Realistic Fiction
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Realistic fiction is a genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people in a believable setting. These stories resemble real life, and fictional characters within these stories react similarly to real people.
Popular & Recommended Realistic fiction
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
Looking for Alaska, by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green & David Leviathan
An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
Paper Towns, by John Green
Why We Broke Up, by Daniel Handler
Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell
My Life Next Door, by Huntley Fitzpatrick
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
The Impossible Knife of Memory, by Laurie Halse Anderson
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart
Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley
I'll Give You The Sun, by Jandy Nelson
Saint Anything, by Sarah Dessen
Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews
An extended list of recommended realistic fiction
- The Fault in Our Stars
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson
- Looking for Alaska
- An Abundance of Katherines
- Paper Towns
- Eleanor and Park
- Fan Girl
- My Life Next Door
- Anything by Sarah Dessen
- Thirteen Reasons Why
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- A Walk to Remember
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
- Crank
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things
- Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
- Dairy Queen
- How to be Popular
- Twisted
- Speak
- Catalyst
- Wintergirls
- The Impossible Knife of Memory
- Why We Broke Up
- I'll Give You the Sun
- Sway
- It's Kind of a Funny Story
- Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl
- We Were Liars
- Saint Anything
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
- Where Things Come Back
- I Am The Messenger
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Alison Madison
I am a Teacher-Librarian, Media Specialist, and Technology Integration Mentor. I read. I search. I share.
I am passionate about...
- Books - hand-held and digital
- Reading YA Literature
- Instructional and Educational Technology
- Gadgets, gizmos, and educational apps
- Helping high school students discover all of the above
I Believe that School Libraries are Innovative Common Learning Spaces.
Twitter: @akmadison