12 must-read realistic fiction books like Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick

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Much Ado About Anne

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The mother-daughter book club is back! This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma…

"She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian."

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

"He explained that ethics are the principles or rules for how we act in the world... 'The thing is, it doesn't matter whether or not (she) had it coming... What does matter is your behavior, not hers. Your ethics, not hers. The way you conduct yourself, not the way she conducts herself... We all must learn to act, not react."

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Beauty and the Beast: The Only One Who Didn't Run Away (Twice Upon a Time, #3)

By: Wendy Mass

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Wendy Mass tells the story of Beauty and the Beast, as never heard before!When you’re stuck with th… read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

By: Wendy Mass

4.23

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Wendy Mass turns to another magical 13! When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"the sidelines may be safer, but life is played on the field"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even if there is an element of selfishness involved. Like the ki…"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

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3. My Life in Pink & Green (Pink & Green, #1)

By: Lisa Greenwald

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. After the local homecoming queen shows up… read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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4. Cake Pop Crush (Wish, #1)

By: Suzanne Nelson

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Alicia’s dad has run 'Say It With Flour', a small bakery with a loyal following, for years. They ha… read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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5. Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

4.08

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age.… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"This was Betsy and Tacy's private corner. Betsy's mother was a great believer in people having private corners, and the piano box was plainly meant to belong to Betsy and Tacy, for it fitted them so …"

-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

"Did we bring a lunch?' asked Tacy. 'Yes,' said Betsy. 'It's under the seat. There are chicken sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs and potato salad and watermelon and chocolate cake and sweet pickles and …"

-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

Cover of Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy, #2) by Lois Lenski, Maud Hart Lovelace

6. Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy, #2)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

3.82

Format: 224 pages,

read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy, #5) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

7. Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy, #5)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her b… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1) by Wendy Mass

8. 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.16

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

GROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday.It's Amanda's 11th birthda… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Mom said it’s too violent for me. I would argue, but after being terrified by a SpongeBob balloon, I’m pretty sure she’s right."

-Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

"Is that what we're doing?" I whisper as he slides in next to me. "Saving the world or saving ourselves?" "Maybe it's the same thing," he whispers back"

-Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

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9. Finally (Willow Falls, #2)

By: Wendy Mass

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old. You can pierce your ears when yo… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. 11 Before 12

By: Lisa Greenwald

1.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this brand-new duology from acclaimed author Lisa Greenwald, two best friends kick-start middle … read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

11. Between Sundays

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.26

Format: 112 pages,

Aaron Hill has it all---athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sund… read more

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12. United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

By: Ally Carter

4.43

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is a Gallagher Girl?"

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"Tell me, Cameron Ann Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "Alive."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"That’s the thing about spies. Most of the secrets we keep are from each other."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"You wanted to be treated like grown-ups? Well, that includes both the good and the bad."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

13. The Candymakers (The Candymakers, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection… read more

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14. Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)

By: Jessica Day George

3.55

Format: None pages,

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a r… read more

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15. The Magic Trap (The Lemonade War, #5)

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial,unmasked a bell t… read more

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16. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, #3)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginn… read more

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17. Carney's House Party (Deep Valley, #1)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is the summer of 1911, and Carney Sibley is back home in her beloved town of Deep Valley, Minnes… read more

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18. The Geography of You and Me

By: Jennifer E. Smith

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment bui… read more

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19. Braced

By: Alyson Gerber

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first contemporary novel about a disorder that bends the lives of ten percent of all teenagers:… read more

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20. Katie and the Cupcake Cure (Cupcake Diaries, #1)

By: Coco Simon

3.33

Format: 194 pages,

This first book in The Cupcake Diariesis told through the perspective of Katie Brown. We find Katie… read more

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21. Graceful (Willow Falls, #5)

By: Wendy Mass

4.43

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Angelina D'Angelo has left town to see the world. It's now Grace's turn to use her magic to protect… read more

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22. Much Ado About Anne

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The mother-daughter book club is back! This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma… read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's Much Ado About Anne book and Heather Vogel Frederick's Much Ado About Anne

  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • books about books
  • juvenile
"She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian."

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

"He explained that ethics are the principles or rules for how we act in the world... 'The thing is, it doesn't matter whether or not (she) had it coming... What does matter is your behavior, not hers.…"

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

23. Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair (Twice Upon a Time, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

There are two sides to every story -- even fairy tales. A he said/she said series with a prince and… read more

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24. Sleeping Beauty: The One Who Took the Really Long Nap (Twice Upon a Time, #2)

By: Wendy Mass

3.82

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

The girl's been asleep for a hundred years. The boy's got issues of his own. There are two sides to… read more

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25. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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26. The Last Present (Willow Falls, #4)

By: Wendy Mass

4.32

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen i… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

By: Suzanne Nelson

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Bria is used to city life in Chicago, but is headed to her aunt and uncle's Iowa creamery for the s… read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. The Monster Missions

By: Laura Martin

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A standalone adventure under the sea. Berkeley and her best friend, Garth, live on an old cruise… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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29. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is supposed to be a game changer. And Keiko thinks she's got it covered, especially w… read more

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  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My friendship with my best friends was like the best high-quality chocolate— sweet and smooth."

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

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30. The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker

4.29

Format: 288 pages, None

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and h… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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31. Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime

By: Maggie Downs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Newly married and established in her career as an award–winning newspaper journalist, Maggie Downs … read more

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"When the road stretches long and dark and ragged, it’s sweetness that remains at the end of it."

-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime

"Nobody warned me about this part. When I envisioned my trip, I imagined exciting adventures, exotic locales, a jet-set lifestyle. I never thought grief and doubt would climb into my backpack and come…"

-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime

17 best-selling young adult books like Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick

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Wendy Mass

4.01

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13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

Wendy Mass

4.23

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My Life in Pink & Green (Pink & Green, #1)

Lisa Greenwald

3.94

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Suzanne Nelson

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Suzanne Nelson

4.34

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Suzanne Nelson

4.16

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Rachel Vail

3.95

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Suzanne Nelson

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