Reviews by Tag: realistic fiction

Teen Review
All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places

By Jennifer Niven
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Ken
Jul 3, 2023

All the Bright Places, written by Jennifer Niven, is a novel where Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers who badly want to escape from their small Indiana town of Bartlett. Violet is a popular girl who is secretly dealing with survivor's remorse, and Finch is a boy obsessed with death, labeled a freak by his peers. What ways will they try to find relief in their dark lives? 

Teen Review
The Crossover

The Crossover

By Kwame Alexander
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Jeli N.
Jul 3, 2023

Josh and Jordan Bell “JB”, the twins of a famous former NBA player, strive to be the best on the court. But as time goes on, the two are met with an even bigger opponent -- life. Although the boys’ close relationship may help them in some cases, a spark of change could ultimately change their relationship for good or worse. 

Teen Review
Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Ghost

By Jason Reynolds
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 12, 2022

Ghost is a realistic fiction book by Jason Reynolds. This book is about a seventh grader boy

who wants to join the school track team. His life out of school is tough because he has an

abusive father who tried to kill his mom and him. Although life was hard for him, Charles, a

nearby friendly figure, takes care of them for years. Next, he goes to tryouts and the coaches

were impressed but then he had a fight with one of the bullies. Later the coach gives him a

Teen Review
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fighting Words

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Kritika S.
Jul 11, 2022

Fighting Words is written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. The genre is realistic fiction and it’s about 2 girls, 10 year old Della and 16 year old Suki. Their mother was an addict and had a psychotic break, and their mom’s boyfriend Clifton never treated them right. Both of them are adopted by a woman named Francine, who isn't the nicest person in the world but not a bad person either.

Teen Review

Fangirl

By Rainbow Rowell
Star Rating

Rated by
Rhea S.
Jun 14, 2022

Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell, is a young adult novel about finding yourself. Cath and her twin sister Wren have been inseparable their entire lives. Cath is an introvert and would prefer to live in her book world rather than venture out into the real one. When moving to college, Cath expects that her sister will remain her best friend, but Wren forms her own friend circle. Cath faces struggles that many people, particularly fangirls, will face when moving to a new environment and having to adapt.

Teen Review
Wink by Rob Harrell

Wink

By Rob Harrell
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating:

3.5 This book is great but it did not catch my attention like many other books did.

Summary:

This book is based off a true story of a middle school teenage boy. His name in the book is Ross Maloy. He is a teenage boy who wants to fit in to the school. He then gets diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after which he has to go through many surgeries. After the surgeries his eye is always winking and he does not know how to control his life anymore.

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