Kids Realistic Stories

Looking for a real-life story? Something that is a bit more relatable, then have a look through our Realism List. We’ve selected some of the best in the genre just for you.

Updated June 7, 2023
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Kids Realistic Stories

Looking for a real-life story? Something that is a bit more relatable, then have a look through our Realism List. We’ve selected some of the best in the genre just for you.

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Wonder
Palacio, R. J.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME * Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face--who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that...
Rooftoppers
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
Embrace possibility in this luminous novel about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris. Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the...
Farmer boy
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Paper Book
The second book in the treasured Little House series, Farmer Boy is Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of how her husband, Almanzo, grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived. This edition features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams. The nine...
Blended
Draper, Sharon M.
Paper Book
Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this "timely but genuine" (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper. ...
Kristy's big day
Martin, Ann M.
Paper Book
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey: Discover how four girls become for friends...forever! Kristy's mom is getting married-in two weeks! Everyone is coming to their house to help with the wedding, but they're bringing all their kid... fourteen total. This looks like a job for the Baby...
Maybe he just likes you
Dee, Barbara
Paper Book
2019 The Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year (Erin Entrada Kelly Pick) A 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book "The novel's all-too-familiar scenario offers a springboard for discussion among middle schoolers...Easily grasped scenarios...
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