10 best-selling realistic fiction books like Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren

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Cold Day in the Sun

By: Sara Biren

3.96

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happen…

"Figure it out. Work through it. You’ll find your answer. What’s my plan? I don’t have one, except to do what I do every day. Keep moving forward. “Get through today? Get through practice, and our games this week, and then I’m going to get through HockeyFest. Probably spend a little extra time on the lake. It’s kind of my happy place."

-Sara Biren, Cold Day in the Sun

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Off the Ice (Juniper Falls, #1)

By: Julie Cross

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

All is fair in love and hockey… Claire O’Connor is back in Juniper Falls, but that doesn’t mean … read more

Similar categories in Julie Cross's Off the Ice (Juniper Falls, #1) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • hockey
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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2. Catching Jordan

By: Miranda Kenneally

4.21

Format: None pages,

ONE OF THE BOYS What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jorda… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Kenneally's Catching Jordan book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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3. Whatever Life Throws at You

By: Julie Cross

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Life loves a good curveball... Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the mome… read more

Similar categories in Julie Cross's Whatever Life Throws at You book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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4. On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

By: Kasie West

4.02

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
"-You gotta do your best to be the best, right?"

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I can do both at the same time," he assured me. "I'm talented like that."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"Sometimes we expect more than people are capable of giving at the moment."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I knew why I cared. Why this mattered so much. Why his opinion was the only thing that mattered. I was more than crushing on him. I loved Braden."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

5. All Laced Up (All Laced Up, #1)

By: Erin Fletcher

4.31

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Everyone loves hockey superstar Pierce Miller. Everyone except Lia Bailey. When the two are forced … read more

Similar categories in Erin Fletcher's All Laced Up (All Laced Up, #1) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

6. First & Then

By: Emma Mills

3.44

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers,… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's First & Then book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

7. Shuffle, Repeat

By: Jen Klein

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

When Harry Met Sally for YA romance readers. This opposites-attract love story is perfect for fans … read more

Similar categories in Jen Klein's Shuffle, Repeat book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

Cover of Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren

8. Cold Day in the Sun

By: Sara Biren

3.96

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happen… read more

Similar categories in Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • hockey
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Figure it out. Work through it. You’ll find your answer. What’s my plan? I don’t have one, except to do what I do every day. Keep moving forward. “Get through today? Get through practice, and our gam…"

-Sara Biren, Cold Day in the Sun

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9. Dreaming About the Boy Next Door (Most Likely To #2)

By: Sarah Sutton

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Is being voted Most Likely To: Never Have Their First Kiss by the popular crowd at school the end o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sutton's Dreaming About the Boy Next Door (Most Likely To #2) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Michigan vs. the Boys

By: Carrie S. Allen

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When a determined girl is confronted with the culture of toxic masculinity, it's time to even the s… read more

Similar categories in Carrie S. Allen's Michigan vs. the Boys book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • hockey
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
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11. Challenge Accepted

By: Amanda Abram

4.03

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Emma Dawson and Logan Reynolds have been neighbors and enemies for as long as either one can rememb… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Abram's Challenge Accepted book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Meet Me at Midnight

By: Jessica Pennington

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They have a love-hate relationship with summer. Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star s… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Pennington's Meet Me at Midnight book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
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13. It's All in How You Fall

By: Sarah Henning

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Gymnast Caroline Kepler has three state balance beam titles, a new trick even most elites can’t do,… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's It's All in How You Fall book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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14. Out of Left Field

By: Kris Hui Lee

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s no playing it safe in love or baseball in this sparkling debut, perfect for fans of Morgan … read more

Similar categories in Kris Hui Lee's Out of Left Field book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"He’s not a god, but sometimes he doesn’t seem to be entirely human."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"It’s about being friends and hanging out and just being silly together."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"Somehow, from where I started, I’ve taken two steps forward and about a hundred steps back."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"forgive, forget, and move on, because the moment you start dwelling on the past is the moment you stop playing your best."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

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15. Announcing Trouble

By: Amy Fellner Dominy

3.91

Format: 306 pages, ebook

I may know everything there is to know about baseball, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Or … read more

Similar categories in Amy Fellner Dominy's Announcing Trouble book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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16. In the Penalty Box

By: Lynn Rush

3.72

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

The Cutting Edge meets Friday Night Lights in a sizzling new hockey romance from bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Rush's In the Penalty Box book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • hockey
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"I needed to calm the puck down. ~ Brodie"

-Lynn Rush, In the Penalty Box

"I’m just a washed out figure skater with ice issues. -Willow"

-Lynn Rush, In the Penalty Box

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17. Surviving Adam Meade

By: Liveandlove10

3.69

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Claire Collins has a plan: get into college and leave North Carolina behind. Wha… read more

Similar categories in Liveandlove10's Surviving Adam Meade book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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18. Throw Like a Girl

By: Sarah Henning

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut wher… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's Throw Like a Girl book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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19. Een schot in de roos

By: Iris Visser

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Documentairemaker Floor doet haar naam eer aan; iedereen loopt over haar heen. Altijd. Dat is er da… read more

Similar categories in Iris Visser's Een schot in de roos book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
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20. Let Me List the Ways

By: Sarah White

3.81

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Mackenzie Clark has been best friends with Nolan Walker for as long as she can remember. She’s shar… read more

Similar categories in Sarah White's Let Me List the Ways book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo

21. The Game Can't Love You Back

By: Karole Cozzo

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Eve is used to being the odd woman out. As the only girl on her school's baseball team, she knows e… read more

Similar categories in Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of Even If I Fall by Abigail  Johnson

22. Even If I Fall

By: Abigail Johnson

4.06

Format: None pages, ebook

A year ago, Brooke Covington lost everything when her beloved older brother, Jason, confessed to th… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Even If I Fall book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"We didn't always need the things we wanted, but some things were worth holding on to anyway."

-Abigail Johnson, Even If I Fall

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23. Als ik je weer zie

By: Gillian King

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Ontroerende ‘realgood’: realistische feelgood van tweevoudig winnaar Feelgood van het jaar bij Chic… read more

Similar categories in Gillian King's Als ik je weer zie book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
Cover of Meet the Sky (Blink) by McCall Hoyle

24. Meet the Sky (Blink)

By: McCall Hoyle

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. The one… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Meet the Sky (Blink) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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25. Finding Her Edge

By: Jennifer Iacopelli

3.57

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Emma Lord and Abbi Glines, Jennifer Iacopelli’s swoony, romantic new novel follows elit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Iacopelli's Finding Her Edge book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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26. The Kiss List

By: Sara Jo Cluff

3.80

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets The Kissing Booth in this delightfully hilarious romcom wit… read more

Similar categories in Sara Jo Cluff's The Kiss List book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
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27. Mystery Guest

By: Maren Stoffels

3.85

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Maren Stoffels tilt de term ‘whodunnit’ naar een next level met deze bloedstollend spannende pagetu… read more

Similar categories in Maren Stoffels's Mystery Guest book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

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28. Kissing Beck Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #1)

By: M.J. Padgett

4.01

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

What harm can come from a little kiss contest? A lot… apparently. Vivien Mays is in love with her … read more

Similar categories in M.J. Padgett's Kissing Beck Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #1) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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29. Als ik jou was

By: Marijke Vos

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Als ik jou was van bestsellerauteur Marijke Vos is de perfecte feelgoodroman, boordevol romantiek e… read more

Similar categories in Marijke Vos's Als ik jou was book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
Cover of Texel (Waddenliefde #1) by Susan Muskee

30. Texel (Waddenliefde #1)

By: Susan Muskee

3.63

Format: 172 pages, ebook

Reis af naar de Waddeneilanden met deze romantische novelles van Susan Muskee! Elk verhaal bevat ee… read more

Similar categories in Susan Muskee's Texel (Waddenliefde #1) book and Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun

  • romance
  • contemporary
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31. Onweerstaanbaar

By: Lisette Jonkman

3.93

Format: 150 pages, ebook

Onweerstaanbaar is het nieuwe zomerse verhaal van Lisette Jonkman. Madelief kan wel wat hulp gebru… read more

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