L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad. L8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle. Living Dead Girl by
Elizabeth Scott. Misfits by James Howe ☆. Monster by Walter Dean Myers.
What is realistic fiction? A Teen Reads Guide
This list includes fictional books about real life situations. Most take place in the present day. Characters may face problems in high school or with family. Realistic fiction includes tales about friends, road trips and growing up, as well as dealing with real life problems like gangs, teen pregnancy and drug abuse.
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Realistic Fiction
Absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan After ever after by Jordan Sonnenblick After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings and flew away by Joyce Carol Oates Al Capone does my shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor All that remains by Bruce Brooks Along for the ride by Sarah Dessen Before I fall by Lauren Oliver Blind faith by Ellen Wittlinger Breathing underwater by Alex Flinn Busted by Phil Bildner Crash by Jerry Spinelli Cut by Patricia McCormick Deadline by Chris Crutcher Don’t you dare read this Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix Dreamland by Sarah Dessen Face by Benjamin Zephaniah Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going Fire from the rock by Sharon Draper Firegirl by Tony Abbott Fly on the wall by E. Lockhart Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn Gold Dust by Chris Lynch Good Girls by Ruby Oliver Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Hate List by Jennifer Brown Homecoming and Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Hope was here by Joan Bauer House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros How not to be popular by Jennifer Ziegler Hurricane song by Paul Volponi I am a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president by Josh Lieb If a tree falls at lunch period by Gennifer Choldenko It’s kind of a funny story by Ned Vizzini Jake, reinvented by Gordon Korman King Dork by Frank Portman L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad L8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott Misfits by James Howe Monster by Walter Dean Myers Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes One of those hideous books where the mother dies by Sonya Sones One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot Paper towns by John Green Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles Pop Princess by Rachel Cohn Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci Real live boyfriends by E. Lockhart
Scat by Carl Hiassen Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares So B. It by Sarah Weeks Sold by Patricia McCormick Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Stargirl and Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Stoner and Spaz by Ron Koertge Swindle by Gordon Korman The body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci The blue mirror by Kathe Koja The earth, my butt and other big, round things by Carolyn Mackler The first part last by Angela Johnson The Gospel according to Larry and Vote for Larry by Janet Tashjian The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson Tyrell by Coe Booth Whale talk by Chris Crutcher Whirligig by Paul Fleishman Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson You don’t know me by David Klass
