Best YA Contemporary Books - Realistic Fiction

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MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
2.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,404 ratings
3.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,216 ratings
4.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,623 ratings
5.
Eliza and Her Monsters
Eliza and Her Monsters 4.14 avg rating — 64,959 ratings
6.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,165 ratings
7.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,368 ratings
8.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,443 ratings
9.
Two Buck Hope
Two Buck Hope 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
9.
As Beautiful as It Seems
As Beautiful as It Seems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings
9.
If the Cardinal Flies Home
If the Cardinal Flies Home 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings
12.
Wildfire
Wildfire 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
13.
The Misfits of Lima
The Misfits of Lima 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Chartbreak
Chartbreak 3.52 avg rating — 80 ratings
13.
Dog Girl
Dog Girl 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings
13.
No Room in Neverland
No Room in Neverland 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
13.
Earth to Alis
Earth to Alis 4.54 avg rating — 163 ratings
13.
Party Girl
Party Girl 3.54 avg rating — 737 ratings
19.
Until Morning
Until Morning 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
19.
The Girl in the Broken Mirror
The Girl in the Broken Mirror 3.92 avg rating — 124 ratings
19.
Yes, No, & the Infinity in Between
Yes, No, & the Infinity in Between it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
22.
Shadow
Shadow 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
22.
Afrotistic
Afrotistic 4.34 avg rating — 112 ratings
24.
Winter Road
Winter Road 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
24.
Like Spilled Water
Like Spilled Water 3.95 avg rating — 183 ratings
26.
Desert Slam
Desert Slam 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
26.
The Black Girls Left Standing
The Black Girls Left Standing 3.95 avg rating — 351 ratings
28.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 4.26 avg rating — 99,746 ratings
28.
The Way Back
The Way Back 3.27 avg rating — 81 ratings
28.
Other Side of the Tracks
Other Side of the Tracks 4.11 avg rating — 222 ratings
31.
Tampered
Tampered 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings
31.
The Closest I've Come
The Closest I've Come 3.88 avg rating — 538 ratings
33.
Not a Chance
Not a Chance 3.22 avg rating — 41 ratings
33.
Kneel
Kneel 4.13 avg rating — 713 ratings
35.
Heart Sister
Heart Sister 3.99 avg rating — 152 ratings
35.
True True
True True 4.20 avg rating — 199 ratings
37.
Everything's Not Fine
Everything's Not Fine 4.24 avg rating — 117 ratings
37.
Ugly (The Art of Being Ugly Book 1)
Ugly (The Art of Being Ugly Book 1) 3.98 avg rating — 80 ratings
39.
Living Rough
Living Rough 3.61 avg rating — 134 ratings
39.
Death by Society (Death by Society, #1)
Death by Society (Death by Society, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 228 ratings
41.
The Lit Report
The Lit Report 3.44 avg rating — 260 ratings
41.
Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend
Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend 4.11 avg rating — 242 ratings
43.
Tell Me
Tell Me 3.86 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
44.
The Ride Home
The Ride Home 3.45 avg rating — 42 ratings
45.
Run, Rebel
Run, Rebel 4.29 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
46.
Branded
Branded 3.27 avg rating — 413 ratings
47.
When She Hollers
When She Hollers 3.46 avg rating — 534 ratings
48.
Mirror Image
Mirror Image 3.55 avg rating — 95 ratings
49.
Broken Strings
Broken Strings 4.19 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
50.
Hate Mail
Hate Mail 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings
51.
In a Flash
In a Flash 3.43 avg rating — 100 ratings
52.
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones 3.73 avg rating — 581 ratings
53.
Hey Jude
Hey Jude 3.37 avg rating — 92 ratings
54.
Riot Act
Riot Act 3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Tagged
Tagged 3.35 avg rating — 66 ratings
56.
Record Breaker
Record Breaker 3.54 avg rating — 140 ratings
57.
No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address 3.52 avg rating — 27 ratings
58.
The New David Espinoza
The New David Espinoza 3.76 avg rating — 856 ratings
59.
My Time as Caz Hazard
My Time as Caz Hazard 3.11 avg rating — 81 ratings
60.
Benched
Benched 3.46 avg rating — 70 ratings
61.
Upstaged
Upstaged 3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
62.
Unity Club
Unity Club 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
63.
Viral
Viral 3.34 avg rating — 148 ratings
64.
On Cue
On Cue 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings
65.
Three Good Things
Three Good Things 3.23 avg rating — 43 ratings
66.
121 Express
121 Express 3.30 avg rating — 64 ratings
67.
The Snowball Effect
The Snowball Effect 3.74 avg rating — 92 ratings
68.
Nobody Said It Would Be Easy
Nobody Said It Would Be Easy 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings
69.
Let It Go (Red and Lance, #1)
Let It Go (Red and Lance, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 64 ratings
70.
Orchards
Orchards 3.76 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
71.
The Secret Life of It Girls
The Secret Life of It Girls 3.39 avg rating — 57 ratings
72.
Prank
Prank 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
73.
The Wave
The Wave 3.62 avg rating — 40,142 ratings
74.
Right Behind the Rain
Right Behind the Rain 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
75.
Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,194 ratings
76.
Armageddon Summer
Armageddon Summer 3.57 avg rating — 1,963 ratings
77.
What Hearts
What Hearts 3.60 avg rating — 995 ratings
78.
The Mayday Rampage
The Mayday Rampage 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
79.
Them That Glitter and Them That Don't
Them That Glitter and Them That Don't 3.76 avg rating — 38 ratings
80.
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo 3.60 avg rating — 323 ratings
81.
Because I Am Furniture
Because I Am Furniture 3.83 avg rating — 6,452 ratings
82.
Street Love
Street Love 3.68 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
83.
Aftershock
Aftershock 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
84.
Ride or Die
Ride or Die 3.22 avg rating — 27 ratings
85.
Rez Rebel
Rez Rebel 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings