13 must-read contemporary books like Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends) by C.J. Darlington

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Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends)

By: C.J. Darlington

4.10

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Six months ago Shay Mitchell’s life changed forever. Now she’s just trying to survive school bullie…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends) by C.J. Darlington , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle, #1)

By: Ted Dekker

3.60

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Enter an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Fleeing his assailants through des… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
Cover of That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton

2. That Was Then, This Is Now

By: S.E. Hinton

4.33

Format: 25 pages,

Does growing up have to mean growing apart? Since childhood, Bryon and Mark have been as close as b… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. The Captive Maiden (Hagenheim, #4)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.91

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Happily Ever After...Or Happily Nevermore? Gisela's childhood was filled with laughter and visits f… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • young adult

4. The Merchant's Daughter (Hagenheim, #2)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.89

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is t… read more

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5. Alone Yet Not Alone

By: Tracy Michele Leininger

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Autumn of 1755 bestowed to the Leiningers' world, not only its rich beauties, but also a rewarding … read more

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6. Roadside Assistance (Roadside Assistance #1)

By: Amy Clipston

4.00

Format: None pages,

A very bumpy ride. Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old… read more

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7. The Princess Spy (Hagenheim, #5)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.48

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A new suitor. A shocking discovery. Margaretha has always been a romantic, and hopes her newest sui… read more

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8. Life Just Got Real

By: Sadie Robertson

4.33

Format: 228 pages, ebook

From Dancing with the Stars runner-up and Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson comes a fun novel about… read more

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9. Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

By: Ally Carter

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the … read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Zach,"

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Rome, Abby."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Tell me Zach."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Eventually, we all end up alone."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

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10. The Healer's Apprentice (Hagenheim, #1)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.83

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Two Hearts. One Hope. Rose has been appointed as a healer's apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a ra… read more

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  • fiction
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • young adult
"Feel Better? No. Get up so I can hit you again."

-Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice (Hagenheim, #1)

"Music was food for the spirit, and she closed her eyes to better feed upon it."

-Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice (Hagenheim, #1)

"I vow to you, Rose, that I will love you so tenderly, you will never feel unloved again."

-Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice (Hagenheim, #1)

"It doesn't matter who your parents are. That doesn't determine your worth, Rose. According to the wisdom of the world, it does. But not according to God's wisdom."

-Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice (Hagenheim, #1)

11. Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simp… read more

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12. Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

By: Ally Carter

4.29

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous … read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Crazy. I went crazy."

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"Common is overrated."

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"Insane means fewer cameras!"

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"I needed to see you. And touch you. And just... know"

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

13. House

By: Ted Dekker , Frank E. Peretti

3.50

Format: 134 pages,

A mind-bending supernatural thriller from the creators of This Present Darknessand Saint. Frank Per… read more

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14. A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1)

By: Francine Rivers , None

4.65

Format: None pages,

The first book in the bestselling Mark of the Lion series, A Voice in the Windbrings readers back t… read more

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15. In His Steps

By: Charles Monroe Sheldon

4.00

Format: 204 pages,

A classic short Christian novel about the events that ensue when a preacher challenges his congrega… read more

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16. Fortress of Snow (The Dericott Tales, #4)

By: Melanie Dickerson

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When her father dies and her brother, Warin, abandons her, Mazy is forced to seek help from her bel… read more

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  • fiction
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • young adult
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17. Rocky Road (Sons of Scandal, #2)

By: Becky Wade

4.21

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

FBI Agent Jude Camden handles every aspect of his job with by-the-book professionalism. There's no … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Authentically, Izzy (Skymar, #1)

By: Pepper Basham

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

“Dear Izzy—I feel certain there’s a book-loving man living relatively nearby waiting to speak booki… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The place where they lived within my heart is still being held for them, like a bookmark of sorts - waiting to see them again."

-Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy (Skymar, #1)

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19. Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1)

By: Colleen Coble

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Even though secrets lie off the coast of Rock Harbor, the truth will set Annie Pederson free—if it … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2) by Courtney Walsh

20. My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2)

By: Courtney Walsh

4.37

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A humiliating break-up leads to an impulsive New Year’s Kiss with a complete stranger. What could … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)

By: Courtney Walsh

4.26

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance. Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Pop… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I glance at the line. It’s moving as fast as a sloth on Benadryl."

-Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)

"People don’t always let us become who we are. They try to keep us in the box of who we were."

-Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)

"There was just one problem. I had no idea how to do that. Okay, two problems. I’m also not sure I want to."

-Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)

"After a few slow dances, Dallas and I take a break. He stops by the punch table, as Raya walks over. Dallas hands me a glass, and then, without thinking, gives Raya the one he got for himself. “Thank…"

-Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)

Cover of The Secret to Happiness (Cape Cod Creamery, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

22. The Secret to Happiness (Cape Cod Creamery, #2)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Escape to Cape Cod--where you just might find the secret to happiness Callie Dixon had the world… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. A Night Divided

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.34

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided

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24. The House at Saltwater Point (Lavender Tides #2)

By: Colleen Coble

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The dangerous beauty of Lavender Tides is harboring secrets that reach around the world.Ellie Black… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1) by Christina Baehr

25. Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1)

By: Christina Baehr

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Baxters (The Baxters, #0) by Karen Kingsbury

26. The Baxters (The Baxters, #0)

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.23

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

The Baxter family saga begins with a wedding day that tests the bonds of love and hope for each fam… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

27. Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Brynn Haywood's impulsive marriage to a man she'd known less than 24 hours leaves her with deep reg… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends) by C.J. Darlington

28. Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends)

By: C.J. Darlington

4.10

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Six months ago Shay Mitchell’s life changed forever. Now she’s just trying to survive school bullie… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Chasing the Spotlight (Riverbend Friends Book 4) by Sarah Anne Sumpolec

29. Chasing the Spotlight (Riverbend Friends Book 4)

By: Sarah Anne Sumpolec

3.80

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Chasing the Spotlight is the fourth book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they de… read more

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30. The Blessing Effect

By: Robert K. Pozil

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

“After working many years in youth ministry and now as a Christian music songwriter, I have seen fi… read more

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S.E. Hinton

4.33

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4.33

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Nicole Deese

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Amanda Cabot

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