Realistic books for teens

Discover the best realistic books for teens with our curated list of relatable stories about life, love, and challenges. Perfect for young readers seeking authentic, engaging fiction.

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Bastard Out of Carolina

by Dorothy Allison

Ruth Ann Boatwright, a South Carolina bastard, tells her life with her family and the emotional and physical violence she experiences.
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That Was Then, This Is Now

by S. E. Hinton

Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was …
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Chinese Cinderella

by Adeline Yen Mah

Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of …
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Felita

by Nicholasa Mohr

Felita's parents promise she will love their new neighborhood. Only Abuelita, her grandmother, understands how much Felita will miss her old block, and her best …
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Almost a Woman

by Esmeralda Santiago

"Negi," as the author's family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macun in 1961 to live in a three-bedroom tenement apartment with seven siblings, an inquisitive …
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break

by Lensey Namioka

Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China …
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What It Takes to Get to Vegas

by Yxta Maya Murray

Rita Zapata, a promiscuous woman in East Los Angeles, meets a rising boxer who tells her she is meant for bigger things. She takes him …
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Shabanu

by Suzanne Fisher Staples

When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose …
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Dancing on the Edge

by Han Nolan

Miracle McCloy is the child of a talented dancer, who died in childbirth, and a brilliant, reclusive novelist. Raised by her grandmother Gigi, a psychic, …
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth

 

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