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 6, 2023
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Wonder
Palacio, R. J.
Ebook
'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian 'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express 'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher Read...
A Different Boy
Jennings, Paul
Paper Book
'The ship was a towering fortress looming over the pier. Anton stared enviously at the emigrants lining up in front of the wide gangplank.Heading off on a voyage to a land of peace and plenty. Leaving the land of broken buildings and crushed hopes behind. Looking forward to sunshine and steaks. How...
Little Bird Flies
McCombie, Karen
Paper Book
Can Bridie escape her quiet island home and allow her wild dreams to take flight?
Rooftoppers
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Already being proclaimed a classic in children's literature and compared to the likes of Roald Dahl and Eva Ibbotson, Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers merges fantasy and...
Farmer Boy Little House Series, Book 2
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Ebook
The second book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series--now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. While Laura...
The Parker Inheritance
Johnson, Varian.
Paper Book
When Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a young woman. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding its writer. And the fortune...
What stars are made of
Allen, Sarah
Paper Book
"This is a brilliant book. I don't think I've ever read anything like it." - NetGalley review "A celebration of difference, a masterclass of empathy - just a massive warm hug of a book!" - NetGalley review "I loved this book . . . A female 'Wonder'."...
From the desk of Zoe Washington
Marks, Janae
Paper Book
  From debut author Janae Marks comes a warm, wise and captivating mystery full of heart, as one girl searches for the truth in the face of great opposition. 'Truly a must-read.'ANGIE THOMAS, author of THE HATE U GIVE 'When Marcus tells Zoe he is innocent, and her...

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