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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

A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
158.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Ramona Forever Summary
Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages
4.08
34.9K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages
3.50
3.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Lola and the Boy Next Door Summary
Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins 2011 338 pages
3.90
166.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart 2008 345 pages
3.81
50.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Torn Skirt Summary
The Torn Skirt
by Rebecca Godfrey 2001 208 pages
3.47
2.2K ratings
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Illegal Summary
Illegal
by Eoin Colfer 2017 144 pages
4.21
9.8K ratings
Graphic Novels
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
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
7.5K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages
4.27
8.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Friendship
Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
Rules of Attraction Summary
Rules of Attraction
by Simone Elkeles 2010 336 pages
4.17
89.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
No Brainer Summary
No Brainer
by Jeff Kinney 2023 224 pages
4.28
10.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers 1988 216 pages
3.80
2.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
A Dog's Life Summary
A Dog's Life
Autobiography of a Stray
by Ann M. Martin 2005 208 pages
4.22
16.1K ratings
Animals
Dogs
Middle Grade
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Made You Up Summary
Made You Up
by Francesca Zappia 2015 428 pages
4.02
30.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
100 Days of Sunlight Summary
100 Days of Sunlight
by Abbie Emmons 2019 311 pages
4.20
9.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
Words on Bathroom Walls Summary
Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton 2017 304 pages
4.06
15.5K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
Old School Summary
Old School
by Jeff Kinney 2015 224 pages
4.29
66.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Bouncing Back Summary
Bouncing Back
by Scott Ostler 2019 304 pages
4.05
216 ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
The Getaway Summary
The Getaway
by Jeff Kinney 2017 224 pages
4.34
41.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Forget Me Not Summary
Forget Me Not
by Ellie Terry 2017 336 pages
3.91
15.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Realistic Fiction
Hard Luck Summary
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages
4.26
94.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Heroine Summary
Heroine
by Mindy McGinnis 2019 419 pages
4.28
12.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Hate List Summary
Hate List
by Jennifer Brown 2009 405 pages
4.00
65.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
by Wendy Mass 2006 304 pages
4.02
20.0K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Don't Read the Comments Summary
Don't Read the Comments
by Eric Smith 2020 368 pages
3.80
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Stargirl Summary
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli 2000 186 pages
3.77
333.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Tiger Eyes Summary
Tiger Eyes
by Judy Blume 1981 218 pages
3.92
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
Deep Zone Summary
Deep Zone
by Tim Green 2011 272 pages
4.44
2.2K ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Football
This Is All Summary
This Is All
The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
by Aidan Chambers 2005 808 pages
4.31
2.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Letters to the Lost Summary
Letters to the Lost
by Brigid Kemmerer 2017 391 pages
4.31
50.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Before I Die Summary
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham 2007 336 pages
3.81
57.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
No Fixed Address Summary
No Fixed Address
by Susin Nielsen 2018 288 pages
4.22
5.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Aces Up Summary
Aces Up
by Lauren Barnholdt 2010 272 pages
3.40
5.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Long Haul Summary
The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney 2014 217 pages
4.32
81.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Guitar Notes Summary
Guitar Notes
by Mary Amato 2012 272 pages
4.04
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Music
I Funny Summary
I Funny
A Middle School Story
by James Patterson 2012 320 pages
4.15
13.0K ratings
Humor
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Isla and the Happily Ever After Summary
Isla and the Happily Ever After
by Stephanie Perkins 2014 339 pages
3.99
118.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Boys Don't Cry Summary
Boys Don't Cry
by Malorie Blackman 2010 302 pages
4.05
11.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
No and Me Summary
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan 2007 256 pages
3.72
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
France
Contemporary
Love Letters to the Dead Summary
Love Letters to the Dead
by Ava Dellaira 2014 336 pages
3.79
90.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell Summary
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell
by Morgan Matson 2024 400 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Big Girl Small Summary
Big Girl Small
by Rachel DeWoskin 2011 294 pages
3.34
2.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Adult
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