19 Best fiction books like Breaking into Sunlight by John Cochran

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Breaking into Sunlight

By: John Cochran

4.30

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mo…

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1. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. 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 John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • 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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5. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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8. Telephone of the Tree

By: Alison McGhee

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more

Similar categories in Alison McGhee's Telephone of the Tree book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • 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 John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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11. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. 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 John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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13. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Frindle Files

By: Andrew Clements

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One last gift to teachers and readers from Andrew Clements: A sequel to his most beloved, landmark … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Frindle Files book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Gracie Under the Waves

By: Linda Sue Park

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring … read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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16. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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17. Deer Run Home

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Effie is Deaf, and no one in her family speaks sign language, her language. This heart-filled story… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Deer Run Home book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

18. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Breaking into Sunlight by John  Cochran

20. Breaking into Sunlight

By: John Cochran

4.30

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mo… read more

Similar categories in John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Tig

By: Heather Smith

4.54

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A new heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring … read more

Similar categories in Heather Smith's Tig book and John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary

12 best-selling contemporary books like Breaking into Sunlight by John Cochran

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Tree. Table. Book.

Lois Lowry

4.39

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And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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Deep Water

Jamie Sumner

4.21

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Not Quite a Ghost

Anne Ursu

4.08

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14 Top childrens books like Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Telephone of the Tree

Alison McGhee

4.18

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The Wrong Way Home

Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

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