5 best-selling realistic fiction books like The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony

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The Kids Are Gonna Ask

By: Gretchen Anthony

3.45

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A whip-smart, entertaining novel about twin siblings who become a national phenomenon after launchi…

"Stories are shaped by the ones who tell them."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"It's a reminder. That everyone has a voice, and every voice deserves a place at the table."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"And he learned that the worries you think are confined to the space in your head can just as well show up outside it, written in bright letters for all to see."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"Some people are meant to stay put, and some people are meant to go. But running is different than going. When you're running, you spend the whole time looking over your shoulder. To go forward, you gotta look forward."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Results May Vary by Bethany Chase

1. Results May Vary

By: Bethany Chase

3.54

Format: 256 pages, ebook

She never saw it coming. Without even a shiver of suspicion to warn her, Caroline Hammond discovers… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Chase's Results May Vary book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Just Fine with Caroline

By: Annie England Noblin

3.31

Format: 180 pages, ebook

From the author of Sit! Stay! Speak!comes a tender, terrific novel complete with long-buried secret… read more

Similar categories in Annie England Noblin's Just Fine with Caroline book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

3. Moment of Truth (Rosato & Associates, #5)

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead. Convinced that he knows who killed her - and determin… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's Moment of Truth (Rosato & Associates, #5) book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

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4. Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America

By: Alissa Quart

3.37

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Families today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies t… read more

Similar categories in Alissa Quart's Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Lucky

By: Jane Smiley

3.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musicia… read more

Similar categories in Jane Smiley's Lucky book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. California Bear

By: Duane Swierczynski

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more

Similar categories in Duane Swierczynski's California Bear book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • mystery
  • humor
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Lies They Tell

By: Gillian French

3.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Everyone in Tenney’s Harbor, Maine, knows about the Garrison tragedy. How an unexplained fire ravag… read more

Similar categories in Gillian French's The Lies They Tell book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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9. This Time Will Be Different

By: Misa Sugiura

3.72

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Katsuyamas never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived… read more

Similar categories in Misa Sugiura's This Time Will Be Different book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. One House Left

By: Vincent Ralph

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

R.L. Stine meets Urban Legend in the next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Vincent Ralph's One House Left book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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11. Nice Work, Nora November

By: Julia London

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

After a near death experience, one woman creates her "reverse" bucket the things she wants to do a… read more

Similar categories in Julia London's Nice Work, Nora November book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • audiobook
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony

12. The Kids Are Gonna Ask

By: Gretchen Anthony

3.45

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A whip-smart, entertaining novel about twin siblings who become a national phenomenon after launchi… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Stories are shaped by the ones who tell them."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"It's a reminder. That everyone has a voice, and every voice deserves a place at the table."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"And he learned that the worries you think are confined to the space in your head can just as well show up outside it, written in bright letters for all to see."

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

"Some people are meant to stay put, and some people are meant to go. But running is different than going. When you're running, you spend the whole time looking over your shoulder. To go forward, you g…"

-Gretchen Anthony, The Kids Are Gonna Ask

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13. Girls of July

By: Alex Flinn

3.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly comes a contemporary novel about four comp… read more

Similar categories in Alex Flinn's Girls of July book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"It is hard to know how to save the world if one has never lived in it."

-Alex Flinn, Girls of July

"Before she came here, she'd thought she could be independent. Now, she knew she could -- but only if she had the help of others and was able to help them in return."

-Alex Flinn, Girls of July

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14. Humor Me

By: Cat Shook

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to the New York City stand-up scene, as told by a charmingly jaded assistant at a lat… read more

Similar categories in Cat Shook's Humor Me book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Invisible as Air

By: Zoe Fishman

3.68

Format: 401 pages, Paperback

A provocative and timely new novel by the author of Inheriting Edith, one that will haunt you long … read more

Similar categories in Zoe Fishman's Invisible as Air book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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16. Come with Me

By: Helen Schulman

2.92

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, A Ne… read more

Similar categories in Helen Schulman's Come with Me book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Wordhunter

By: Stella Sands

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ab… read more

Similar categories in Stella Sands's Wordhunter book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Trouble in Queenstown

By: Delia Pitts

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With Trouble in Queenstown , Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful… read more

Similar categories in Delia Pitts's Trouble in Queenstown book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander

20. Storybook Ending

By: Poppy Alexander

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Littlest Library —a heartwarming novel about a widowed children’s book autho… read more

Similar categories in Poppy Alexander's Storybook Ending book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Folded Notes from High School by Matt Boren

21. Folded Notes from High School

By: Matt Boren

2.89

Format: 400 pages, ebook

A status-obsessed senior unexpectedly falls for a freshman because of his Danny Zuko audition in th… read more

Similar categories in Matt Boren's Folded Notes from High School book and Gretchen Anthony's The Kids Are Gonna Ask

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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3.13

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3.81

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