8 best-selling realistic fiction books like The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

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The Art of Escaping

By: Erin Callahan

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Mattie has a hidden obsession: escapology. Emphasis on hidden. If anyone from sc…

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1. Legend (Legend, #1)

By: Marie Lu

4.15

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B0052RDJAO. What was once the west… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Legend (Legend, #1) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"My name is June Iparis."

-Marie Lu, Legend (Legend, #1)

"The boy who walks in the light"

-Marie Lu, Legend (Legend, #1)

"I ALMOST KISSED THE GIRL LAST NIGHT."

-Marie Lu, Legend (Legend, #1)

"He looks like an angel, if a broken one."

-Marie Lu, Legend (Legend, #1)

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2. Will Grayson, Will Grayson

By: John Green , David Levithan

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Will Grayson meets Will Grayson. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two stranger… read more

Similar categories in John Green's Will Grayson, Will Grayson book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I'm not asexual. I'm arelationshipal."

-John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

"Some people have lives; some people have music."

-John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

"Random questions are the least random of all questions."

-John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

"All sorts of yayness floods my brain. Love is such a drug."

-John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

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3. Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

By: Leigh Bardugo

4.36

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series! The wol… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Bardugo's Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"True,"

-Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

"Don’t go,"

-Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

"I need to go to him,"

-Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

"I’ll call it a victory."

-Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

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4. Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

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5. Blood Water Paint

By: Joy McCullough

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut novel based on the true story of the iconic painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. Her mo… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Blood Water Paint book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. Words in Deep Blue

By: Cath Crowley

3.71

Format: 412 pages,

Love lives between the lines. Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she move… read more

Similar categories in Cath Crowley's Words in Deep Blue book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

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

7. Faceless

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

When Maisie Winters wakes up, she's in the hospital. The last thing she remembers is running throug… read more

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8. Untitled

By: Courtney Summers

4.27

Format: 224 pages,

It's a road trip novel. It will hurt A Lot. Prepare yourself now. read more

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9. Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1)

By: Maureen Johnson

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in t… read more

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10. Time Bomb

By: Joelle Charbonneau

3.72

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Charbonneau's Time Bomb book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • teen
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Once you were a winner, you had to stay the winner they expected you to be."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Time Bomb

"...fighting to live is hard. It’s supposed to be. Giving up is the easy part."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Time Bomb

"To get what you wanted in life, you must inspire trust - even if you intended to break it."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Time Bomb

"Was he scared? Hell, yeah. But sometimes the only way to change something was to break it first."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Time Bomb

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11. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

By: Eric LaRocca

2.96

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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12. Nothing More to Tell

By: Karen M. McManus

3.90

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teach… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Nothing More to Tell book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Because you can make a real difference with every story, and give a voice to people who don’t have one."

-Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

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13. Instructions for Dancing

By: Nicola Yoon

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this romantic page-turner from the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, … read more

Similar categories in Nicola Yoon's Instructions for Dancing book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Let's Taco Bout It"

-Nicola Yoon, Instructions for Dancing

"With those outfits, you two do not deserve music."

-Nicola Yoon, Instructions for Dancing

"One of the hazards of having friends, especially long time ones, is just how well they know you."

-Nicola Yoon, Instructions for Dancing

"The fifth thing I notice is that I'm noticing a lot of things. So I stop. ... I notice him some more."

-Nicola Yoon, Instructions for Dancing

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14. One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)

By: Karen M. McManus

3.91

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this. A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"And the way he made me laugh when i thought I‘d forgotten how."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)

"But can‘t change the past, you know? All you can do is try harder next time."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)

"I think the two of them are the real deal. She‘s still the one he wants. She‘ll probably always be the one he wants"

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)

"People like to think they're open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype on their path they'll run with it every time."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)

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15. You'll Be the Death of Me

By: Karen M. McManus

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's You'll Be the Death of Me book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Silence falls as we get lost in our own regrets."

-Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

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16. Nine Liars (Truly Devious, #5)

By: Maureen Johnson

3.81

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well. Her boyfriend, David, is studyin… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Nine Liars (Truly Devious, #5) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Not Here to Stay Friends

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This friends-to-lovers spin on The Bachelor follows two childhood besties reuniting to spend the su… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Not Here to Stay Friends book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

By: Karen M. McManus

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us... series. Ever since… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is Bayview best known for? Revenge."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"There has to be a whole other level of pain when your soul gets ripped in half."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

"It's unreal how fast the inner voice you thought was gone can jump back into your head to tell you how much you suck."

-Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

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19. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

By: Lex Croucher

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"To be afraid you must have something you cannot bear to lose."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"Not everybody lives for the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of the little black and white squares"

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"The problem with compromise is that... you sit on the fence for so long that you discover you've built a kingdom on it."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

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20. The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)

By: Maureen Johnson

4.14

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone w… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"It’s good to be home,"

-Maureen Johnson, The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)

"Let her have her moose."

-Maureen Johnson, The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)

"The universe paid me in moose"

-Maureen Johnson, The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)

"She was exactly who she wanted to be."

-Maureen Johnson, The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)

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21. What Happens After Midnight

By: K.L. Walther

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduatio… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's What Happens After Midnight book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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22. All This Time

By: Mikki Daughtry

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up… read more

Similar categories in Mikki Daughtry's All This Time book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Always forward. Never back."

-Mikki Daughtry, All This Time

"Everything is the same. It's me that's different."

-Mikki Daughtry, All This Time

"You don't need to be like her. You're already everything."

-Mikki Daughtry, All This Time

"That's the first thing you said to me, remember? Once upon a time."

-Mikki Daughtry, All This Time

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23. A Night to Die For

By: Lisa Schroeder

3.27

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Night Of meets Carrie when a boy finds a girl's body in the ditch on prom night...and becomes t… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Schroeder's A Night to Die For book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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24. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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25. The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)

By: Maureen Johnson

4.14

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead she found her clas… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What did you do?"

-Maureen Johnson, The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)

"Do you read much, George?"

-Maureen Johnson, The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)

"she was color and glitter and chaos"

-Maureen Johnson, The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)

"No moose," Stevie said. "The moose is a lie."

-Maureen Johnson, The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)

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26. The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)

By: Maureen Johnson

4.07

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingh… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"There will be children here tomorrow,"

-Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)

"Nothing is longer than a little while."

-Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)

"It was the kind of job that needed you more than you needed it."

-Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)

"Nate poked her with the toe of his sneaker. “This is a David thing,"

-Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)

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27. All Your Twisted Secrets

By: Diana Urban

3.51

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

A thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classic… read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's All Your Twisted Secrets book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • high school
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. You Owe Me a Murder

By: Eileen Cook

3.53

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for … read more

Similar categories in Eileen Cook's You Owe Me a Murder book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) by Darcie Little Badger

29. Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

By: Darcie Little Badger

4.00

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice crea… read more

Similar categories in Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Everyone loves pill-bugs. They're the insect version of hedgehogs."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"It's hard to know that you're flying too high until the feathers start dropping."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She'd say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She's say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

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30. The Art of Escaping

By: Erin Callahan

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Mattie has a hidden obsession: escapology. Emphasis on hidden. If anyone from sc… read more

Similar categories in Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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31. The Year of Living Awkwardly: Sophomore Year (Chloe Snow's Diary, #2)

By: Emma Chastain

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

High school student Chloe Snow chronicles another year in her life while she navigates the highs an… read more

Similar categories in Emma Chastain's The Year of Living Awkwardly: Sophomore Year (Chloe Snow's Diary, #2) book and Erin Callahan's The Art of Escaping

  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

7 must-read young adult contemporary books like The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

Transform Your Habits

Words in Deep Blue

Cath Crowley

3.71

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Instructions for Dancing

Nicola Yoon

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Not Here to Stay Friends

Kaitlyn Hill

3.71

Transform Your Habits

What Happens After Midnight

K.L. Walther

3.75

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No Way Home

Jody Feldman

3.28

Transform Your Habits

Missing Clarissa

Ripley Jones

3.49

Transform Your Habits

Signed Sealed Dead

Cynthia Murphy

3.93

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April Henry

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