12 Top realistic fiction books like Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Just Listen

By: Sarah Dessen

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything" -- at least that's the part she played in the …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Just Listen by Sarah Dessen , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Sophie & Carter

By: Chelsea Fine

3.82

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

** This is a novella ** While other high school seniors are dreaming about their futures, Sophie a… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Fine's Sophie & Carter book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"If you're referring to yourself as a 'grown-up', then you're still totally a kid. 'Grown ups' call themselves adults"

-Chelsea Fine, Sophie & Carter

"She just keeps kissing my scars. Every scar. She knows about them all. She watched them all appear and heal. Sophie's lips against me make every punch, every kick, every wound, every scar worth it."

-Chelsea Fine, Sophie & Carter

"They’re not really homes. More like houses where we sleep. Where we eat—if we’re lucky. Where we cry and fight. Where we bleed and break. Where we cower and scream. Where we give up. Where we sigh. W…"

-Chelsea Fine, Sophie & Carter

"Love. Not the kind you see in the movies or hear about on the radio. The real kind. The kind that gets beaten down and bloody, yet perseveres. The kind that hopes even when hope seems foolish. The ki…"

-Chelsea Fine, Sophie & Carter

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2. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

By: Morgan Matson

3.98

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . . Amy Curry is having a terrible … read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Amy & Roger's Epic Detour book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Tomorrow will be better."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"I hope there's a God, I know there's an Elvis."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"You don't have to go away to know where your home is."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

"Una verdad que se le cuenta a un desconocido en la oscuridad."

-Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

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3. Two-Way Street

By: Lauren Barnholdt

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

There are two sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they w… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Barnholdt's Two-Way Street book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Or maybe I, like, cuddle raped him or something."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"Who ends up with their first real boyfriend? Yeah, no one. - Courtney"

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"Emotional attachments are messy. They end with broken hearts and stalking."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

"When people start liking people, that’s when someone has the ability to get hurt."

-Lauren Barnholdt, Two-Way Street

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4. Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

By: Simone Elkeles

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Jeden anderen hätte Brittany Ellis, wohlbehütete Beauty Queen und unangefochtene Nr. 1 an der Schul… read more

Similar categories in Simone Elkeles's Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Mujer, you own my soul."

-Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

"Distance makes the heart grow fonder."

-Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

"But wishes are only granted in fairy tales."

-Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

"What would it take for you to go out with me?"

-Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

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5. Second Chance Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.12

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Sandwiched between two exceptional siblings, Taylor Edwards never felt like she stood out—except fo… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Second Chance Summer book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"And I’ve realized that the Beatles got it wrong. Love isn’t all we need- love is all there is."

-Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer

"Ich finde es überflüssig, mich mit Leuten abzugeben, die später mal keine Rolle mehr in meinem Leben spielen werden."

-Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer

"What was the point of trying to run away if people were going to insist on reminding you of what you were running from?"

-Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer

"I looked up at the stars, needing to see something fixed and permanent while everything else in my life seemed to be breaking apart."

-Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer

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6. North of Beautiful

By: Justina Chen

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wa… read more

Similar categories in Justina Chen's North of Beautiful book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit

7. Just Listen

By: Sarah Dessen

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything" -- at least that's the part she played in the … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dessen's Just Listen book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
Cover of The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

8. The Distance Between Us

By: Kasie West

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and aft… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's The Distance Between Us book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit

9. The Nature of Jade

By: Deb Caletti

4.01

Format: 560 pages,

I am not my illness. "Girl with Anxiety," "Trauma of the Week" - no. I hate stuff like that. Everyo… read more

Similar categories in Deb Caletti's The Nature of Jade book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. All-American Girl (All-American Girl, #1)

By: Meg Cabot

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Top Ten Reasons Samantha Madison is in Deep Trouble 10. Her big sister is the most popular girl in … read more

Similar categories in Meg Cabot's All-American Girl (All-American Girl, #1) book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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11. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pascoe's Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Cover of Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti

12. Waiting for You

By: Susane Colasanti

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

At the beginning of her sophomore year, Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, more importantly, a … read more

Similar categories in Susane Colasanti's Waiting for You book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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13. Since You've Been Gone

By: Morgan Matson

4.07

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before wh… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Since You've Been Gone book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"In a well-ordered universe..."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"In a well-ordered universe...camping would take place indoors."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"And real friends never have to tell you that they're your friends."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

"Maybe she didn’t do something big. Maybe she just told someone something."

-Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone

14. Endless Summer (The Boys Next Door, #1-2)

By: Jennifer Echols

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two irresistible boys. One unforgettable summer. Lori can't wait for her summer at the lake. She lo… read more

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15. The Fill-In Boyfriend

By: Kasie West

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Paperback

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she… read more

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16. My Life Next Door

By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garret… read more

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17. When It Happens

By: Susane Colasanti

3.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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18. What I Thought Was True

By: Huntley Fitzpatrick

4.07

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Gwen Castle has never so badly wanted to say good-bye to her island home till now: the summer her B… read more

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19. Before I Fall

By: Lauren Oliver

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

With this stunning debut novel, New York Timesbestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of to… read more

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20. From Manchester to the Arctic

By: Sheena Billett

4.31

Format: 261 pages, ebook

In the challenging but rapidly changing 1970s, Connie Sanders, a broken-hearted nurse, flees to the… read more

Similar categories in Sheena Billett's From Manchester to the Arctic book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"The first wave of homesickness caught Connie by surprise. She had not heard or felt its approach until it hit her hard, knocking her to the ground."

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"As she was putting her boots on Daisy threw a barb over her shoulder that struck Connie right in the middle of her chest. ‘Grow up, Connie! This place is not for faint-hearted romantics!"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"I don’t think I’ll ever forget this day,’ Connie said. ‘I want to soak up every single moment, so that I can remember it when I’m old. Remember that I…we, did this. I want to have stories to tell whe…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"It was almost 3 a.m. before Connie got into bed. Sipping cocoa in the cold daylight and listening to the silence, only punctuated by the distant barking of dogs, she began to wonder what she had done…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

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21. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Sarah Dessen's Just Listen

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • chick lit
  • fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

13 must-read fiction books like Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Transform Your Habits

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Morgan Matson

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Two-Way Street

Lauren Barnholdt

3.78

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Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)

Simone Elkeles

4.04

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Second Chance Summer

Morgan Matson

4.12

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The Boy Most Likely To

Huntley Fitzpatrick

3.94

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Second Chance Summer

Morgan Matson

4.12

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The Heartbreakers (The Heartbreakers Chronicles, #1)

Ali Novak

4.26

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Save the Date

Morgan Matson

5.00

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