12 Best realistic fiction books like Crossing the Pressure Line by Laura Anne Bird

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Crossing the Pressure Line

By: Laura Anne Bird

4.49

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Clare Burch has just lost the person she loves most in the world. She wonders if he…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Crossing the Pressure Line by Laura Anne Bird , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Counting by 7s

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
"books=comfort"

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

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2. The Day the Crayons Came Home

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Duncan's Crayons are back with yet another wild range of colorful demands! Boy, Duncan's crayons… read more

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3. Goodbye Days

By: Jeff Zentner

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

What if you could spend one last day with someone you lost? One day Carver Briggs had it all--three… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Goodbye Days book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction

4. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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5. Hello, Universe

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and… read more

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6. One for the Murphys

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, … read more

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7. 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 Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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8. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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10. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.46

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus,… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
"But when someone's hurting, you gotta do something. Always kindness"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"Driving toward something is better than driving away from something."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"I guess that's how regrets are...they're anchors, not balloons. And we were sunk"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"The best kind of goodbye is the kind where you don’t actually have to leave the person behind."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

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11. Northwoods

By: Amy Pease

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder w… read more

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"Besides, I have my pepper spray." When his expression turned skeptical, she looked at him as if he was utterly clueless. "I'm from Chicago," she said, slowly, as if explaining something to a backward…"

-Amy Pease, Northwoods

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12. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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13. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

By: Jason Reynolds

3.94

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a nove… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
"Got it. Here's the thing. Kenzi here got a big heart. But that big heart happens to be in a small body. Now, I don't know about you, but I would hate for that heart to be broken because that body was…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

"Difference: Then I think about Ms Broome's assignment. What could I be? What do I wish I could become to change the world? I think about telling Benni I might want to be wet cement to fill the cracks…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

"A school bus is many things. A school bus is a substitute for a limousine. More class. A school bus is a classroom with a substitute teacher. A school bus is the students' version of a teachers' loun…"

-Jason Reynolds, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

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14. Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, filled with illustra… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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15. Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

By: Sylvia Acevedo

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transfo… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Acevedo's Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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16. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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17. Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Golden Girl book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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18. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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19. Such a Bad Influence

By: Olivia Muenter

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A razor-sharp debut about what happens when one of the first child stars of the social media age gr… read more

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20. The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4)

By: Nicole Andelfinger

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

There's a new girl in Sweet Valley...and she's a witch?! Join twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth as… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Andelfinger's The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4) book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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21. Still True

By: Maggie Ginsberg

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

One summer evening, Lib Hanson is confronted by her painful past when Matt Marlow, the forty-year-o… read more

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22. Consent: A Memoir

By: Jill Ciment

3.96

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more

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23. I Know What You Did

By: Cayce Osborne

3.50

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

When a bestselling novel fictionalizes the death of her childhood best friend—and accuses her of th… read more

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"You’re too young yet to realize that weird is good. Weirdos become the most interesting adults."

-Cayce Osborne, I Know What You Did

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24. The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree

By: Lucille Abendanon

4.55

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn’t sung a note since a … read more

Similar categories in Lucille Abendanon's The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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25. The Lake of Lost Girls

By: Katherine Greene

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Told in alternating timelines, The Lake of Lost Girls is a haunting novel that will thrill fans of … read more

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26. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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27. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • middle grade
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28. 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 Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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29. The Book Swap

By: Tessa Bickers

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Ces… read more

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30. Crossing the Pressure Line

By: Laura Anne Bird

4.49

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Clare Burch has just lost the person she loves most in the world. She wonders if he… read more

Similar categories in Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line book and Laura Anne Bird's Crossing the Pressure Line

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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31. Beyond the Cemetery Gate: The Secret Keeper's Daughter

By: Valerie Biel

4.92

Format: 374 pages, ebook

“This taut, suspenseful mystery goes beyond the cemetery gate and settles, creaking, into our very … read more

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Counting by 7s

Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

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Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

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A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

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Steve Sheinkin

4.49

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Just Some Stupid Love Story

Katelyn Doyle

3.67

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The Slowest Burn

Sarah Chamberlain

3.88

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Wish I Were Here

Melissa Wiesner

3.90

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Emma Lord

3.46

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