5 Best middle grade books like Stepping Off by Jordan Sonnenblick

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Stepping Off

By: Jordan Sonnenblick

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the va…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Stepping Off by Jordan Sonnenblick , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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2. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. The Brightwood Code

By: Monica Hesse

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” femal… read more

Similar categories in Monica Hesse's The Brightwood Code book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • young adult
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5. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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6. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. Stay Dead

By: April Henry

3.86

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author April Henry delivers a thrilling murder mystery featuring a teen… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Stay Dead book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. Girls Who Burn

By: M.K. Pagano

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, pulse-pounding enemies-to-lovers thriller full of secrets, privilege, and murder. The… read more

Similar categories in M.K. Pagano's Girls Who Burn book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Looking for Smoke

By: K.A. Cobell

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider,… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Cobell's Looking for Smoke book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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11. The Calculation of You and Me

By: Serena Kaylor

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks st… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's The Calculation of You and Me book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Break to You

By: Neal Shusterman

3.64

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young a… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Break to You book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Dispatches from Parts Unknown

By: Bryan Bliss

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Julie knows it’s unusual that a professional wrestler runs a constant commentary on her life that o… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Bliss's Dispatches from Parts Unknown book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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14. 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 Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Hearts Overboard

By: Becky Dean

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Hearts Overboard book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I love a good s’more"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"He dumped you in public on the last day of school. You do not need him."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I glared at Tanner, who mouthed at me to ‘smile,’ because a guy telling a girl to do that was guaranteed to end well."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I'd be fine without either of them. I didn't need a guy. But was it wrong to enjoy spending time with one who made me happy and brought out parts of me I didn't know existed?"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

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16. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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18. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. The Breakup Artists

By: Adriana Mather

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Adriana Mather, New York Times bestselling author of How to Hang a Witch, brings her signature wit,… read more

Similar categories in Adriana Mather's The Breakup Artists book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Stepping Off by Jordan Sonnenblick

20. Stepping Off

By: Jordan Sonnenblick

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the va… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • divorce
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21. Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had book and Jordan Sonnenblick's Stepping Off

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

21 Best fiction books like Stepping Off by Jordan Sonnenblick

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And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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Where You See Yourself

Claire Forrest

4.16

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Louder Than Hunger

John Schu

4.55

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The Brightwood Code

Monica Hesse

3.83

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Love, Off the Record

Samantha Markum

4.16

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Witty in Pink

Erica George

4.03

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Six More Months of June

Daisy Garrison

3.85

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The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

Ellen Oh

3.46

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