10 YA Realistic Fiction Recommendations

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  • The Beginning of Everything

    • ASIN: B009NF6DBI
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Katherine Tegen Books

    Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was b... [Read More]

  • Tell Me Three Things

    • ASIN: 0553535676
    • ISBN: 0553535676
    • Brand: Ember
    • Manufacturer: Ember

    A New York Times Bestseller “Here are three things about this book: (1) It’s . . .  funny and romantic; (2) the mystery at the heart of the story will keep you turning the pages; (3) I have a feeling you’ll be very happy you read it.” —Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight With the perfect mix ... [Read More]

  • The Librarian of Auschwitz

    • ASIN: B06XR8L9XW
    • Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

    Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adju... [Read More]

  • The Running Dream (Schneider Family Book Award - Teen Book Winner)

    • ASIN: 0375866280
    • ISBN: 0375866280
    • Brand: Ember
    • Manufacturer: Ember

    When Jessica is told she’ll never run again, she puts herself back together—and learns to dream bigger than ever before. The acclaimed author of Flipped delivers a powerful and healing story.   Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She’s not comforted by the news that she’ll be able to walk with the help o... [Read More]

  • Turtles All the Way Down

    • ASIN: B072SSMC4H
    • Manufacturer: Dutton Books for Young Readers

    THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER!FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES and FRESH AIR“So surprising and moving and true that I became completely unstrung.” – The New York TimesNamed a best book of the year by: The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, A.V. Club,... [Read More]

  • Don't Let Me Go

    • ASIN: 0758269277
    • ISBN: 0758269277
    • Manufacturer: Kensington

    Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, heart-pounding, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are... [Read More]

  • One of Us Is Lying

    • ASIN: B01M98J44U
    • Manufacturer: Delacorte Press

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (EW.com) in this “flat-out addictive” (RT Book Reviews) story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.   Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detentio... [Read More]

  • The Way I Used to Be

    • ASIN: 1481449362
    • ISBN: 1481449362
    • Brand: MARGARET K MCELDERRY
    • Manufacturer: Margaret K. McElderry Books

    A New York Times bestseller. In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel “is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life” (School Library Journal, starred review).Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her br... [Read More]

  • The Hate U Give

    • ASIN: B01M0614T9
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

    8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirku... [Read More]

  • The Final Four

    • ASIN: 0142423858
    • ISBN: 0142423858
    • Brand: Speak
    • Manufacturer: Speak

    "Volponi, a multiple award-winning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...The Final Four is definitely a winner." —VOYA, starred reviewMarch Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first g... [Read More]

  • The Book Thief

    • ASIN: 0375842209
    • ISBN: 9780375842207
    • Brand: Alfred A. Knopf
    • Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers

    DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.  The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.  Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. When Death ... [Read More]

  • The Dragon Kings: The Complete Series

    • ASIN: B01MY87FMG

    Aspen doesn't know how to behave in front of the shifter dragon king....And the consequences are deadly.But, Aspen, never one to fear much of anything, tells him to get lost. If she knew who he was, she might act differently. But to her, Sid is just a reminder of a past she’d rather forget.Sid won’t leave Aspen alone, because she’s the one gi... [Read More]

  • Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel

    • ASIN: 0316420239
    • ISBN: 9780316420235
    • Manufacturer: Poppy

    ** INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **USA TODAY BESTSELLERWSJ BESTSELLERINDIE BOUND BESTSELLER From the show's creators comes the groundbreaking novel inspired by the hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen. Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why...When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school se... [Read More]

  • The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

    • ASIN: 0374300224
    • ISBN: 0374300224
    • Brand: Farrar Straus Giroux
    • Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

    A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor WinnerAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery Br... [Read More]

  • Five Feet Apart

    • ASIN: 1534437339
    • ISBN: 1534437339
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

    Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.Can you love someone you can ... [Read More]

  • Uglies (The Uglies Book 1)

    • ASIN: B000GCFY0I
    • Manufacturer: Simon Pulse

  • Far from the Tree

    • ASIN: 0062330632
    • ISBN: 0062330632
    • Manufacturer: HarperTeen

    National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller!Perfect for fans of This Is Us, Robin Benway’s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms—how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.Being the middle child has its ups... [Read More]

  • The Girl in the Picture

    • ASIN: 0385743904
    • ISBN: 0385743904
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Delacorte Press

    "A dark and addictive mystery that had me flying through the pages: best read late at night under the covers with the doors locked!"—Kara Thomas, author ofThe Darkest CornersOne dead body, one photograph, one comprimising secret. Everyone's a suspect in this classic "whodunit" murder mystery from Timeless author, Alexandra Monir.  Nicole Morgan ... [Read More]

  • The List

    • ASIN: 0545169186
    • ISBN: 0545169186
    • Brand: Siobhan Vivian
    • Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks

    The remarkable New York Times bestseller! It happens every year before homecoming -- the list is posted all over school. Two girls are picked from each grade. One is named the prettiest, one the ugliest. The girls who aren't picked are quickly forgotten. The girls who are become the center of attention, and each reacts differently to the experience... [Read More]

  • The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)

    • ASIN: B06Y5HPRLC
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    An instant bestseller!By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the... [Read More]

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