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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

Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney 2007 226 pages
3.98
700k+ ratings
Humor
Childrens
Middle Grade
Looking for Alaska Summary
Looking for Alaska
by John Green 2005 221 pages
3.96
1.6M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27k+ ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
The Hate U Give Summary
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas 2017 454 pages
4.46
900k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
All-American Muslim Girl Summary
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney 2019 432 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
In the Wild Light Summary
In the Wild Light
by Jeff Zentner 2021 432 pages
4.45
11k+ ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
Black Brother, Black Brother Summary
Black Brother, Black Brother
by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2020 240 pages
4.18
7k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Sports
Escape to Australia Summary
Escape to Australia
by James Patterson 2017 288 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016 416 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
Wonder Summary
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio 2012 315 pages
4.36
1.1M+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Contemporary
Someone Like You Summary
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen 1998 281 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
35k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Refugee Summary
Refugee
by Alan Gratz 2017 352 pages
4.38
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The River Summary
The River
by Gary Paulsen 1991 132 pages
3.83
30k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Survival
The Fault in Our Stars Summary
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green 2012 313 pages
4.13
5.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton 1967 208 pages
4.14
1.4M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Paper Towns Summary
Paper Towns
by John Green 2008 305 pages
3.71
1.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Furia Summary
Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez 2020 368 pages
4.15
14k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Sports
Eleanor & Park Summary
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell 2012 328 pages
3.93
1.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
700k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Drama Summary
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier 2012 238 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Poet X Summary
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018 368 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Young Adult
Contemporary
Anna and the French Kiss Summary
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.20
14k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
Rodrick Rules Summary
Rodrick Rules
by Jeff Kinney 2008 226 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Clap When You Land Summary
Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2020 432 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
Lola and the Boy Next Door Summary
Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins 2011 338 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Before the Ever After Summary
Before the Ever After
by Jacqueline Woodson 2020 176 pages
4.18
15k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Sports
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky 1999 213 pages
4.23
1.9M+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
Out of My Mind Summary
Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper 2010 295 pages
4.35
100k+ ratings
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Because of Winn-Dixie Summary
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo 2000 182 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Summary
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates 2002 288 pages
3.33
5k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
School
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010 418 pages
3.96
74k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Auggie & Me Summary
Auggie & Me
Three Wonder Stories
by R.J. Palacio 2014 303 pages
4.27
39k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
The Red Pencil Summary
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014 336 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Poetry
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
A Short History of the Girl Next Door Summary
A Short History of the Girl Next Door
by Jared Reck 2017 272 pages
3.85
7k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Charming as a Verb Summary
Charming as a Verb
by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages
3.85
7k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
Breathe and Count Back from Ten Summary
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
by Natalia Sylvester 2022 352 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
All My Rage Summary
All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir 2022 376 pages
4.49
57k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
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
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