward

2.90

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Walter Farley's The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • fiction
  • young adult
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3. One Was Lost

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Damaged. Deceptive. Dangerous. Darling.Are they labels or a warning? The answer could cost Sera eve… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's One Was Lost book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Free Lunch

By: Rex Ogle

4.37

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a w… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Free Lunch book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • realistic fiction
  • family
"I don't know why, but I don't trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it costs me a lot."

-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch

"On the back, it has the address, and says, free lunch! A chill runs up my spine. I don’t know why, but I don’t trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it cos…"

-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch

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5. I Know You Remember

By: Jennifer Donaldson

3.79

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Jennifer Donaldson is back with another twisted thriller perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donaldson's I Know You Remember book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. Graceful Burdens

By: Roxane Gay

4.05

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Audible narration by Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) From New York Times bestselling author Rox… read more

Similar categories in Roxane Gay's Graceful Burdens book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • fiction
  • lgbt
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7. Sweet Virginia

By: Caroline Kepnes

3.02

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s a woman to do when she fails to live up to feminine ideals? It depends on what she’s willing… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kepnes's Sweet Virginia book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Gone Too Far

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of mystery books for teens, comes a… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's Gone Too Far book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Malum Non Vide: See No Evil"

-Natalie D. Richards, Gone Too Far

"My whole day has been a unicorn ride through a field of rainbows"

-Natalie D. Richards, Gone Too Far

"My phone buzzes and I fish it from my pocket, expecting Tacey or maybe my parents checking in to make sure I’m okay. But it’s an unfamiliar number. Do you blame yourself? I read the words once. Twice…"

-Natalie D. Richards, Gone Too Far

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9. A Danger to Herself and Others

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.86

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Only when she’s locked away does the truth begin to escape… Four walls. One window. No way to e… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's A Danger to Herself and Others book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. What You Hide

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.77

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

A new pulse-pounding romantic thriller from the author of We All Fall Down and Six Months Later … read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's What You Hide book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Maybe there’s a book in here that will tell me what to do when all the smart choices feel wrong."

-Natalie D. Richards, What You Hide

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11. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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12. We Are Not From Here

By: Jenny Torres Sanchez

4.48

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico borde… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Torres Sanchez's We Are Not From Here book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"We are to Mexico what Mexico is to the States."

-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here

"Los sueños y los hombres son para las pendejas."

-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here

"You can outrun danger...But you can’t outrun the pain."

-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here

"We are luchadores. We are fighters. We are those who dare to try against impossible odds."

-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here

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13. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Chaperone by M.   Hendrix

14. The Chaperone

By: M. Hendrix

3.75

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Like every young woman in New America, Stella knows the rules: Deflect attention. Abstain from… read more

Similar categories in M. Hendrix's The Chaperone book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • fiction
  • young adult
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15. Carry Me Home

By: Janet Fox

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more

Similar categories in Janet Fox's Carry Me Home book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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16. Love à la Mode

By: Stephanie Kate Strohm

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Take two American teen chefs, add one heaping cup of Paris, toss in a pinch of romance, and stir. .… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Kate Strohm's Love à la Mode book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Chèvre cheesecake with honey-rosemary poached pears and pistachio sablé crust. Who do I think I am? I'm not chèvre and rosemary. I'm chocolate chip cookies. I'm butterscotch pudding. I'm brownies. I'…"

-Stephanie Kate Strohm, Love à la Mode

"She could picture it now, a huge stack of fluffy pumpkin waffles with maple syrup and spiced cinnamon butter, the perfect breakfast for fall. Something that tasted like crisp, cool air and golden-ora…"

-Stephanie Kate Strohm, Love à la Mode

"And then Henry saw it. The tart. It was small, so small it could fit in the palm of his hand, and filled with some kind of fruit- apple, probably, or maybe pear or some kind of stone fruit- but the f…"

-Stephanie Kate Strohm, Love à la Mode

"Hoping to ground herself, Rosie closed her eyes and thought of butter, the way other people probably pictured relaxing tropical idylls. Her favorite thing in the world was creaming butter and sugar, …"

-Stephanie Kate Strohm, Love à la Mode

Cover of Roam by C.H. Armstrong

17. Roam

By: C.H. Armstrong

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Seventeen year-old Abby Lunde and her family are living on the streets. They had a normal life back… read more

Similar categories in C.H. Armstrong's Roam book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • school
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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18. All We Could Have Been

By: T.E. Carter

3.49

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Five years ago, Lexie walked home from school after her older brother failed to pick her up. When s… read more

Similar categories in T.E. Carter's All We Could Have Been book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I miss what we were, but we aren’t that anymore, and it’s better to get away from the memories of all we could have been."

-T.E. Carter, All We Could Have Been

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19. Nearlywed

By: Nicolas DiDomizio

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An engaged couple's compatibility is put to the test during their ill-fated early honeymoon in this… read more

Similar categories in Nicolas DiDomizio's Nearlywed book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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20. The Space Between

By: Dete Meserve

4.03

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense. After presenting a major scienti… read more

Similar categories in Dete Meserve's The Space Between book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Wildfire

By: Carrie Mac

3.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Into the Wild meets The Serpent King in this story about Annie and Pete, two best friends on a dang… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Mac's Wildfire book and C.H. Armstrong's Roam

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

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