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Realistic Fiction

Real people face real challenges in these powerful stories of identity, belonging, and personal growth. Whether following teens navigating high school drama or adults confronting workplace dynamics, these books illuminate the raw, messy, and ultimately beautiful experiences that shape who we become.

Realistic Fiction Book Summaries

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart 2008 345 pages
3.81
50k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Turtles All the Way Down Summary
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green 2017 290 pages
3.88
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon 2016 344 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
All the Bright Places Summary
All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven 2015 388 pages
4.12
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Where She Went Summary
Where She Went
by Gayle Forman 2011 264 pages
3.97
300k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman 2009 208 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares 2001 294 pages
3.85
700k+ ratings
Young Adult
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Way I Used to Be Summary
The Way I Used to Be
by Amber Smith 2016 385 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
My Life Next Door Summary
My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012 394 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The DUFF Summary
The DUFF
Designated Ugly Fat Friend
by Kody Keplinger 2010 280 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Lock and Key Summary
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen 2008 432 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Just Listen Summary
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen 2006 371 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Truth About Forever Summary
The Truth About Forever
by Sarah Dessen 2004 374 pages
4.12
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Holes Summary
Holes
by Louis Sachar 1998 272 pages
4.01
1.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Ugly Truth Summary
The Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Ghost Boys Summary
Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2018 214 pages
4.34
32k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Money Hungry Summary
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Walk Two Moons Summary
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech 1994 280 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages
4.42
7k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Flipped Summary
Flipped
by Wendelin Van Draanen 2001 212 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Wanting Mor Summary
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan 2009 192 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Chapter Books
The Wednesday Wars Summary
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt 2007 264 pages
4.12
45k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Summary
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn 2006 183 pages
3.69
85k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Panic Summary
Panic
by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages
3.55
62k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs 2006 216 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Ramona Forever Summary
Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages
4.08
34k+ ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Strike Zone Summary
Strike Zone
by Mike Lupica 2019 272 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Blended Summary
Blended
by Sharon M. Draper 2018 308 pages
4.16
18k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
The Torn Skirt Summary
The Torn Skirt
by Rebecca Godfrey 2001 208 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Dear Evan Hansen Summary
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich 2018 368 pages
3.87
69k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise Summary
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart 2019 352 pages
4.45
29k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Bailey's Story Summary
Bailey's Story
by W. Bruce Cameron 2013 208 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Middle Grade
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