8 Top realistic fiction books like Down Came the Rain by Jennifer Mathieu

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Down Came the Rain

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Jennifer Mathieu, the acclaimed author of Moxie - now a Netflix film - and Bad Girls Never Say…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Down Came the Rain by Jennifer Mathieu , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Flash Flood (Code Red, #1)

By: Chris Ryan

3.63

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

Ben's on a trip to London to meet his mum. But an accident at the Thames Barrier, combined with a t… read more

Similar categories in Chris Ryan's Flash Flood (Code Red, #1) book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
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2. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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3. Les Strates

By: Pénélope Bagieu

4.24

Format: 144 pages, Leather Bound

L'autrice de Culottées, Eisner Award 2019, livre ici son premier récit autobiographique, où histoir… read more

Similar categories in Pénélope Bagieu's Les Strates book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

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4. We Were Kings

By: Court Stevens

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty years ago, eighteen-year-old Francis Quick was convicted of murdering her best friend Cora K… read more

Similar categories in Court Stevens's We Were Kings book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Message Not Found

By: Dante Medema

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally complex portrayal of secrets, loss, and grief from Dante Medema, Indies Introduce au… read more

Similar categories in Dante Medema's Message Not Found book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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7. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. 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 Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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9. Swarm

By: Jennifer D. Lyle

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixteen year-old Shur is one of the first to see the creatures. While staring out the window in his… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer D. Lyle's Swarm book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
  • mental health
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10. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • mental health
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11. Artifice

By: Sharon Cameron

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Artifice book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
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12. The Kill Factor

By: Ben Oliver

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new game show that offers young criminals the chance at freedom has been greenlit. Little d… read more

Similar categories in Ben Oliver's The Kill Factor book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
Cover of We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

13. We Are All So Good at Smiling

By: Amber McBride

3.88

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's We Are All So Good at Smiling book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
"Sorrow is no one's fault."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"The only way out is through."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

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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 Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
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15. I'm Not Supposed to Be in the Dark

By: Riss M. Neilson

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Deep in Providence comes a paranormal young adult romance that follows a teen co… read more

Similar categories in Riss M. Neilson's I'm Not Supposed to Be in the Dark book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • romance
  • young adult
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16. The Killing Code

By: Ellie Marney

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A historical mystery about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer, for f… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Marney's The Killing Code book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
"I am the code you never broke, and I don't play by the rules."

-Ellie Marney, The Killing Code

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17. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
Cover of Down Came the Rain by Jennifer Mathieu

18. Down Came the Rain

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Jennifer Mathieu, the acclaimed author of Moxie - now a Netflix film - and Bad Girls Never Say… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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19. The Changing Man

By: Tomi Oyemakinde

3.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding school’s decades-old … read more

Similar categories in Tomi Oyemakinde's The Changing Man book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
Cover of Dark Testament: Blackout Poems by Crystal Simone Smith

20. Dark Testament: Blackout Poems

By: Crystal Simone Smith

4.35

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In this extraordinary collection, the award-winning poet Crystal Simone Smith gives voice to the mo… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Simone Smith's Dark Testament: Blackout Poems book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • young adult
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21. 49 Miles Alone

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.65

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Four days alone in the desert. Except they're not as alone as they think. A year ago, Katie and her… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's 49 Miles Alone book and Jennifer Mathieu's Down Came the Rain

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult

8 Best contemporary books like Down Came the Rain by Jennifer Mathieu

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We Were Kings

Court Stevens

3.89

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Dante Medema

3.98

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All the Fighting Parts

Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

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Promise Boys

Nick Brooks

3.99

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Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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Ibi Zoboi

3.96

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Byron Graves

4.16

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