Great Realistic Fiction for Grades 8-12
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The Poet X (novel in verse) by Elizabeth Acevedo
With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
A Heart In A Body In The World by Deb Caletti
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chobosky
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime by Mark Haddon
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Neanderthal Opens The Door To The Universe by Preston Norton
You Bring The Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Long Way Down (novel in verse) by Jason Reynolds
A List Of Cages by Robin Roe
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Calling My Name by Liara Tamani
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Words On Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicole Yoon
Rayne And Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zenter