I found this book to be very relevant as it spoke to the stress and overwhelming feelings circling college admissions. The school attended by students…
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Category: Realistic Fiction
Summer Island By Shelley Noble
Phoebe finds out who her real family is when she is hit with multiple tragedies at once. She leaves her fiance and looses her job…
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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Poppy and Alex have been best friends for a very long time and have spent most of their time together vacationing away their summer days.…
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The People We Keep by Allison Larkin
The People We Keep is a book that discovers a girl’s redefinition of the word family. Not feeling worthy of love tears apart 16 year…
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One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle
You would think that a summer vacation in Italy would bring nothing but joy and stunning views. However, for Kathy it brings nothing but disappointment…
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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
This unique take on a classic novel utilizes poetry to portray what feels like endless thoughts of a young boy about to commit a terrible…
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How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Before the book was published, I overheard several people discussing it, thus I find it amazing that it hasn’t been more well known. I was…
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A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
TW: Islamophobia, xenophobia Beginning this book made me uneasy since it spends a lot of time setting up the plot and telling rather than showing.…
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Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
I should start by saying that reading this book is challenging. It is a family history told in the form of a patchwork quilt, bouncing…
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Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll
TW: sexual assault, racism, alcoholism Three main protagonists, Doris, Nell, and Grant, are followed in Unclaimed Baggage as they work summer jobs at the shop…
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