What exactly is realistic fiction? Realistic fiction features characters and situations that seem like they could reasonably exist and that could realistically happen. Whether you’re already a fan of realistic fiction or you’re interested in giving realistic fiction a chance, you might consider looking for one of these books that have just come out or are new to our shelves. What do you recommend?
New Realistic Fiction Reads for Teens
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl [2] by Jesse Andrews
- Gil Marsh [3] by A.C.E. Bauer
- Never Eighteen [4] by Megan Bostic
- The Edumacation of Jay Baker [5] by Jay Clark
- When You Open Your Eyes [6] by Celeste Conway
- Don’t Breathe a Word [7] by Holly Cupala
- Someone Else’s Life [8] by Katie Dale
- Riding Out the Storm [9] by Sis Deans
- What Boys Really Want? [10] by Pete Hautman
- The Fine Art of Truth or Dare [11] by Melissa Jensen
- The Disenchantments [12] by Nina LaCour
- DJ Rising [13] by Love Maia
- Dead to You [14] by Lisa McMann
- Trafficked [15] by Kim Purcell
- Boy 21 [16] by Matthew Quick
- The Children and the Wolves [17] by Adam Rapp
- Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip [18] by Jordan Sonnenblick
- Where It Began [19] by Ann Redisch Stampler
- Double [20] by Jenny Valentine
- Beneath a Meth Moon [21] by Jacqueline Woodson
Flickr CC [22]: Houston at Dusk [23] Photo by: Stuck in Customs [24]
- Teens [25]
