20 must-read realistic fiction books like Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper

Cover of Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper

Bad Sister

By: Charise Mericle Harper

3.66

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This middle grade graphic memoir by Charise Mericle Harper, featuring illustrations by Rory Lucey, …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Clash (Click #4) by Kayla Miller

1. Clash (Click #4)

By: Kayla Miller

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Olive, meet Natasha.There’s a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it’s cle… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Clash (Click #4) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

2. Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Allergic book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • juvenile
"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

Cover of Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley

3. Apple Crush

By: Lucy Knisley

4.06

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

Jen and Andy are back in the sequel to Stepping Stones, New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knis… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Apple Crush book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper

4. Bad Sister

By: Charise Mericle Harper

3.66

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This middle grade graphic memoir by Charise Mericle Harper, featuring illustrations by Rory Lucey, … read more

Similar categories in Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Break (Click #6) by Kayla Miller

5. 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

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Break (Click #6) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

6. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1) by Sharee Miller

7. Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1)

By: Sharee Miller

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four… read more

Similar categories in Sharee Miller's Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

8. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

9. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
Cover of Long Distance by Whitney Gardner

10. Long Distance

By: Whitney Gardner

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away.Vega’s summer vacation i… read more

Similar categories in Whitney Gardner's Long Distance book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley

11. Stepping Stones

By: Lucy Knisley

4.03

Format: 224 pages, None

Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving to the country and getting new stepsi… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

12. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis

13. Smaller Sister

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Crunch (Click #5) by Kayla Miller

14. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

15. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Besties: Work It Out (World of Click #1) by Kayla Miller

16. Besties: Work It Out (World of Click #1)

By: Kayla Miller

4.08

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A graphic-novel series spin-off of the Click books, featuring aspiring entrepreneurs Beth and Chand… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Besties: Work It Out (World of Click #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Just Roll with It by Lee Durfey-Lavoie

17. Just Roll with It

By: Lee Durfey-Lavoie

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Starting middle school is hard enough when you don't know anyone; it's even harder when you're shy.… read more

Similar categories in Lee Durfey-Lavoie's Just Roll with It book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • juvenile
Cover of Just Pretend by Tori Sharp

18. Just Pretend

By: Tori Sharp

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A graphic memoir, in which a young girl uses her active imagination to navigate middle school as we… read more

Similar categories in Tori Sharp's Just Pretend book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

19. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

20. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of A-Okay (A-Okay #1) by Jarad Greene

21. A-Okay (A-Okay #1)

By: Jarad Greene

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A-Okay by Jarad Greene is a vulnerable and heartfelt semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jarad Greene's A-Okay (A-Okay #1) book and Charise Mericle Harper's Bad Sister

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics

13 Best juvenile books like Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Apple Crush

Lucy Knisley

4.06

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Bad Sister

Charise Mericle Harper

3.66

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Break (Click #6)

Kayla Miller

4.21

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Transform Your Habits

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Speak Up!

Rebecca Burgess

4.21

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Ghost Book

Remy Lai

4.09

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Lucy Knisley

4.06

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