5 best-selling realistic fiction books like When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

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When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h…

"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Slow Dance

By: Rainbow Rowell

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK! Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up to… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Slow Dance book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I want to remember this day, she whispered. But I also want to have so many good days that this one gets lost in the plethora."

-Rainbow Rowell, Slow Dance

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2. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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3. When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more

Similar categories in Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • magical realism
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

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4. The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1)

By: Ransom Riggs

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new fantasy series from Ransom Riggs, his first since introducing the #1 globa… read more

Similar categories in Ransom Riggs's The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1) book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

By: T.J. Klune

4.46

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean S… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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6. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
  • young adult
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8. Heir (Heir Duology, #1)

By: Sabaa Tahir

4.47

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Sabaa Tahir's Heir (Heir Duology, #1) book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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9. 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 Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

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

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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10. Like Mother, Like Mother

By: Susan Rieger

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secr… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rieger's Like Mother, Like Mother book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. The Lightning Bottles

By: Marissa Stapley

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Lucky returns with a love letter… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Stapley's The Lightning Bottles book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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16. This Cursed House

By: Del Sandeen

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a … read more

Similar categories in Del Sandeen's This Cursed House book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
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17. Libertad

By: Bessie Flores Zaldivar

4.67

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election, about a young poet d… read more

Similar categories in Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. To the Bone

By: Alena Bruzas

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This moving and tragic love story is also a starkly honest look at Colonial America, set during the… read more

Similar categories in Alena Bruzas's To the Bone book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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19. The City in Glass

By: Nghi Vo

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in th… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The City in Glass book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • queer
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20. Pick the Lock

By: A.S. King

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Pick the Lock book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • magical realism
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
Cover of Deja Brew (Elemental Love, #3) by Celestine Martin

21. Deja Brew (Elemental Love, #3)

By: Celestine Martin

3.69

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this spellbinding rom-com about a wish gone wrong, two opposites might just get a second chance … read more

Similar categories in Celestine Martin's Deja Brew (Elemental Love, #3) book and Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • contemporary

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