Category Archives: Realistic fiction

Wildoak by C. C. Harrington

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Wildoak by C. C. Harrington, drawings by Diana Sudyka. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338803860 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Maggie is so afflicted by … Continue reading →

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How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

Posted on January 29, 2023 by kyurenka

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow. Harper Teen, 2022. 9780063078727  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/ Romance What did you like about the book? The story begins as … Continue reading →

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Big Tree by Brian Selznick

Posted on January 27, 2023 by susanh579

Big Tree by Brian Selznick,  Scholastic Press, 2023. 9781338180633  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (publication date 4/4/23) Genre:  This defies genre; it is realistic fiction, science and nature, and an adventure story … Continue reading →

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The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb

Posted on January 22, 2023 by kyurenka

            The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb. Peachtree Teen, 2022. 9781682634578 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Natalie is having such a … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois

Posted on January 11, 2023 by kyurenka

Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois. Holiday House, 2022. 9780823451562 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Novel-in-verse Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Quinn, 13, feels inferior … Continue reading →

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What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla

Posted on January 8, 2023 by kyurenka

            What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla. Soho Press, 2022. 9781641293365  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Mystery/Thriller/Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Dominican American Min (Minerva) lives … Continue reading →

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Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

Posted on December 29, 2022 by kyurenka

Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593309681 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Jake and Jess are a couple, … Continue reading →

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The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim. Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2023.  9781665901109 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre:  Romance What did you like about the book? Zahra Kahn is a … Continue reading →

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Sugaring Off by Gillian French

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Sugaring Off by Gillian French. Algonquin, 2022. 9781643752709 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (11/22 publication date) Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? This book is a mix of gritty, … Continue reading →

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Show Us Who You Are by Ellie McNicoll

Posted on December 21, 2022 by susanh579

Show Us Who You Are by Ellie McNicoll. Crown Books for Young Readers, c2021, 2022. 9780593562994 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Science fiction, adventure, realistic fiction What did you like about … Continue reading →

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