8 must-read contemporary books like Stick with Me by Jennifer Blecher

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Stick with Me

By: Jennifer Blecher

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An ice skater without a rink. An artist without a place to draw. Two misfit girls who become unlike…

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1. The Thing About Jellyfish

By: Ali Benjamin

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captu… read more

Similar categories in Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. The Land of Forgotten Girls

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.75

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

NAIBA Book of the Year finalist, Parents Choice Foundation Gold Fiction Award, and Winner of the AP… read more

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3. The Ethan I Was Before

By: Ali Standish

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Ethan had been many things. He was always ready for adventure and always willing to accept a dare, … read more

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4. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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5. Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)

By: Sarah Watts , Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A hidden book. A found cipher. A game begins . . . . Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. He… read more

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6. As Simple as It Seems

By: Sarah Weeks

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Verbena Colter knows she's bad news. Trouble from the get-go. How could she not be, with parents li… read more

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7. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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8. One for the Murphys

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, … read more

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9. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
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10. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

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12. Bob

By: Wendy Mass

4.06

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"

-Wendy Mass, Bob

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13. Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)

By: Anna James

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure to delight the imagination. The curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a series from a … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Do not wait too long for something special to present itself. Go out and find it."

-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)

"Words can mean much more, or less, than they seem, and we can put them to such creative uses."

-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)

"But not really at your service, you understand, it’s a symbolic thing. I’m a prince – I’m not going to actually help you with anything."

-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)

"Books aren't interested in who is reading them... A book will welcome any reader; any age, any background, any point of view. Books don't care if you can't understand every word in them, or if you wa…"

-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)

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14. Escaping Mr. Rochester

By: L.L. McKinney

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save… read more

Similar categories in L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • fiction
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15. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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17. Sisterhood of Sleuths

By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

4.05

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi.  So when a box full of vin… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's Sisterhood of Sleuths book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. The First Magnificent Summer

By: R.L. Toalson

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Judy Blume meets Barbara Dee in this tender and empowering middle grade novel told in journal entri… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Toalson's The First Magnificent Summer book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Stick with Me

By: Jennifer Blecher

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An ice skater without a rink. An artist without a place to draw. Two misfit girls who become unlike… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me book and Jennifer Blecher's Stick with Me

  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook

12 Best fiction books like Stick with Me by Jennifer Blecher

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Ali Benjamin

3.70

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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9 must-read juvenile books like Maid for It by Jamie Sumner

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Duel

Jessixa Bagley

4.05

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The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie

4.03

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Dust

Dusti Bowling

4.23

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Maid for It

Jamie Sumner

4.07

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