Children's Book Suggestions | Realistic Fiction

Not interested in dragons, aliens, or ghosts? These realistic fiction stories for readers in Grades 3-7 feature no supernatural elements--just kids like you dealing with the everyday challenges of school, friendship, and family in their everyday lives.

Updated August 31, 2024
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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Stink : the incredible shrinking kid
McDonald, Megan.
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Bridging Fiction (Grades 2-4)

The used-to-be best friend
Quigley, Dawn
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Bridging Fiction (Grades 2-4)

Ivy + Bean
Barrows, Annie.
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Stella Diaz has something to say
Dominguez, Angela
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Dory Fantasmagory
Hanlon, Abby
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Squished
Lloyd, Megan Wagner
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Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Emma Mckenna, full out
Messner, Kate
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Invisible Isabel
Pla, Sally J.
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Grounded : a novel
Saeed, Aisha
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Ways to make sunshine
Watson, Renée
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Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Gabby gets it together
Fairbairn, Nathan
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Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

The new girl
Calin, Cassandra
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Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Paula Danziger's Amber Brown is not a crayon
Ying, Victoria
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Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Falling short
Cisneros, Ernesto
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Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Truly Tyler
Libenson, Terri
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Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Barely floating
Rivera, Lilliam
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Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The labors of Hercules Beal
Schmidt, Gary D.
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Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Puppy love
Soto, Gary
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Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Two tribes
Bowen Cohen, Emily
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Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Click
Miller, Kayla
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Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Picture day
Sax, Sarah
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Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)


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