Realistic Fiction for High School Readers

Posted on February 25, 2021

by Anne K

Realistic fiction features characters facing everyday problems in a current setting. Check out the following titles for teens.

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Cover of Dear Martin Cover of Dear Martin

Dear Martin

Spoken CD   |   eBook   |   eAudiobook
Cover of Dig Cover of Dig

Dig

 eBook
Cover of The Female of the Species Cover of The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species

 eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook
Cover of Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Cover of Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

 eBook   |   eAudiobook
Cover of Long Way Down Cover of Long Way Down

Long Way Down

 eBook   |   eAudiobook
Cover of On the Come Up Cover of On the Come Up

On the Come Up

 Large Print   |   eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook
Cover of Frankly in Love Cover of Frankly in Love

Frankly in Love

eBook   |   eAudiobook
Cover of Patron Saints of Nothing Cover of Patron Saints of Nothing

Patron Saints of Nothing

 eBook   |   eAudiobook
Cover of The Poet X Cover of The Poet X

The Poet X

 Large Print   |   eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook
Cover of A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares Cover of A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares

 eBook
Cover of They Both Die at the End Cover of They Both Die at the End

They Both Die at the End

 eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook
Cover of What If It’s Us Cover of What If It’s Us

What If It’s Us

 eBook   |   eAudiobook   |   hoopla eBook   |   hoopla eAudiobook

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