6 Best realistic fiction books like Home for A While by Lauren Kerstein

Cover of Home for A While by Lauren Kerstein

Home for A While

By: Lauren Kerstein

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Home for A While by Lauren Kerstein , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School, #1) by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

1. Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School, #1)

By: Dan Gutman , Jim Paillot

4.06

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Something weird is going on. Miss Daisy, who teaches second grade, doesn't know how to add or sub… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gutman's Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School, #1) book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Mickey's Christmas Carol (Classics Series) by Walt Disney Company

2. Mickey's Christmas Carol (Classics Series)

By: Walt Disney Company

4.29

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Τι συμβαίνει άραγε και η παγωμένη καρδιά του φιλοχρήματου Εμπενίζερ Σκρουτζ μαλακώνει, πλημμυρίζοντ… read more

Similar categories in Walt Disney Company's Mickey's Christmas Carol (Classics Series) book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

3. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

Similar categories in Henry Cole's And Tango Makes Three book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Mother Bruce by Ryan T.  Higgins

4. Mother Bruce

By: Ryan T. Higgins

3.83

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs tu… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Mother Bruce book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Vampirina Ballerina

By: LeUyen Pham , Anne Marie Pace

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Oh, to be a ballerina! It's a challenge for any little girl, but even more so if you happen to be a… read more

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6. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Negative Cat book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wheeler's Someone Builds the Dream book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

8. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

9. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

Cover of Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4) by Ryan T.  Higgins

11. Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew—a pet saber tooth tiger!—in this … read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4) book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T.  Higgins

12. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • emotion
  • juvenile
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13. Hardly Haunted

By: Jessie Sima

4.15

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a delightfully spooky story about an old ho… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Sima's Hardly Haunted book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Dear Librarian

By: Lydia M. Sigwarth

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma… read more

Similar categories in Lydia M. Sigwarth's Dear Librarian book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of I Found A Kitty by Troy Cummings

15. I Found A Kitty

By: Troy Cummings

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Arfy the dog is trying to find a forever home for an abandoned kitten! Lucky dog Arfy has a home… read more

Similar categories in Troy Cummings's I Found A Kitty book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Saturday at the Food Pantry by Diane O'Neill

16. Saturday at the Food Pantry

By: Diane O'Neill

4.58

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry… read more

Similar categories in Diane O'Neill's Saturday at the Food Pantry book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Home for A While by Lauren Kerstein

17. Home for A While

By: Lauren Kerstein

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fostering
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion
  • juvenile
Cover of Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo

18. Itty Bitty Betty Blob

By: Constance Lombardo

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Itty Bitty Betty Blob wants to growl for the camera on monster picture day, but every year it goes … read more

Similar categories in Constance Lombardo's Itty Bitty Betty Blob book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Goldilocks for Dinner: a Funny Book About Manners by Susan McElroy Montanari

19. Goldilocks for Dinner: a Funny Book About Manners

By: Susan McElroy Montanari

3.59

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Classic fairy tales meet tongue-in-cheek humor in this hilarious read-aloud--illustrated by a #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Susan McElroy Montanari's Goldilocks for Dinner: a Funny Book About Manners book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Sometimes We Fall by Randall de Sève

20. Sometimes We Fall

By: Randall de Sève

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

An uplifting story that offers a reassuring message about finding the courage to take a small risk—… read more

Similar categories in Randall de Sève's Sometimes We Fall book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Not Pop-Pop by Angela De Groot

21. Not Pop-Pop

By: Angela De Groot

4.59

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this sweet and tender picture book, a trip to the library turns into an adventure in kindness an… read more

Similar categories in Angela De Groot's Not Pop-Pop book and Lauren Kerstein's Home for A While

  • picture books

13 best-selling fiction books like Home for A While by Lauren Kerstein

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Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School, #1)

Dan Gutman , Jim Paillot

4.06

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Mickey's Christmas Carol (Classics Series)

Walt Disney Company

4.29

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Mother Bruce

Ryan T. Higgins

3.83

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Negative Cat

Sophie Blackall

4.11

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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Buffalo Fluffalo

Bess Kalb

4.16

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Heidi McKinnon

4.21

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