15 Best realistic fiction books like Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

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Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

By: Jeff Zentner

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and …

"No one ever says on their deathbed they wish they’d loved fewer people."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"No one ever says on their deathbed they wish they’d loved fewer people."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"No one ever says on their deathbed they wish they’d loved fewer people."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"It’s comforting to know that you don’t have to be excellent to not be completely forgotten."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Ramona Blue

By: Julie Murphy

3.91

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s… read more

Similar categories in Julie Murphy's Ramona Blue book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I will survive, because I have survived."

-Julie Murphy, Ramona Blue

"The idea that I'm someone's best friend fills my rib cage with summer."

-Julie Murphy, Ramona Blue

"At what point does another person's extraordinary become your ordinary?"

-Julie Murphy, Ramona Blue

"I choose guys. I choose girls. I choose people. But most of all: I choose."

-Julie Murphy, Ramona Blue

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2. My Most Excellent Year

By: Steve Kluger

4.05

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

Dear Anthony: I appreciate your recent interest, but I'm not accepting applications at this time… read more

Similar categories in Steve Kluger's My Most Excellent Year book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A first kiss after five months means more than a first kiss after five minutes."

-Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year

"Romance is a universally unspoken language understood by all living organism on this planet except heterosexual men."

-Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year

"Never, ever stop believing in magic, no matter how old you get. Because if you keep looking long enough and don't give up, sooner or later you're going to find Mary Poppins."

-Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year

"And if Henry Higgins is not the most reprehensible character ever written for the stage, that's only because somewhere, somehow, someone is composing a musical biography of Ronald Reagan"

-Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year

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3. The Luster of Lost Things

By: Sophie Chen Keller

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In this story for readers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Man Called Ove… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Chen Keller's The Luster of Lost Things book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

By: Diana Peterfreund

3.87

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimatin… read more

Similar categories in Diana Peterfreund's For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1) book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"...You are my compass star." And he was hers."

-Diana Peterfreund, For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

"In every letter, in every line, she saw him. He hadn't changed - he'd only grown into the man he'd meant to be."

-Diana Peterfreund, For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

"I don't need to see the trail to know you're at the end of it. My grandfather's compass may not work, but mine is still true."

-Diana Peterfreund, For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

"She knows your mother isn't here to protect you any more. But you know what the solution is: stay out of her way. Stay here. Stay with me."

-Diana Peterfreund, For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

5. Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1)

By: Linda Williams Jackson

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Rose Lee Carter, a 13-year-old African-American girl, dreams of life beyond the Mississippi cotton … read more

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6. The Caller (Shadowfell, #3)

By: Juliet Marillier

4.15

Format: 130 pages,

Neryn has made a long journey to perfect her skills as a Caller. She has learned the wisdom of wate… read more

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7. Undead Girl Gang

By: Lily Anderson

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There's not much excitement in … read more

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8. Nightbird

By: Alice Hoffman

3.71

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumor… read more

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9. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Keep My Heart in San Francisco

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

“An absolute charmer of a book…Delightful!” —Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately and Starry… read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's Keep My Heart in San Francisco book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Damn olfactory system. Swirling up all these old and bruising memories."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Keep My Heart in San Francisco

"Silly considering we barely have a fraction of what we need, but that's what hope does. It lifts you up when everything else is dragging you down, down, down."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Keep My Heart in San Francisco

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12. The Geography of Lost Things

By: Jessica Brody

3.82

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl di… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Brody's The Geography of Lost Things book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1)

By: Christian McKay Heidicker

4.27

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are sepa… read more

Similar categories in Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1) book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. Thunder Song: Essays

By: Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

4.45

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The winner of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Award for her memoir, Red Paint , Sasha taqʷšəblu LaP… read more

Similar categories in Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe's Thunder Song: Essays book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • audiobook
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15. The Magical Imperfect

By: Chris Baron

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more

Similar categories in Chris Baron's The Magical Imperfect book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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16. Delicious Monsters

By: Liselle Sambury

4.05

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocative and mind-bending psychological thriller fo… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Delicious Monsters book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Girl in Question

By: Tess Sharpe

4.35

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad … read more

Similar categories in Tess Sharpe's The Girl in Question book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"It's fucking with fate."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"Sometimes lying is the only way through to survival."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"It's time to stop reacting. It's time to start attacking."

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

"Sorry you got fired. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. "

-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question

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18. Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy (Lizard Boy #1)

By: Jonathan Hill

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of ’80s sci-fi shows, Jon… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Hill's Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy (Lizard Boy #1) book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
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19. Four for the Road

By: K.J. Reilly

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Lawless Spaces

By: Corey Ann Haydu

4.12

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

This coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal l… read more

Similar categories in Corey Ann Haydu's Lawless Spaces book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. More to the Story

By: Hena Khan

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alco… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's More to the Story book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. How You Ruined My Life

By: Jeff Strand

3.43

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Rod and his cousin take family rivalry to a new level in this rollicking comedy from Jeff Strand. … read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's How You Ruined My Life book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'm not going to let Cousin Blake ruin my life. I’m not going to let Cousin Blake ruin my life. I’m not going to let Cousin Blake ruin my life. I’m not going to let Cousin Blake ruin my life. I’m not…"

-Jeff Strand, How You Ruined My Life

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23. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

By: Jeff Zentner

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and … read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"No one ever says on their deathbed they wish they’d loved fewer people."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"It’s comforting to know that you don’t have to be excellent to not be completely forgotten."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"When someone leaves you, maybe you get a reason and maybe you don’t. I don’t know which is better."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

"Remember that Florida is a land of weirdos and bizarre happenings, and conduct yourselves accordingly."

-Jeff Zentner, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

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25. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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26. Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Candidly Cline book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet by Molly   Morris

27. Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet

By: Molly Morris

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every ten years in the strange little town of Lennon, California, one person is chosen to return fr… read more

Similar categories in Molly Morris's Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

By: Nicole Valentine

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

He believes in science, but only magic can help his mom. Twelve-year-old Finn is used to people … read more

Similar categories in Nicole Valentine's A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • young adult
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29. Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1)

By: Beth Revis

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a no… read more

Similar categories in Beth Revis's Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1) book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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30. Youth Group

By: Jordan Morris

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County Califo… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Morris's Youth Group book and Jeff Zentner's Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Night of the Living Head (Tales from Cabin 23 #2) by Hanna Alkaf

31. Night of the Living Head (Tales from Cabin 23 #2)

By: Hanna Alkaf

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Few campers at Camp Apple Hill Farm have found the mysterious cabin rumored to be hidden deep in th… read more

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25 Best fiction books like Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

Transform Your Habits

Ramona Blue

Julie Murphy

3.91

Transform Your Habits

My Most Excellent Year

Steve Kluger

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Luster of Lost Things

Sophie Chen Keller

4.19

Transform Your Habits

For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)

Diana Peterfreund

3.87

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19 Best fiction books like Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Jason Reynolds

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Spin

Rebecca Caprara

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Spells for Lost Things

Jenna Evans Welch

4.05

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