15 best-selling realistic fiction books like These Unlucky Stars by Gillian McDunn

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These Unlucky Stars

By: Gillian McDunn

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of a girl’s unexpected friendship that changes her forever. Annie has always been the …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in These Unlucky Stars by Gillian McDunn , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Hour of the Bees

By: Lindsay Eagar

3.80

Format: 245 pages, ebook

Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them. . . . While her friends are spending th… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Eagar's Hour of the Bees book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction

2. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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3. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Lifeboat 12

By: Susan Hood

4.19

Format: 337 pages, Unknown Binding

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects h… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Lifeboat 12 book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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6. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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7. We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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8. Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.13

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's Too Bright to See book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."

-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See

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9. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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10. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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11. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. 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 Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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 Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"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. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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16. Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1)

By: Christian McKay Heidicker

4.27

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are sepa… read more

Similar categories in Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1) book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Tune It Out

By: Jamie Sumner

4.31

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 BookExpo Book Buzz Pick From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving nove… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
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18. Yonder

By: Ali Standish

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Danny Timmons has looked up to Jack Bailey ever since the older boy saved two small children from d… read more

Similar categories in Ali Standish's Yonder book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Planet Earth Is Blue

By: Nicole Panteleakos

4.44

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger--it's the first… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Panteleakos's Planet Earth Is Blue book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. These Unlucky Stars

By: Gillian McDunn

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of a girl’s unexpected friendship that changes her forever. Annie has always been the … read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars book and Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion
  • juvenile

20 must-read fiction books like These Unlucky Stars by Gillian McDunn

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Hour of the Bees

Lindsay Eagar

3.80

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Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

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Lifeboat 12

Susan Hood

4.19

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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Duel

Jessixa Bagley

4.05

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The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie

4.03

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Dust

Dusti Bowling

4.23

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Jamie Sumner

4.07

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