Realistic Fiction

Now is Everything by Amy Giles When Hadley McCauley tries to take her own life after an explosive accident, her doctor, friends, family, and the investigator want to know what happened that day, but Hadley’s not talking.

Wicker King by K. Ancrum Best friends August and Jack struggle to cope as one spirals into madness.

First to Know by Abigail Johnson Hoping to find some distant relatives as a birthday present for her father, Dana has a DNA test run and is surprised when the results indicate that she has a half brother, Brandon.

Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves Marcos Rivas is desperate to escape the projects, his neglectful mother, and her abusive boyfriend, but when he is picked for a class at his high school targeting smart students who are underperforming, he initially resists.

Calling My Name by Liara Tamani Taja Brown, growing up in a conservative and tightly knit African American family, battles family expectations to discover a sense of self and find her unique voice and purpose.

A Very, Very Bad Thing by Jeffery Self Marley is comfortable with being gay in Winston-Salem, but he never had any real passions until he met Christopher, son of a bigoted television evangelist; the two become an inseparable couple until Christopher’s parents send him to a religious program intended to “cure” him of being gay, and outraged Marley tells a […]

Girl in a Bad Place by Kaitlin Ward The Haven, a commune in the mountains, seems harmless–until Mailee’s best friend Cara decides she’s going to stay there forever. How far will Mailee go to bring her friend home?

Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed Three misfit girls come together to avenge the rape of a girl none of them knew and in the process start a movement that transforms the lives of everyone around them.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street […]

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn’s fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.