Realistic Fiction for Teens
Stories about school, sports, growing up, and life. MS = books for middle school readers. (Updated Dec. 2020)
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Charming as A Verb
Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger is quite the charmer. He is many things - a first-generation American born to Haitian parents, a student at a prestigious academy, and an excellent dog walker. There seems to be one person impervious to his charms though, one Corinne Troy.
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Simone Breaks All the Rules
It is Simone's senior year, and she teams up with classmates Kira and Amita to make the most of it. Together they create and complete the Senior Playlist. MS
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The Education of Margot Sanchez
After using her father’s credit card to buy a new wardrobe, Margot has to pay off her debt by working at her family’s supermarket in the Bronx.
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A List of Cages
When Adam is assigned to work with Julian, a past foster brother, he is excited to reunite. However, Adam learns that Julian is keeping some secrets including an abusive uncle.
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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Sal faces a very challenging and emotional senior year, luckily he has his two best friends and his adoptive family for support.
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Don't Read the Comments
Divya is being trolled and harassed online and IRL because of her success as a live-stream gamer. Aaron does not want to be a doctor like his parents want him to be, but wants to create videogames.
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Dear Martin
Experiencing and witnessing racial profiling and police brutality leaves Justyce writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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This Time Will Be Different
When CJ's mother wants to sell their family's flower shop to the same family who sold it back to her grandparents at market value after coming back from Japanese American Incarceration of WWII, CJ knows she cannot give up without a fight.
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On the Come up
Bri has dreams of making it big as a rapper and is breaking out on the local music scene while gaining some unwanted attention for her song.
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A Name Earned
Bobby, a new player on his high school basketball team, helps his teammates through some tough family times. MS
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