16 Top realistic fiction books like The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family by Sarah Kapit

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The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

By: Sarah Kapit

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel ab…

"Pretty please? It will be fun,"

-Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

"Pretty please? It will be fun,"

-Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

"Pretty please? It will be fun,"

-Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family by Sarah Kapit , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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2. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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3. 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

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Allergic book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

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

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

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4. Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1)

By: Tim Probert

4.41

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig’s House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of th… read more

Similar categories in Tim Probert's Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1) book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of intersecting stories set at a powwow that bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the st… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Returning the phone, she said, “You’re an artist."

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

"Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

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6. Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #1)

By: Nicole Andelfinger

3.93

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each o… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Andelfinger's Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #1) book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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7. 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 Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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8. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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9. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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11. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Set Me Free

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Three years after being kidnapped and rendered a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Set Me Free book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • disability
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The difference between victims and survivors is whether you’re found in time. We cannot swim while the other sinks. I imagine the lonely and wild out there bobbing on the waves. Waiting to be washed …"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Set Me Free

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13. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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14. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • disability
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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15. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • jewish
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16. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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17. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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18. But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

By: Paige Layle

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to … read more

Similar categories in Paige Layle's But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • disability
"We remain hidden, tucked away behind corporations aiming to change us, pushing supplements and instant cures into the hands of desperate parents looking to make our lives better. We're hidden behind …"

-Paige Layle, But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

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19. Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Charm book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

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20. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.89

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • mystery
  • fiction
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21. The [Un]Popular Vote

By: Jasper Sanchez

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Vaseline on the teeth makes a smile shine. It’s a cheap stunt, but Mark Adams knows it’s optics tha… read more

Similar categories in Jasper Sanchez's The [Un]Popular Vote book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"They smile at me, their dimples like divots at the corners of his mouth. Something clenches tight in my chest, and I'm pretty sure men have gone to war for this."

-Jasper Sanchez, The [Un]Popular Vote

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22. Can You See Me?

By: Libby Scott

4.28

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize y… read more

Similar categories in Libby Scott's Can You See Me? book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it."

-Libby Scott, Can You See Me?

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23. Ascendance of a Bookworm (Manga) Part 1 Volume 1

By: Suzuka

4.13

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and i… read more

Similar categories in Suzuka's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Manga) Part 1 Volume 1 book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • fiction
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24. Show Us Who You Are

By: Elle McNicoll

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Show Us Who You Are book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • disability
"There are no useless facts, Cora."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"Grief is just love asking for more time."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"As soon as I gave up caring, everything got easier."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"People's minds are all so different. All capable of different things."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

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25. The Weight of the Stars

By: K. Ancrum

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl w… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's The Weight of the Stars book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fighting for yourself is another way of loving yourself."

-K. Ancrum, The Weight of the Stars

"She knew what she lookd like, and she looked like trouble."

-K. Ancrum, The Weight of the Stars

"Diversity is a flower that blooms with greater beauty and greater strength each time it is cross-pollinated."

-K. Ancrum, The Weight of the Stars

"All that I am is a terribly brave small thing, with a terribly brave small life, and a terribly brave love that spans eons."

-K. Ancrum, The Weight of the Stars

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26. Paige Not Found

By: Jen Wilde

3.75

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

An adventure story that examines consent and privacy in a way that books have not had to before thi… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wilde's Paige Not Found book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • disability
Cover of Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign #3) by Ann Clare LeZotte

27. Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign #3)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

3.88

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

This gripping, stand-alone story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me F… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign #3) book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • disability
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Cattywampus

By: Ash Van Otterloo

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The magical story of a hex that goes haywire, and the power of friendship to set things right!In th… read more

Similar categories in Ash Van Otterloo's Cattywampus book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

By: Sarah Kapit

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
  • disability
"Pretty please? It will be fun,"

-Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

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30. Dear Rachel Maddow

By: Adrienne Kisner

3.83

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brynn Haper's life has one steadying force--Rachel Maddow. She watches her daily, and after writ… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Kisner's Dear Rachel Maddow book and Sarah Kapit's The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I loved it and then I lost it. This has not motivated me. Loss isn't motivating. It's debilitating."

-Adrienne Kisner, Dear Rachel Maddow

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Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1)

Tim Probert

4.41

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Queens of Geek

Jen Wilde

3.53

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Seanan McGuire

4.09

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Kelly Quindlen

4.02

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Ann Zhao

4.01

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