Realistic Fiction

1. Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

Summary: Joey has trouble paying attention.  His constant mood swings make his teacher and his parents angry.

2. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Summary: A girl and a father take a trip through the woods in the wintertime to go owling, or impersonate an owl in order to get its attention.

3. I Can Be Anything by Jerry Spinelli

Summary: A young boy wonders what he will be when he gets older.

Characters: A young boy.

4. Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

Summary: Ramona Quimby goes to kindergarten for the first time.

5. Superfudge by Judy Blume

Summary: This is a book about two brothers, Peter and Fudge, Fudge is always causing trouble.  He is only four years old and is very smart for his age, according to Peter, Fudge is the biggest pain in the butt ever.

6. When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Summary: A brother and sister talk about their experience living in the mountains as children.

7. Junie B. First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara Park

Summary: This book is about a girl that goes to first grade and cannot see what the teacher is writing on the board so she may need classes to see what the teacher is writing.

8. A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

Summary: Amos who works at the zoo wakes up sick one day and his friends from the zoo come to visit him while he is sick.

9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Summary: This book is about a student named Greg Heffley and his struggles in middle school.

10. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Williems

Summary: This book is about a girl and her father going to the laundry mat and this start to go terribly wrong when she leaves her stuffed bunny behind.

11. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Summary: This book is about a boy who steps outside after it has snowed and has all types of adventures in the snow.

12. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

Summary: This book is about a girl in art class and she claims she does not know how to draw but her teacher uses some wit and proves her wrong.

13. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Summary: This is a story about a little bunny that keeps running away but his mother always finds him no matter where he hides.

14. Because of Winn Dixie By Kate DiCamillo

Summary: Opal describes all the good things that happen because of her big, ugly dog, Winn-Dixie.

15. Beezus and Ramona By Beverly Cleary
Summary: Ramona invites her entire kindergarten class over one rainy day, without telling her mother! This hilarious book will captivate you.


16.  The Breadwinner By Deborah Ellis
Summary: A courageous young Afghan girl pretends to be a boy in order to support her family.


17.  Dear Mr. Henshaw By Beverly Cleary
Summary: Ten-year-old Leigh confides his troubles in letters to his favorite author.


18.  Eggs Over Evie By Alison Jackson
Summary: Evie tries to cope with her parents' divorce, her dad's new wife, and the idea of a new sibling.