Realistic fiction portrays events in a contemporary setting that are not true but could happen: stories about families, stories about friendships, stories about school, etc.. Below is just a sample of realistic fiction books available at the Worcester Public Library.

Bauer, On My Honor

Bawden, Granny the Pag

Blume, Any Book

Byars, Any Book

Cleary, Dear Mr. Henshaw
The Ramona Series

Cleaver, Where the Lilies Bloom

Clements, Any school story

Conford, Jennie Archer Series (transitional)

Creech, Walk Two Moons

Danziger, P.S. Longer Letter Later

DiCamillo, Because of Winn Dixie

Fletcher, Flying Solo

Fox, The Village By the Sea

Gantos, Joey Pigza Stories

Hamilton, Cousins

Henkes, Protecting Marie
Words of Stone

Hughes, The Nutty Series

Hurwitz, Any school story

Konigsburg, Silent To the Bone
A View From Saturday

Park The Graduation of Jake Moon

Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Jacob Have I Loved
The Same Stuff as Stars

Paulsen, Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights

Ryan, Esperanza Rising

Rylant, Missing May

Spinelli, Bathwater Gang (transitional)
Wringer

Voigt, Dicey’s Song

Whelan, Goodbye, Vietnam

Wittlinger, Gracie’s Girl

Woodson, Locomotion

Yumoto, The Friends

TRP 2005

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