9 best-selling juvenile books like Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up by Jenn Bishop

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Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

By: Jenn Bishop

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"A beautifully crafted tale of friendship, family, and forgiveness, with characters so vivid and re…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up by Jenn Bishop , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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2. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
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4. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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5. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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7. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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8. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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9. 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 Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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13. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Once There Was (Once There Was #1)

By: Kiyash Monsef

3.98

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to… read more

Similar categories in Kiyash Monsef's Once There Was (Once There Was #1) book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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16. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Rewind

By: Lisa Graff

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets When You Reach Me in this powerful novel by National Book Award nominee Li… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's Rewind book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I don't think you can ever really know if what you're doing is the right thing or not. I mean, that's true for everyone…so what you gotta do now is ask yourself if you're more afraid of doing somethi…"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

"Even if you weren't a time traveler, anything you did in life was going to lead to some kind of change. And really, there was no way for you to know what that change would be before it happened. You …"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

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19. Hidden Truths

By: Elly Swartz

4.17

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

How far would you go to keep a promise? Told from alternating points of view, Hidden Truths is a st… read more

Similar categories in Elly Swartz's Hidden Truths book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up by Jenn Bishop

20. Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

By: Jenn Bishop

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"A beautifully crafted tale of friendship, family, and forgiveness, with characters so vivid and re… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Jenn Bishop's Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

21 must-read fiction books like Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up by Jenn Bishop

Transform Your Habits

Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

Alan Gratz

4.24

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21 must-read fiction books like Dust by Dusti Bowling

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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