9 Best realistic fiction books like This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Cover of This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

This Lullaby

By: Sarah Dessen

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

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"He ate in your car? No shit?"

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?"

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?"

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"I bet you can't eat ten bananas!" "I bet you're right."

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

1. This Lullaby

By: Sarah Dessen

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

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  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"He ate in your car? No shit?"

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?"

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"I bet you can't eat ten bananas!" "I bet you're right."

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great."

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

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2. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

By: Morgan Matson

3.98

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . . Amy Curry is having a terrible … read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Amy & Roger's Epic Detour book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Tomorrow will be better."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"I hope there's a God, I know there's an Elvis."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"You don't have to go away to know where your home is."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"Una verdad que se le cuenta a un desconocido en la oscuridad."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

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3. Two-Way Street

By: Lauren Barnholdt

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

There are two sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they w… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Barnholdt's Two-Way Street book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Or maybe I, like, cuddle raped him or something."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"Who ends up with their first real boyfriend? Yeah, no one. - Courtney"

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"Emotional attachments are messy. They end with broken hearts and stalking."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"When people start liking people, that’s when someone has the ability to get hurt."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

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4. Forget You

By: Jennifer Echols

3.69

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

Why can't you choose what you forget ... and what you remember? There's a lot Zoey would like to fo… read more

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  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
Cover of Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1) by Megan McCafferty

5. Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1)

By: Megan McCafferty

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

"My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most… read more

Similar categories in Megan McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1) book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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6. The Distance Between Us

By: Kasie West

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and aft… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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7. La canción número 7

By: Lena Blau

3.63

Format: None pages, ebook

EL VIVE BAJO LA SOMBRA DE UNA TRAGEDIA. ELLA SE ESCONDE TRAS UNA CORAZA. PERO UNA CANCION LES CAMBI… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. All-American Girl (All-American Girl, #1)

By: Meg Cabot

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Top Ten Reasons Samantha Madison is in Deep Trouble 10. Her big sister is the most popular girl in … read more

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  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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9. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pascoe's Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

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10. Waiting for You

By: Susane Colasanti

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

At the beginning of her sophomore year, Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, more importantly, a … read more

Similar categories in Susane Colasanti's Waiting for You book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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11. Since You've Been Gone

By: Morgan Matson

4.07

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before wh… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Since You've Been Gone book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"In a well-ordered universe..."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"In a well-ordered universe...camping would take place indoors."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"And real friends never have to tell you that they're your friends."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"Maybe she didn’t do something big. Maybe she just told someone something."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

12. The Fill-In Boyfriend

By: Kasie West

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Paperback

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she… read more

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13. My Life Next Door

By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garret… read more

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14. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)

By: Ann Brashares

3.76

Format: 234 pages,

Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn't look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and … read more

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15. Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry, #2)

By: Simone Elkeles

4.25

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Carlos Fuentes doesn't want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him in B… read more

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16. When It Happens

By: Susane Colasanti

3.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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17. Avalon High

By: Meg Cabot

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

To newcomer Ellie, Avalon High seems like a typical American high school, complete with jocks, nerd… read more

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18. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)

By: Ann Brashares

3.45

Format: 216 pages,

Brashares returns to the beloved characters she brought to life in her first novel, The Sisterhood … read more

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19. From Manchester to the Arctic

By: Sheena Billett

4.31

Format: 261 pages, ebook

In the challenging but rapidly changing 1970s, Connie Sanders, a broken-hearted nurse, flees to the… read more

Similar categories in Sheena Billett's From Manchester to the Arctic book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"The first wave of homesickness caught Connie by surprise. She had not heard or felt its approach until it hit her hard, knocking her to the ground."

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"As she was putting her boots on Daisy threw a barb over her shoulder that struck Connie right in the middle of her chest. ‘Grow up, Connie! This place is not for faint-hearted romantics!"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"I don’t think I’ll ever forget this day,’ Connie said. ‘I want to soak up every single moment, so that I can remember it when I’m old. Remember that I…we, did this. I want to have stories to tell whe…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"It was almost 3 a.m. before Connie got into bed. Sipping cocoa in the cold daylight and listening to the silence, only punctuated by the distant barking of dogs, she began to wonder what she had done…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

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20. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Sarah Dessen's This Lullaby

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • chick lit
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Cover of Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2) by Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

21. Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

By: Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

4.32

Format: 659 pages, Kindle Edition

AMID TREACHEROUS TRIALS AND UNYIELDING DESIRES IN THIS LOVE TRIANGLE, DOES ANYONE NEED TO BE SACRIF… read more

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  • contemporary
"A female’s right to choose must be sacrosanct!"

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"When Cupid takes aim, the stupid of us don’t know to duck."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Elizabeth felt as if every cell in her body was aflame with desire."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Forgiveness heals the forgiver, though not necessarily the forgiven."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

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