18 must-read realistic fiction books like The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron

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The Last Super Chef

By: Chris Negron

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Selected to the July/August 2021 Indie Next List by the ABA! For as long as he can remember, Cur…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3) by Chris Grabenstein

1. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.39

Format: 440 pages,

#1 New York Timesbestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puz… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

SHADOW CHILDREN Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Ungifted

By: Gordon Korman

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't t… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Ungifted book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his team… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

5. Unstoppable

By: Tim Green

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Tim Green has written an unforgettable story--inspired by intervie… read more

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6. Ban This Book

By: Alan Gratz

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ban This Book book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

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7. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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8. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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9. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4) by Chris Grabenstein

11. Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION with his brand new television BREAKOUT! After mon… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #5) by Chris Grabenstein

12. Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #5)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Welcome! For the first time, you are invited INSIDE Mr. Lemoncello's one-of-a-kind Gameworks Factor… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #5) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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14. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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17. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

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19. 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 Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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21. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Firefly Summer book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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22. Ten Thousand Tries

By: Amy Makechnie

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’… read more

Similar categories in Amy Makechnie's Ten Thousand Tries book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I'm not gonna be most people. -Golden"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"Slow makes smooth and smooth is fast."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The world is short on finishers. FINISH."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

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23. The Truth According to Blue

By: Eve Yohalem

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt middle grade adventure about one girl's search for sunken treasure, friendship, and her… read more

Similar categories in Eve Yohalem's The Truth According to Blue book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore

24. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales

By: Wendy S. Swore

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Can two friends solve the mystery of Liam's "curse" by using their knowledge of fairy tales? Somet… read more

Similar categories in Wendy S. Swore's Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys

25. 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 Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

26. 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 Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) by James Ponti

27. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)

By: James Ponti

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron

28. The Last Super Chef

By: Chris Negron

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Selected to the July/August 2021 Indie Next List by the ABA! For as long as he can remember, Cur… read more

Similar categories in Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • cooking
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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29. A Sky Full of Dragons

By: Tiffany McDaniel

4.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For younger fans of Witchlings and Eva Evergreen comes a light-hearted and whimsical middle grade f… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany McDaniel's A Sky Full of Dragons book and Chris Negron's The Last Super Chef

  • middle grade
  • audiobook

26 Best fiction books like The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron

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Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)

Chris Grabenstein

3.39

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Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)

Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Ungifted

Gordon Korman

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)

Chris Grabenstein

3.40

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E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

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Jennifer L. Holm , Tad Carpenter

3.83

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Ban This Book

Alan Gratz

4.41

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Rebecca Stead

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