15 must-read realistic fiction books like Kneel by Candace Buford

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Kneel

By: Candace Buford

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The system is rigged. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their sma…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Kneel by Candace Buford , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

By: Isaac Blum

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Blum's The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. The Honeys

By: Ryan La Sala

3.81

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

From Ryan La Sala, the wildly popular author of Reverie, comes a twisted and tantalizing horror nov… read more

Similar categories in Ryan La Sala's The Honeys book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I will be a ruin to consume."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"Contentedness is a party I leave early every time."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"Is everything an act to you?" "Everything is an act to everybody."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"We came as one and left as many. We came with nothing and left with everything."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

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3. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Candace Buford's Kneel

"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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4. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
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7. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Candace Buford's Kneel

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Into the Sublime

By: Kate A. Boorman

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"Gripping and breathless, Into the Sublime is equal parts terrifying, claustrophobic, psychological… read more

Similar categories in Kate A. Boorman's Into the Sublime book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
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11. African Town

By: Irene Latham

4.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a… read more

Similar categories in Irene Latham's African Town book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Call me Cudjo." It's a strong name that means "born on Monday." Doesn't change who I am in de insde. I will always be Kossola, no matter what de white men call me."

-Irene Latham, African Town

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12. Love Times Infinity

By: Lane Clarke

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The swoon of Nicola Yoon meets the emotional punch of Elizabeth Acevedo in this breakout debut nove… read more

Similar categories in Lane Clarke's Love Times Infinity book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
"I can't give him any more of myself, because when he's gone, he'll take too much of me with him."

-Lane Clarke, Love Times Infinity

"People think being best friends means being open and exposed all the time. I think it means being able to hide in a safe place."

-Lane Clarke, Love Times Infinity

"Life might just be good moments that fill in the fissures the bad ones leave behind. That's how you win, by filling in the cracks until they burst open and let in all the light."

-Lane Clarke, Love Times Infinity

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13. Hollow Fires

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthin… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's Hollow Fires book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"from the postscript: The commentators who scream against allowing in refugees, the same talking heads who think the horrifyingly inhumane treatment of migrants at our border with Mexico is justified,…"

-Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires

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14. Obie Is Man Enough

By: Schuyler Bailar

4.41

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such… read more

Similar categories in Schuyler Bailar's Obie Is Man Enough book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
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15. Not So Pure and Simple

By: Lamar Giles

4.05

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more

Similar categories in Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

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16. Indivisible

By: Daniel Aleman

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is a word Mateo Garcia and his younger sister Sophie have been taught to fear for as long as … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Aleman's Indivisible book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. The Voting Booth

By: Brandy Colbert

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She's always been driven to make a difference in the wo… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Voting Booth book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And I know, deep down, that it was the right thing to do, but my chest still hurts the same way it does on the last day of school or New Year's Eve or the night before my birthday. It's the end of a …"

-Brandy Colbert, The Voting Booth

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18. Golden Arm

By: Carl Deuker

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find… read more

Similar categories in Carl Deuker's Golden Arm book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
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19. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Color of a Lie

By: Kim Johnson

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's The Color of a Lie book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • social issues
  • audiobook
Cover of Kneel by Candace Buford

21. Kneel

By: Candace Buford

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The system is rigged. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their sma… read more

Similar categories in Candace Buford's Kneel book and Candace Buford's Kneel

  • audiobook
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • football
  • sports
  • social issues

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Isaac Blum

4.01

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3.81

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4.16

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Dave Eggers

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Kate DiCamillo

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