25 Top realistic fiction books like Where the Sky Lives by Margaret Dilloway

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Where the Sky Lives

By: Margaret Dilloway

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When the private preserve adjacent to Zion National Park is sold, Tuesday's park archeologist mothe…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Where the Sky Lives by Margaret Dilloway , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass

1. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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4. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • space
  • juvenile
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6. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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7. Out of Range

By: Heidi Lang

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters in this “realistic, riveting” ( Kirkus Reviews ) middle gr… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Lang's Out of Range book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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11. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Rain Rising

By: Courtne Comrie

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more

Similar categories in Courtne Comrie's Rain Rising book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Dream, Annie, Dream

By: Waka T. Brown

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Waka T. Brown's Dream, Annie, Dream book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Honestly Elliott

By: Gillian McDunn

4.33

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Honestly Elliott book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"

-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott

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16. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

17. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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18. Sweet and Sour

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served so… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Sweet and Sour book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Are you blaming my mood on my period?" Zach's face flushed a deeper red. "I'm just saying you don't have to feel bad about it." "I don't feel bad! And, also, I didn't have my period when I first got …"

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Sweet and Sour

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19. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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21. 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

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Tune It Out book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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23. A Song Called Home

By: Sara Zarr

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and… read more

Similar categories in Sara Zarr's A Song Called Home book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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24. Playing Through the Turnaround

By: Mylisa Larsen

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f… read more

Similar categories in Mylisa Larsen's Playing Through the Turnaround book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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25. Camp Famous

By: Jennifer Blecher

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Princess Diaries meets Harriet the Spy when Abby—the most ordinary girl in the world—finds hers… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Blecher's Camp Famous book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 by Shelia P. Moses

26. We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

By: Shelia P. Moses

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The powerful story of an eleven-year-old Black boy determined to stand up for his rights, who's pul… read more

Similar categories in Shelia P. Moses's We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack

27. Black Bird, Blue Road

By: Sofiya Pasternack

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this historical fantasy novel from Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award fin… read more

Similar categories in Sofiya Pasternack's Black Bird, Blue Road book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. The Bluest Sky

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A boy and his family must decide whether to remain in Cuba under a repressive government or risk ev… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's The Bluest Sky book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Whispering Fog by Landra Jennings

29. The Whispering Fog

By: Landra Jennings

3.93

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this spooky and atmospheric debut contemporary fantasy, Snow White and Rose Red meets the moder… read more

Similar categories in Landra Jennings's The Whispering Fog book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Meet Me Halfway by Anika Fajardo

30. Meet Me Halfway

By: Anika Fajardo

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A romp of a read!” —Rebecca Balcárcel, Pura Belpré Honor–winning author of The Other Half of Happy… read more

Similar categories in Anika Fajardo's Meet Me Halfway book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Where the Sky Lives by Margaret Dilloway

31. Where the Sky Lives

By: Margaret Dilloway

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When the private preserve adjacent to Zion National Park is sold, Tuesday's park archeologist mothe… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives book and Margaret Dilloway's Where the Sky Lives

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • space
  • juvenile

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30 best-selling fiction books like The Whispering Fog by Landra Jennings

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