12 Top realistic fiction books like Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley

Cover of Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley

Trowbridge Road

By: Marcella Pixley

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In a stunning novel set in the 1980s, a girl with heavy secrets awakens her sleepy street to the co…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! by Trisha Speed Shaskan, Gerald Claude Guerlais

1. Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!

By: Trisha Speed Shaskan , Gerald Claude Guerlais

4.17

Format: 288 pages,

OF COURSE you think I did a horrible thing by eating Little Red Riding Hood and her granny. You don… read more

Similar categories in Trisha Speed Shaskan's Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • fiction

2. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

3. Kiss of Broken Glass

By: Madeleine Kuderick

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the next 72 hours, Kenna may lose everything--her friends, her freedom, and maybe even herself. … read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Kuderick's Kiss of Broken Glass book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

4. Masterminds (Masterminds, #1)

By: Gordon Korman

4.50

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about a group of k… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Masterminds (Masterminds, #1) book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

5. Inside Out & Back Again

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more

Similar categories in Thanhhà Lại's Inside Out & Back Again book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

Cover of Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park

6. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Prairie Lotus book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

7. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
Cover of Long Lost by Jacqueline  West

8. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

9. 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 Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • 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

Cover of Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee

10. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

Cover of Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen

11. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Louder Than Hunger by John Schu

12. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Violets Are Blue by Barbara Dee

13. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of This Is Not a Drill by K.A. Holt

14. This Is Not a Drill

By: K.A. Holt

3.51

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Told through text messages, this timely story explores the real dangers kids face with humor, insig… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's This Is Not a Drill book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) by Kacen Callender

15. King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)

By: Kacen Callender

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid … read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe."

-Kacen Callender, King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)

Cover of Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) by Ann Clare LeZotte

16. 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 Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

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

Cover of The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron

17. The Magical Imperfect

By: Chris Baron

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more

Similar categories in Chris Baron's The Magical Imperfect book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
Cover of Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar

18. 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 Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin

19. A Perfect Mistake

By: Melanie Conklin

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Conklin's A Perfect Mistake book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of How to Disappear Completely by Ali Standish

20. How to Disappear Completely

By: Ali Standish

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

" When Emma discovers the first spot, 'like a tiny bright moon' on her left foot, she's at the fune… read more

Similar categories in Ali Standish's How to Disappear Completely book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley

21. Trowbridge Road

By: Marcella Pixley

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In a stunning novel set in the 1980s, a girl with heavy secrets awakens her sleepy street to the co… read more

Similar categories in Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road book and Marcella Pixley's Trowbridge Road

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

18 must-read fiction books like Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley

Transform Your Habits

Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!

Trisha Speed Shaskan , Gerald Claude Guerlais

4.17

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Prairie Lotus

Linda Sue Park

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

View all the books

26 Top fiction books like The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

Transform Your Habits

How to Become a Planet

Nicole Melleby

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.