8 must-read realistic fiction books like Jo & Rus by Audra Winslow

Cover of Jo & Rus by Audra Winslow

Jo & Rus

By: Audra Winslow

3.90

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At first, Jo and Rus don’t realize how much they have in common - she’s a middle schooler who’s con…

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Cover of Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell by Royden Lepp

1. Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell

By: Royden Lepp

3.90

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Picking up where the previous volume, Rust: Visitor in the Field, left off, after a second robot at… read more

Similar categories in Royden Lepp's Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult

2. Nightlights

By: Lorena Alvarez Gomez

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and … read more

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3. Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field

By: Rebecca Taylor , Royden Lepp

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Rustis a high-octane adventure set in the prairie lands of an unknown time. Life on the Taylor fami… read more

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4. Rust: The Boy Soldier

By: Royden Lepp

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

The story of the Boy Soldier begins! Made to look like a boy but built for battle, Jet Jones is a r… read more

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5. Taproot

By: Keezy Young

1.33

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

Blue is having a hard time moving on. He's in love with his best friend. He's also dead. Luckily, H… read more

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6. Lucky Penny

By: Yuko Ota , Ananth Hirsh , James Lucas Jones

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Paperback

If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job. And her apartm… read more

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7. Malgré tout

By: Jordi Lafebre

4.37

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

C'est l'histoire d'un amour à rebours. Une passion platonique mais éternelle entre deux êtres. D'un… read more

Similar categories in Jordi Lafebre's Malgré tout book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
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8. My Aunt Is a Monster

By: Reimena Yee

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more

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  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

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9. Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel

By: Sweeney Boo

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will love diving into the mysterious and witchy world of awa… read more

Similar categories in Sweeney Boo's Over My Dead Body: A Witchy Graphic Novel book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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 Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

11. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

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

12. 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

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  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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13. Mamo

By: Sas Milledge

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Family matters aren’t just hocus-pocus for this young witch!Cartoonist Sas Milledge makes her aston… read more

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  • fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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14. Squire

By: Nadia Shammas

4.06

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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15. Buzzing

By: Samuel Sattin

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Sattin's Buzzing book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

16. 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 Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • childrens
  • school
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) by Tegan Quin

17. Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1)

By: Tegan Quin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

AN INDIE BESTSELLER From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Tegan Quin's Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4) by Nicole Andelfinger

18. The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4)

By: Nicole Andelfinger

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

There's a new girl in Sweet Valley...and she's a witch?! Join twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth as… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Andelfinger's The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4) book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook

19. Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods

By: Katie Cook

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Two not-so-human teenagers and a friendly ghost radish face the fantasy adventure of a lifetime in … read more

Similar categories in Katie Cook's Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of The Runaway Princess: A Graphic Novel by Johan Troïanowski

20. The Runaway Princess: A Graphic Novel

By: Johan Troïanowski

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This princess can't resist the lure of adventure, but her parents aren't quite on board in this fan… read more

Similar categories in Johan Troïanowski's The Runaway Princess: A Graphic Novel book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Jo & Rus by Audra Winslow

21. Jo & Rus

By: Audra Winslow

3.90

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At first, Jo and Rus don’t realize how much they have in common - she’s a middle schooler who’s con… read more

Similar categories in Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus book and Audra Winslow's Jo & Rus

  • childrens
  • school
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • cats
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile

12 Best fiction books like Jo & Rus by Audra Winslow

Transform Your Habits

Malgré tout

Jordi Lafebre

4.37

Transform Your Habits

My Aunt Is a Monster

Reimena Yee

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Growing Pangs

Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

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17 must-read fantasy books like Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook

Transform Your Habits

Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

Sunny .

3.87

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