Category: Realistic Fiction
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Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home
By Bridget Farr “Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door… Continue reading
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The Next Great Paulie Fink
By Ali Benjamin Overview: This was such a cute story! Paulie Fink’s adventures are absolutely hilarious and so fun to read about. Kids eight and up will love it. Advanced younger readers might also be interested. Continue reading
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Best Babysitters Ever
By Caroline Cala Overview: This book was the funniest thing I’d read in a while. Malia may have “stolen” someone’s idea, but the rest of it is totally original and hilarious. Kids ages 10-13 will definitely love it. Content is… Continue reading
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Watch Us Rise
By Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan Overview: I got this book and finished it within about two hours. It was so captivating to read, especially the Write Like a Girl blog posts and poems. I am crazy in love with… Continue reading
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I Am Princess X
By Cherie Priest Overview: The mystery was so well written, and I was glued to my seat the whole time! The characters and relationships were well-written, and the art was so beautiful that now I want a full Princess X… Continue reading
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Challenger Deep
By Neal Shusterman Overview: I was blown away by this book. It was so thought provoking and well thought out. Even the way he structured the chapters told the story of Caden’s further progression into mental illness. The whole mood… Continue reading
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Pippa Park Raises Her Game
By Erin Yun Overview: This is a super relatable story about a girl caught in her own web of lies as she tries to survive middle school. Pippa thinks and behaves like a real kid. Anyone grades six to eight… Continue reading
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Parked
By Danielle Svetcov Overview: I loved this book! It was really sweet and gave me lots of hope. If these lovable characters can force their way out of homelessness, all of us can beat the Corona virus pandemic! Kids grades… Continue reading
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Dry
By Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman Overview: Wow wow wow. This book was insanely good. I’ve learned to expect that from Neal Shusterman, and I would definitely recommend checking out some of his other books too. The premise was interesting… Continue reading
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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
By Leslie Connor Overview: This story is cute at some points and sad at others. I really felt like the story was happening in real time and I could not help but get frustrated when annoying things happened to the… Continue reading