Contemporary+Realistic+Fiction

Contemporary Realistic Fiction: set in modern times; events could occur; real world.

Picture Books: A Couple of Boys have the Best Week Ever - Marla Frazee (Caldecott Honor) Bullies Never Win - Margery Cuyler My Favorite Thing, according to Alberta - Emily Jenkins Skin Again - Bell Hooks Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman Masai and I - Virginia Kroll Half a World Away - Libby Gleeson A Season for Mangoes - Regina Hanson Yo! Yes? - Chris Raschka (Caldecott Honor) The Paperboy - Dav Pilkey (Caldecott Honor) Officer Buckle and Gloria - Peggy Rathmann (Caldecott Medal) Fly Away Home - Eve Bunting When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry... Molly Bang (Caldecott Honor) Thank You Mr. Faulker - Patricia Polacco Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst

Easy Readers: Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! - Grace Lin Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish Nate the Great - Marjorie Sharmat

Novels:

Rules - Cynthia Lord (Newbery Honor) Hatchet - Gary Paulsen (Newbery Honor) The Shadow Club - Neil Shusterman Listen! - Stephanie Tolan Are you there God, It's me, Margaret - Judy Blume Superfudge - Judy Blume Ramona's World - Beverly Cleary Dear Mr. Henshaw - Beverly Cleary (Newbery Medal) Frindle - Andrew Clements Surviving the Applewhites - Stephanie Tolan (Newbery Honor) Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie - Jordan Sonnenblick Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick Touching Spirit Bear - Ben Mikalesen My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George Silent to the Bone - E.L. Konigsburg After Ever After - Jordan Sonnenblick Football Champ - Tim Green Heat - Mike Lupica

Young Adult:

Cut - Patricia McCormick The First Part Last - Angela Johnson Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher