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Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
This is a list for Young Adult novels that are realistic. That means no paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi, or any other genre of the like can be added to this list. Thank you for voting. :)
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Girl Overboard (A Justina Chen Novel)
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Justina Chen (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 2,071 ratings
score: 464,
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6 people voted
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| 401 |
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Don't Get Caught
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Kurt Dinan (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 2,634 ratings
score: 464,
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5 people voted
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| 403 |
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Mockingbird
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4.20 avg rating — 35,552 ratings
score: 461,
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6 people voted
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| 404 |
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Invitation Only (Private, #2)
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3.93 avg rating — 11,613 ratings
score: 460,
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6 people voted
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| 404 |
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Forever Too Far (Rosemary Beach, #3; Too Far, #3)
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Abbi Glines (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 87,159 ratings
score: 460,
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| 406 |
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If I Lie
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Corrine Jackson (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 6,591 ratings
score: 459,
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5 people voted
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| 407 |
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Girls Under Pressure
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3.68 avg rating — 10,479 ratings
score: 458,
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5 people voted
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| 408 |
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Until Friday Night (The Field Party, #1)
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Abbi Glines (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 68,322 ratings
score: 457,
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6 people voted
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| 409 |
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The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 31,142 ratings
score: 452,
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5 people voted
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| 409 |
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Of Mice and Men
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3.89 avg rating — 2,772,089 ratings
score: 452,
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| 411 |
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The Vast Fields of Ordinary
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3.93 avg rating — 10,713 ratings
score: 445,
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| 411 |
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Heart on a Chain
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Cindy C. Bennett (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 17,245 ratings
score: 445,
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6 people voted
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| 413 |
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Remember Me?
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Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 262,404 ratings
score: 444,
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6 people voted
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| 414 |
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Life on the Refrigerator Door
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Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 13,990 ratings
score: 443,
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6 people voted
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| 415 |
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What a Boy Wants (What a Boy Wants, #1)
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Nyrae Dawn (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 10,569 ratings
score: 442,
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6 people voted
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| 416 |
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Double Clutch (Brenna Blixen, #1)
by
Liz Reinhardt (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 6,779 ratings
score: 439,
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5 people voted
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| 417 |
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Scat
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Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 21,510 ratings
score: 435,
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5 people voted
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| 418 |
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Wherever Nina Lies
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Lynn Weingarten (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 3,531 ratings
score: 432,
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5 people voted
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| 419 |
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The Problem with Forever
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 64,922 ratings
score: 431,
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| 420 |
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Annie on My Mind
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4.02 avg rating — 55,382 ratings
score: 430,
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5 people voted
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| 420 |
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Five Feet Apart
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Rachael Lippincott (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 253,223 ratings
score: 430,
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5 people voted
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| 422 |
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Perfect (Impulse, #2)
by
Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 30,890 ratings
score: 428,
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6 people voted
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| 423 |
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Don't Let Me Go
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J.H. Trumble (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
score: 427,
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5 people voted
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| 424 |
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Charmed Thirds (Jessica Darling, #3)
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Megan McCafferty (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 13,986 ratings
score: 426,
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5 people voted
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| 425 |
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Breathe (Sea Breeze, #1)
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Abbi Glines (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 84,136 ratings
score: 422,
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8 people voted
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| 425 |
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Girl in Translation
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Jean Kwok (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 58,334 ratings
score: 422,
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6 people voted
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| 427 |
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Speechless
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Hannah Harrington (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
score: 420,
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5 people voted
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| 428 |
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I Am David
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3.96 avg rating — 12,480 ratings
score: 418,
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5 people voted
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| 429 |
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Coffeehouse Angel
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Suzanne Selfors (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 6,782 ratings
score: 417,
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5 people voted
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| 430 |
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Does My Head Look Big In This?
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3.65 avg rating — 12,192 ratings
score: 416,
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5 people voted
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| 431 |
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Fat Kid Rules the World
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K.L. Going (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 8,244 ratings
score: 415,
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5 people voted
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| 432 |
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Kiss & Blog
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Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 2,071 ratings
score: 414,
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5 people voted
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| 433 |
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Trapped
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Michael Northrop (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 9,589 ratings
score: 413,
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5 people voted
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| 434 |
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Before We Were Free
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Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 9,310 ratings
score: 410,
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5 people voted
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| 435 |
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Jacob Have I Loved
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3.69 avg rating — 35,770 ratings
score: 408,
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5 people voted
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| 436 |
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Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers, #1)
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Tara Sivec (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 53,405 ratings
score: 406,
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6 people voted
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| 437 |
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 510,042 ratings
score: 403,
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5 people voted
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| 438 |
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Where You Are (Between the Lines, #2)
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Tammara Webber (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 19,162 ratings
score: 402,
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6 people voted
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| 438 |
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Fixing Delilah
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Sarah Ockler (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 7,785 ratings
score: 402,
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5 people voted
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| 440 |
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
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4.10 avg rating — 83,746 ratings
score: 401,
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| 441 |
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The Camp
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Greg Hair (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 191 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Wench With Wings
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Rose D. Cassidy (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Once Upon a Road Trip (Once Upon a Road Trip, #1)
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Angela N. Blount (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 465 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Because I'm Disposable
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Rosie Somers (Goodreads Author)
3.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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When Fall Breaks (Seasons of Jefferson, #1)
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Julie Solano (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 220 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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The Packing House
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G. Donald Cribbs (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 73 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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At First Blush
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Beth Ellyn Summer (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 212 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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One for the Road (Road #1)
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Elise K. Ackers (Goodreads Author)
4.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Changing Ways (Changing Ways, #1)
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Julia Tannenbaum (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 400,
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| 441 |
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Spin
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K.J. Farnham (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 192 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Making Turquoise
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Claire McFall (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 441 |
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Syria Girl
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Elijah Hill (Goodreads Author)
4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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| 453 |
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From the Chrysalis (The Devereux Cousins, #1)
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Karen E. Black (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 251 ratings
score: 399,
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4 people voted
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| 453 |
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Louder Than Words
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Iris St. Clair (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 155 ratings
score: 399,
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4 people voted
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| 453 |
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Mosquitoland
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David Arnold (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 35,634 ratings
score: 399,
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| 456 |
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The Girl from Jakarta
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Hester Keegan (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings
score: 398,
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| 457 |
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Vegan, Virgin, Valentine (V Valentine, #1)
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Carolyn Mackler (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 5,206 ratings
score: 397,
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5 people voted
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| 457 |
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Monster
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3.73 avg rating — 74,407 ratings
score: 397,
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| 459 |
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Holding Up the Universe
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Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 143,016 ratings
score: 394,
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| 460 |
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Gunfight at the Old Leake Canal
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G.B. Hope (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 59 ratings
score: 393,
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| 461 |
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One for the Murphys
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Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 33,439 ratings
score: 388,
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| 462 |
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,138,184 ratings
score: 387,
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| 463 |
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Firsts
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Laurie Elizabeth Flynn (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 5,741 ratings
score: 385,
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| 464 |
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Girl Online (Girl Online, #1)
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3.66 avg rating — 67,249 ratings
score: 384,
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| 464 |
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My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,582 ratings
score: 384,
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| 466 |
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Clap When You Land
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Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 108,347 ratings
score: 383,
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| 467 |
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The Crossover
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4.22 avg rating — 68,512 ratings
score: 381,
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| 468 |
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The Fallen Star (Fallen Star, #1)
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Jessica Sorensen (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 29,404 ratings
score: 379,
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| 469 |
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The Carrie Diaries (The Carrie Diaries, #1)
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Candace Bushnell (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 39,272 ratings
score: 375,
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| 470 |
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Wuthering Heights
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3.90 avg rating — 1,975,203 ratings
score: 373,
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| 471 |
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Chasing Nikki (Chasing Nikki, #1)
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Lacey Weatherford (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 12,838 ratings
score: 368,
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| 472 |
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
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Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 48,419 ratings
score: 366,
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| 473 |
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Sixteenth Summer (Sixteenth Summer, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 9,608 ratings
score: 364,
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| 474 |
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Even Now (Lost Love, #1)
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Karen Kingsbury (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 24,837 ratings
score: 359,
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| 474 |
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Letters to the Lost (Letters to the Lost, #1)
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Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 51,179 ratings
score: 359,
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| 474 |
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 1,728,592 ratings
score: 359,
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| 477 |
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The Sweetness of Salt
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3.66 avg rating — 836 ratings
score: 358,
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| 477 |
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,329 ratings
score: 358,
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| 479 |
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This Is Where It Ends
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Marieke Nijkamp (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 148,427 ratings
score: 357,
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| 480 |
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Where You Are
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J.H. Trumble (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 2,586 ratings
score: 356,
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| 481 |
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Effortless (Thoughtless, #2)
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S.C. Stephens (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 116,509 ratings
score: 355,
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| 481 |
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Loser
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3.74 avg rating — 21,482 ratings
score: 355,
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| 483 |
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 442,289 ratings
score: 354,
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| 483 |
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The Secret Year
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Jennifer R. Hubbard (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 4,793 ratings
score: 354,
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| 483 |
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Every Last Word
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Tamara Ireland Stone (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 123,663 ratings
score: 354,
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| 486 |
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How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls
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3.55 avg rating — 4,174 ratings
score: 352,
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| 487 |
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The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie (Ashbury/Brookfield, #3)
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3.89 avg rating — 5,789 ratings
score: 351,
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| 488 |
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Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
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Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 860,728 ratings
score: 350,
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| 489 |
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Getting Over Garrett Delaney
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Abby McDonald (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 6,172 ratings
score: 348,
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| 490 |
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Life in Outer Space
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Melissa Keil (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 6,139 ratings
score: 345,
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| 491 |
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Whale Talk
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3.97 avg rating — 11,354 ratings
score: 344,
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| 491 |
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The Cranberry Hush
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Ben Monopoli (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,448 ratings
score: 344,
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| 491 |
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I Capture the Castle
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3.99 avg rating — 113,759 ratings
score: 344,
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| 491 |
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Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
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4.20 avg rating — 92,747 ratings
score: 344,
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| 491 |
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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 1,022,435 ratings
score: 344,
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| 496 |
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The Book of Luke
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3.74 avg rating — 13,293 ratings
score: 343,
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| 496 |
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The Book of Broken Hearts
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Sarah Ockler (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 12,088 ratings
score: 343,
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| 498 |
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A Time for Dancing (A Time for Dancing, #1)
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4.33 avg rating — 2,512 ratings
score: 337,
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Looking for Alaska appears to be listed twice, once on page 1 and again about page 2 at number 103. I nearly voted for it again.
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this is such a great list. I just started with anna and the french kiss, finished it and it was absolutely great. I am now reading before I fall, and I guess I'll have to follow through this list. Great! <3
Isn't 'The Host' sci-fi? And 'The Hunger Games' dystopian?....these shouldn't be on this book list since its only YA realistic novels....just sayin :/
Liliana wrote: "Isn't 'The Host' sci-fi? And 'The Hunger Games' dystopian?....these shouldn't be on this book list since its only YA realistic novels....just sayin :/"Liliana, thank you for pointing those out. I deleted them from the list.
For some reason, people seem to vote for their favorite books on whatever list they run into first here on GR. Whether it's the correct genre for the list they're voting on or not.
this is really a great list. i've read many of these books and loved them!
This is why I hate these listopia things on goodreads. There are always books that clearly don't belong on the list. I know everyone loves hunger games(I love hunger games), but it's not realistic. There are no hunger games in the real world. Stop trying to put books on lists just because you like them. Only add them if they fit the description.
I don't know if before I Fall belongs on the list. Yes, it takes place in our world and I would call it realistic fiction, except for the fact that most of the plot is about a girl reliving her death day over and over again, which is science fiction.
I was also going yo ask about the" Fifty Shades Of Grey" series being on here. They clearly aren't YA and if they were, they wouldn't be considered realistic by most.
Not sure if historical books can be included? The Book Thief isn't set in the present time but it is realistic and awesome so I'll vote for it anyway. :D
Liliana wrote: "Isn't 'The Host' sci-fi? And 'The Hunger Games' dystopian?....these shouldn't be on this book list since its only YA realistic novels....just sayin :/"They mean the voice and struggles of the teen protagonist is realistic.
Took off the following paranormals/SF/fantasy:Evermore
Fracture
Deadly Little Secret
Loch
Vampire Academy
Winter Rose
Shiver
The Twilight Saga
Linger
Forever
The Last Prophet
The Amityville Horror
Breaking Dawn
Betrayed
Twilight
Took off the following not YA books:
Gabriel's Rapture (erotica)
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Trilogy Bundle
I LOVE Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I'm not a real YA fan because to me the whole "teen relationship" thing is a hard sell form me, since I think "oh they'll break up. They don't really know what love is." And I stand by that idea, because I myself don't love anyone. It's fleeting and superficial, like most teens' love is. They confuse comfort and safety with true love, it's really just "philia".
Debbie wrote: "Took off the following paranormals/SF/fantasy:Evermore
Fracture
Deadly Little Secret
Loch
Vampire Academy
Winter Rose
Shiver
The Twilight Saga
Linger
Forever
The Last Prophet
The Amityville Horro..."
Debbie, thank you so much. Since creating this list two years ago, I have made several changes and tried to keep it up, but is hard when people keep adding books that shouldn't be on here, and I simply can't check it every day of my life. So thanks again for helping. :)
Rahmat wrote: "Thanks so much this is the first list I've started on GR. I will also like to thank everyone for adding books to this list."
Rahmat, if you're taking credit for creating this list, you better redact that. I, Lora, clearly created this list back in January of 2011, as is listed above the people who've voted on this list.
Lora wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Took off the following paranormals/SF/fantasy:Evermore
Fracture
Deadly Little Secret
Loch
Vampire Academy
Winter Rose
Shiver
The Twilight Saga
Linger
Forever
The Last Prophet
The A..."
Sorry for that I was talking of another list.
This is a really great list, but I'm surprised not to find The Diary of Anne Frank. That's definitely a classic.
Lynne wrote: "This is a really great list, but I'm surprised not to find The Diary of Anne Frank. That's definitely a classic."Probably because that's not a novel.
Jazzy, list out numbers and titles and I'll clean up the list tonight.
If anything beautiful distaster is my favorite book lol and after that taking chances will put you to tears I was drowning in em!'
I am really interested in this list, it looks great!!!!
I am so incredibly honored that people voted my book on this list, and I'm also incredibly excited to read some of the other books. Realistic YA is one of my favorite genres.
Vampire Academy and The Host are not realistic.
Gone.Also removed the following:
Queen of Babble and sequels (Not YA)
The Notebook (not YA)
Journey to the River Sea (historical fantasy)
The Lovely Bones (not realistic)
Graceling (fantasy)
Shatter Me (SF)
The Godfather (not YA)
I totally LOVE this list, especially glad I discovered Simone Elkeles because of it.
Did some cleaning up.Deleted:
Less Than Zero (adult)
The Help (with some teen characters, but still adult)
On Dublin Street (adult - bordering on erotica)
Night Star (YA paranormal)
Room (told from a five-year-old's POV, but definitely adult)
The Lovely Bones (not really realistic and not really YA)
Infinite Days (YA paranormal)
A Time to Kill (adult mystery)
As the creator of this list, I want to thank all GR users who've helped clean up this list; it is much appreciated, since I cannot keep tabs on it 24/7.
There are still several books from Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks that are technically adult and therefore shouldn't be on this list, but they seem to be popular books to add, so I won't delete them at present. However, if someone else feels they should be deleted and wishs to take the liberty, be my guest.
As far as the "new adult" genre that everyone is going on about, I am not yet sure whether it should be on this list or not. They are books aimed at 17+ (I think?), but there content really isn't all that appropriate for younger readers IMO. There are several New Adult titles on this list now, however, so for now I'll not be deleting them, either. If anyone else deems them unfit for the list, please feel free to delete them yourself. Thank you.
- Lora
Lora wrote: "Did some cleaning up.Deleted:
Less Than Zero (adult)
The Help (with some teen characters, but still adult)
On Dublin Street (adult - bordering on erotica)
Night Star (YA paranormal)
Room (told fr..."
I think everyone is turning a "once YA book" Into a New adult book anyway. So it's hard to keep track. I say leave them unless there are a LOT of adult themes in them.
ferb I know what we're gonna do today
I'm fairly sure Starters is more sci fi than realistic YA fiction.
I love this list! I've read some of them.
If I Stay (Gayle Forman) isn't totally realistic.
Ditto on please remove "Before I Fall" and "If I Stay." I think they're great books, but not for this list.
(I think we can take the supernatural element of "The Book Thief" as just literary device, though...)
I have deleted some books:City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Fallen by Lauren Kate
But I don't think I have found all Fantasy, SF and erotica.
Divergent (#113) definitely should be out of this list - there's nothing realistic about it. Same goes about Flowers in the Attic (#130) Whoever has a power to delete those - please do! :-)
I noticed several books that should be deleted. Fallen #244, Short 2nd Life of Bree Tanner #771, Divergent #459, Grapes of Wrath (not YA)#703. It is unbelievable so many people do not read instructions or just don't care.
I love Anna and the French Kiss, but "Realistic"? hardly.
LOTR and The Hobbit are realistic fiction?
The Fault in our Stars isn't realistic.
I've read 25 of the T27. Highlights: Tier 1 - Just Listen, Along for the Ride, The Truth About Forever
Tier 2 - Before I Fall, Speak, Will Grayson
I completely understand the need to create a list not dominated by paranormal romance, vampire fiction, Fifty Shades, etc. Unfortunately, by creating the "realistic" limitation, all of Vonnegut, anything by Orson Scott Card or Tolkien, Watership Down, Flowers for Algernon and a number of other really strong YA books are also excluded. This is a shame, because there is a type of kid out there--usually brainy and male, but not always--who won't read anything else. They're tearing the classroom apart till you put Douglas Adams in their hands and say, "Just read this," and suddenly they're happy.
Almost died of laughter that TFIOS is on this list. I love the book, but seriously.
TFIOS = The Fault in Our Stars. Took me a minute to figure this out. This book may not be completely realistic, but it comes closer than dystopian books and vampire fiction. I believe it follows the description of the books for this list. see below"This is a list for Young Adult novels that are realistic. That means no paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi, or any other genre of the like can be added to this list. Thank you for voting. :)"
good list anybody knows where is a list like this for comtemporary books?
What Really Happened in Peru (Clare, C.)The Scorch Trials (Dashner, J.)
The Kill Order (Dashner, J.)
The Lost Hero (Riordan, R.)
The Son of Neptune (Riordan, R.)
The House of Hades (Riordan, R.)
Hush, Hush (Fitzpatrick, B.)
Killer (Shephard, S.) Or all the Pretty Little Liars series aren't realistic.
The One (Cass, K.)
aren't realistic :-)
Kevin wrote: "(I think we can take the supernatural element of "The Book Thief" as just literary device, though...)"Jeanie wrote: "Liliana wrote: "Isn't 'The Host' sci-fi? And 'The Hunger Games' dystopian?....these shouldn't be on this book list since its only YA realistic novels....just sayin :/"
They mean the voice and stru..."
You've still got Bared To You (#299) erotica listed on this YA listopia.
I'm curious as to why If I Stay and Before I Fall are on here. I'm not sure if I would say these novels are "realistic." I think they should be removed from the list too.
Which part in The Fault in Our Stars is realistic? Do people talk like that in real life? That's very tiring..Didn't like the book at all and I had high expectation since the movie is quite good..
If I Stay by Gayle FormanI really loved this book!!!! Especially towards the ending was really interesting! But keep reading it gets better and better!! Read the book first and then see the movie!! Its totally worth it trust me!!!! I recommend this book!! I just cant wait til i get the second book!It should be more interesting!! I Guarantee you that this book is one of the best!! The movie was also good!!!
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