27 must-read realistic fiction books like Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike Dawson

Cover of Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike    Dawson

Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

By: Mike Dawson

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Grab a seat, and get ready to cheer Lori on once again, as she works through the growing pains of m…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike Dawson , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • contemporary
  • sports
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

Cover of A Whole New Ballgame (Rip and Red, #1) by Phil Bildner

2. A Whole New Ballgame (Rip and Red, #1)

By: Phil Bildner

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a… read more

Similar categories in Phil Bildner's A Whole New Ballgame (Rip and Red, #1) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • sports
Cover of Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

3. Roller Girl

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving j… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports

4. Rookie of the Year (Rip and Red, #2)

By: Phil Bildner

3.67

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to… read more

Similar categories in Phil Bildner's Rookie of the Year (Rip and Red, #2) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

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5. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) by Arley Nopra

6. Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15)

By: Arley Nopra

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Arley Nopra! Claudia isn't worried … read more

Similar categories in Arley Nopra's Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Teacher's Pet (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels, #2) by Nicole Andelfinger

7. Teacher's Pet (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels, #2)

By: Nicole Andelfinger

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

It's Elizabeth's turn in the spotlight... but does Jessica deserve it more? The Wakefield twins ret… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Andelfinger's Teacher's Pet (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels, #2) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • sports
Cover of Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) by Jennifer L. Holm

8. Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Break (Click #6) by Kayla Miller

9. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Break (Click #6) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd

10. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

11. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

12. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

13. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • sports
Cover of Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) by Rex Ogle

14. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

15. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

16. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) by Maria Scrivan

17. All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5)

By: Maria Scrivan

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A companion to the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough! Nat's class trip i… read more

Similar categories in Maria Scrivan's All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis

18. Smaller Sister

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Crunch (Click #5) by Kayla Miller

19. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

20. Dragon Hoops

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.33

Format: 446 pages, Hardcover

In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight o… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Dragon Hoops book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

21. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7) by Terri Libenson

22. Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7)

By: Terri Libenson

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two choices, two storylines — one surprise ending! Will Sarah be brave enough to ask out her crush … read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

23. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic by Sophie Escabasse

24. Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

You can take a witch out of Brooklyn . . . and put her in the woods? As if learning magic wasn’t ha… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

25. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • sports
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

26. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) by Terri Libenson

27. Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8)

By: Terri Libenson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The eighth book in the  New York Times  bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternati… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

28. Fast Pitch

By: Nic Stone

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Fast Pitch book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike    Dawson

29. Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

By: Mike Dawson

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Grab a seat, and get ready to cheer Lori on once again, as she works through the growing pains of m… read more

Similar categories in Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) by Veronica Agarwal

30. Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2)

By: Veronica Agarwal

3.71

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what hap… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Agarwal's Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #16) by Ellen T. Crenshaw

31. Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #16)

By: Ellen T. Crenshaw

4.23

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by Eisner- and National Book Award-nominated cartoonist E… read more

Similar categories in Ellen T. Crenshaw's Kristy and the Walking Disaster: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #16) book and Mike Dawson's Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • sports

18 Best contemporary books like Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2) by Mike Dawson

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson

4.28

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Transform Your Habits

Timid

Jonathan Todd

3.57

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Break (Click #6)

Kayla Miller

4.21

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4.17

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Christina Diaz Gonzalez

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