Realistic Fiction

The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana As her senior year of high school begins, Susannah, who wants to follow in her father’s rock music footsteps, is intent on writing the perfect song, until her father’s death and a move to a new city threatens her plans for the future.

After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood.

The Falling Between Us by Ash Parsons At fifteen, Joshua Blackbird becomes an international singing star but, as his hometown girlfriend relates, after more than a year, the pressures and dangers of fame take a toll and “Shu” disappears.

Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk Autumn, Shay, and Logan, whose lives intersect in complicated ways, each lose someone close to them and must work through their grief.

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles When Marvin Johnson’s twin brother, Tyler, is shot and killed by a police officer, Marvin must fight injustice to learn the true meaning of freedom.

Calculus of Change by Jessie Hilb Overweight and pretty, high school senior Aden gets caught up in an exciting new friendship that quickly turns into unreturned love–at least on Aden’s side–even while it helps her get closer to her deceased mother’s heritage.

Interlude by Chantele Sedgwick Flying to New York to talk her estranged birth mother into donating a kidney to her younger sister, eighteen-year-old Mia Cox forms an unexpected connection with her seatmate, a famous rock band’s runaway lead singer.

Flight Season by Marie Marquardt Vivi, a college student attempting to complete an internship, TJ, a nursing student, and Angel, a patient with heart disease, all find their lives intersecting at a university hospital during one summer that could change their lives forever.

Fade to Us by Julia Day Brooke’s summer is going to be EPIC — having fun with her friends and a job that lets her buy a car. Then her new stepfather announces his daughter is moving in. Brooke has always longed for a sibling, so she’s excited about spending more time with her stepsister. But she worries, too. Natalie […]

Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by Noniequ Ramos Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled “disturbed” by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother’s cheating.