W. Peter Flaig Library

Realistic Fiction

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianBestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determine...

All American BoysRashad is absent again today. That’s the sidewalk graffiti that started it all… Well, no, actually, a lady tripping over Rashad at the ...

American StreetThe rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun. On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint th...

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1)A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Aristotle is an angry teen with a br...

The Boy in the Black SuitJust when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more—and...

Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles America...

The Disturbed Girl's DictionaryMacy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing probl...

Don't Read the CommentsDivya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest online game. Divya—better known as popular stre...

Everything All at OnceLottie Reeves has always struggled with anxiety, and when her beloved Aunt Helen dies, Lottie begins to fear that her own unexpected deat...

The Field Guide to the North American TeenagerNorris Kaplan is clever, cynical, and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A black French Canadian, he knows from watching American...

Field Notes on LoveHaving just been dumped by his girlfriend, British-born Hugo is still determined to take his last-hurrah-before-college train trip across...

Frankly in LoveHigh school senior Frank Li is a Limbo--his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional e...

Girls on the LineA teen pregnancy puts two orphan girls in contemporary China on a collision course with factory bosses, family planning regulators, and a...

Give Me Some TruthCarson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band -- and ...

Goodbye DaysWhat if you could spend one last day with someone you lost? One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, an...

The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor nei...

HeroineAn Amazon Best Book of the Month! A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis—the deadliest drug epidemic in American his...

Hide With MeIn this heart-pounding, deeply-felt debut for fans of Jeff Zentner and Marieke Nijkamp, Sorboni Banerjee crafts a powerful story about th...

Highly Illogical BehaviorSixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants...

The History of Jane DoeA poignant, deeply funny coming-of-age story about first love, first loss, and the power of history to give life meaning. History buff R...

If I Ever Get Out of HereLewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball gam...

Just BreatheFrom the critically acclaimed author of A Step Toward Falling and Say What You Will comes a new YA standalone about mental health, chroni...

Let Me Hear a RhymeIn this standalone novel, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major ...

Long Way DownAn ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty po...

No True Believers Fans of the riveting mystery in Courtney Summers's Sadie and the themes of race and religion in Samira Ahmed's I...

Not So Pure and Simple"Hysterical. I couldn’t put it down.” (Nic Stone) "I laughed, I gasped, I church grunted through every chapter." (Tiffany D. Jackson) "He...

On the Come UpSixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the dau...

Opposite of AlwaysDebut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments...

Paper ButterfliesJune's life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one—and a secret one. She is trapped like a butterfly in a net. But th...

Paul, Big, and SmallA trio of high school outcasts--Paul, Big, and Small--face the complicated world of predators and prey in high school and come to realize...

Price of DutyFrom award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight ...

Punching the AirFrom award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel...

Rayne & Delilah's Midnite MatineeA contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior...

Saint DeathA potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by PRINTZ MEDAL winning a...

The Serpent KingThis is an Alternate Cover edition for ASIN B00ZNE17D2 Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a ...

SoloWhen the heart gets lost, let the music find you. Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he’d give anything not t...

SwingThings usually do not go as planned for seventeen-year-old Noah. He and his best friend Walt (aka Swing) have been cut from the high scho...

This Is My AmericaDear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice syste...

The Truth IsA powerful exploration of love, identity, and self-worth through the eyes of a fierce, questioning Puerto Rican teen. Fifteen-year-old ...

What I CarryFor readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl about to age out of the foster care syst...

When I Was the GreatestIn Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head—even if you’re totally clean. This gritty, ...

With the Fire on HighWith her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do w...

You Say It FirstMeg has her entire life set up perfectly: her boyfriend Mason is sweet and supportive, she and her best friend Emily plan to head to Corn...

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