Realistic Fiction for Kids

Updated November 19, 2024
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Because of Mr. Terupt
Buyea, Rob.
Audiobook
Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to. It's the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr....
The big one-oh [sound recording (CD)] /
Pitchford, Dean.
CD
Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties-that would require friends, which he doesn't have. But now that he's turning ten-the big one-oh-he decides to throw a birthday party for himself, complete with a "House of Horrors" theme and a big birthday cake. Of course things don't work out as...
Clara Lee and the apple pie dream.
Han, Jenny
Paper Book
Meet Clara Lee. Likes: her best friends, her grandpa, her little sister (when she's not being annoying, which is almost always), candy necklaces, her fancy Korean dress, and the Apple Blossom Festival. Dislikes: her little sister (when she's...
A dog called Homeless
Lean, Sarah.
Paper Book
Praised by Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate as "graceful" and "miraculous," this Schneider Family Book Award–winning novel tells how one girl's friendship with a homeless dog mends a family's heart. Cally Fisher knows she can see her dead mother, but the only...
Extra credit.
Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Paper Book
It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it. And consequently, Abby will have to repeat sixth grade--unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra credit project: find a pen pal in a distant country. But when Abby's first letter...

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