Realistic Fiction Lover

Dear My Next Book,

I just finished "Because of Mr.Terupt" and I finished "Flying Solo" before that and they were both really awesome. I  think they are the same genre and I realy like that kind of genre.  I really need a new book and I'm stuck with one I don't really like but I have to read it during reading time.  I need a lot of help to find my next book because I don't know what genre it is because those books came in a new order of books and they were not labled what genre they where.  So I need some help!!!

From, 

Wondering

Dear Wondering,

We know we can help you.  Because of Mr. Terupt and Flying Solo are both great books!  It sounds from your description that you like realistic fiction books.  These are books that are about things that could actually happen in real life - however, they are made up stories.  There are often difficult decisions that people have to make or issues in life that are hard to deal with.  Many of us LOVE realistic fiction so we have some great recommendations for you!

• Have you read Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher?  He wrote Flying Solo and we think you might enjoy this great story of an important year in a family's life.  Parts are super funny and parts are very sad.  It is a great book.
• Out of My Mind is a wonderful book about a girl who cannot walk and cannot talk and at the same time is very smart.  It is the story of her complicated life.  Many of us could not put this one down and have read it again and again. 
• True - Sort Of is a book that many of us have just read or are reading.  It is a wonderful story about a little girl who begins to learn about life.  There are parts that are hilarious and parts that will bring tears to your eyes.  It is a wonderful story that we think will win lots of awards this year!
• We think you might be a fan of any books written by Andrew Clements - these are books that often are set in schools and are about real people and the real problems they encounter.  He has written loads of books and we know that if you check out his section in your library you will find something there you enjoy.
• Wendy Mass is another author who writes great realistic fiction.  Her stories are always interesting and filled with emotion, heart, self-discovery and important issues.  She is also a beautiful writer, many of us are hooked on Wendy Mass books right now.  If you like how both Because of Mr. Terupt and Flying Solo are both  written by different points of view you might really like Every Soul a Star.  A group of us just read that one and LOVED it!

We hope that at least one of these books speaks to you!  We know how hard it is to find that perfect book.  Please let us know how it goes and if we can be of any help in the future.

Happy Reading, 

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