28 best-selling realistic fiction books like The Prettiest by Brigit Young

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The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Prettiest by Brigit Young , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. Extraordinary

By: Miriam Spitzer Franklin

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Last spring, Pansy chickened out on going to spring break camp, even though she’d promised her best… read more

Similar categories in Miriam Spitzer Franklin's Extraordinary book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Well, That Was Awkward

By: Rachel Vail

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Hardcover

Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can't breathe, can't walk, can't anyt… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Well, That Was Awkward book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's 11 Before 12 book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. The Dirt Diary (The Dirt Diary, #1)

By: Anna Staniszewski

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

WANTED: Maid for the most popular kids in 8th grade. Cleaning up after the in-crowd gets Rachel … read more

Similar categories in Anna Staniszewski's The Dirt Diary (The Dirt Diary, #1) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Invisible Emmie

By: Terri Libenson

3.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Debut graphic novel that tells the story of two totally different girls-- quiet, shy, artistic Emmi… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Invisible Emmie book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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6. The Perfect Score

By: Rob Buyea

3.97

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

No one likes or wants to take the statewide assessment tests. Not the students in Mrs. Woods's sixt… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's The Perfect Score book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

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

7. 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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8. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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9. Unfriended

By: Rachel Vail

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Po… read more

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10. The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more

Similar categories in Brigit Young's The Prettiest book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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11. Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #14)

By: Ellen T. Crenshaw

4.14

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated ca… read more

Similar categories in Ellen T. Crenshaw's Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #14) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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13. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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14. Up for Air

By: Laurie Morrison

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she d… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Morrison's Up for Air book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. TBH, This Is So Awkward (TBH, #1)

By: Lisa Greenwald

3.61

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

To be honest, middle school is rough! Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka have been BFFAE since pre-K, so it… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's TBH, This Is So Awkward (TBH, #1) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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16. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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17. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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18. 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future!

By: Jen Calonita

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny modern day 13 Going on 30 from New York Times bestselling author Jen Calonita! A … read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future! book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. 12 Before 13

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.22

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will adore the second book in this hilarious series about two… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's 12 Before 13 book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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21. 13 and 3/4 (Friendship List #4)

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

BFFs Ari and Kaylan make a new bucket list as they set out for different summer camps in the fourth… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's 13 and 3/4 (Friendship List #4) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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22. Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7)

By: Terri Libenson

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two choices, two storylines — one surprise ending! Will Sarah be brave enough to ask out her crush … read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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23. 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

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Keep It Together, Keiko Carter book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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24. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)

By: Carolyn Mackler

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Mackler's Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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25. My Life in the Fish Tank

By: Barbara Dee

4.21

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's My Life in the Fish Tank book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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26. Bad Best Friend

By: Rachel Vail

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Bad Best Friend book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. The Edge of Thirteen (The Secrets We Keep, #3)

By: Nova Weetman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Clem Timmins can't wait to see her best friends after being apart all summer holidays. But when the… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's The Edge of Thirteen (The Secrets We Keep, #3) book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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29. Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas

By: Andrea Pyros

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Josephine has a lot on her plate, best friend issues, first crush issues, divorced … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Pyros's Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. The World Ends in April

By: Stacy McAnulty

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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31. The First Rule of Climate Club

By: Carrie Firestone

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting cha… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's The First Rule of Climate Club book and Brigit Young's The Prettiest

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

25 best-selling fiction books like The Prettiest by Brigit Young

Transform Your Habits

Extraordinary

Miriam Spitzer Franklin

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Transform Your Habits

11 Before 12

Lisa Greenwald

1.00

Transform Your Habits

The Dirt Diary (The Dirt Diary, #1)

Anna Staniszewski

3.93

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20 best-selling fiction books like Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Invisible Emmie

Terri Libenson

3.37

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

Transform Your Habits

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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