11 Best realistic fiction books like Sleeping in My Jeans by Connie King Leonard

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Sleeping in My Jeans

By: Connie King Leonard

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins has it all figured out. She'll ace her advanced high school courses…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Sleeping in My Jeans by Connie King Leonard , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Those Who Wish Me Dead

By: Michael Koryta

4.00

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

The newest thriller from Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author When fourteen-year-ol… read more

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2. The Boyfriend (Point Horror, #11)

By: R.L. Stine

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sometimes, love is murder. Too bad about Dex. He was in love with Joanna. She broke up with him. An… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's The Boyfriend (Point Horror, #11) book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • teen
  • young adult
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3. American Panda

By: Gloria Chao

4.11

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want h… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. When We Collided

By: Emery Lord

3.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

We are seventeen and shattered and still dancing. We have messy, throbbing hearts, and we are stron… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's When We Collided book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

5. The Radius of Us

By: Marie Marquardt

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

What happens when you fall in love with someone everyone seems determined to fear? Ninety seconds c… read more

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6. Allegedly

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectiv… read more

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7. The Ocean in My Ears

By: None

3.64

Format: 211 pages,

Meri Miller lives in Soldotna, Alaska. Never heard of it? That's because in Slowdotna the most rive… read more

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8. Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1)

By: Liselle Sambury

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1) book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • young adult
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9. What I Carry

By: Jennifer Longo

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

For readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl ab… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Longo's What I Carry book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"The entire fucking point of being born is that someone is supposed to take care of you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Not being perfect is for people who have families; you can screw up and they still keep you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Memory is a fascinating thing. Months and years can pass, uneventful and lost, but then certain tiny moments, pieces of conversation or feelings within the thousands of blank days stay sharp, clear l…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"It's not like I'm dead inside. It's that I'm allergic to manufactured, insincere emotion. A lifetime of people saying one thing but doing the opposite has inoculated me, and now I understand how to s…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

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10. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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11. Stargazing

By: Jen Wang

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Stargazing book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. 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 Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. 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 Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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14. Patron Saints of Nothing

By: Randy Ribay

4.23

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncov… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Patron Saints of Nothing book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death."

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"English is a language that lives in the middle of the mouth, but Tagalog is more of an open throat song that dances between the tip of the tongue and the teeth. My mouth feels too heavy, too thick, t…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"But there are good things I can hold on to and there are other things I have the power to change. My family, myself, this world--al of us are flawed. But flawed doesn't mean hopeless. It doesn't mean…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"Maybe he was reaching out to me through those words, and I let him slip away. I stayed silent. If I had written to him more often, been more honest, would it have helped him work through some of his …"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

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15. Her Radiant Curse

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a tale of two sisters—one as… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Her Radiant Curse book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • young adult
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16. Forget Me Not

By: Alyson Derrick

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obsta… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Derrick's Forget Me Not book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1)

By: Analeigh Sbrana

3.35

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A stunning Romantasy debut about an enchanted library, two handsome Fae, and one human who brings t… read more

Similar categories in Analeigh Sbrana's Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1) book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • young adult
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18. Batter Royale: A Graphic Novel

By: Leisl Adams

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In Leisl Adams’s fun debut graphic novel, Batter Royale , a talented young chef is selected to part… read more

Similar categories in Leisl Adams's Batter Royale: A Graphic Novel book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. What's Eating Jackie Oh?

By: Patricia Park

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations o… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Park's What's Eating Jackie Oh? book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Sleeping in My Jeans by Connie King Leonard

21. Sleeping in My Jeans

By: Connie King Leonard

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins has it all figured out. She'll ace her advanced high school courses… read more

Similar categories in Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans book and Connie King Leonard's Sleeping in My Jeans

  • realistic fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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American Panda

Gloria Chao

4.11

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3.17

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4.22

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