realistic fiction

Mahtab, forced to flee her home in Herat with her family, journeys with them to Pakistan and on to Australia, wondering if she will ever have a home again, and whether her father will be able to join them.

When a hurricane hits Jose's little town, all happy thoughts are gone and his life is reduced to just surviving. Jose must find the strength to help his fellow survivors live and get on with their lives.

Tired of being hungry, cold, and dirty from living on the streets of New York City with a tribe of other homeless teenagers who are dying, one by one, a girl named Maybe ponders her future and longs for someone to care about her.

Living on the streets, Maddie forms an unlikely family and finds that it takes more than good intentions to make things work.

Scarlett Blaine's life in 1960's Georgia isn't always easy with her parent's financial struggles, her sister Juli's hippie lifestyle, and her brother Cliff's dream of going up in a rocket. When Cliff suffers an accident, Scarlett must try to regain what she has lost, fulfill her brother's dreams, and fix her view of God.

In South Carolina in 1959 Casey Quinn dreams of being a ballerina, and though she has never had the money for lessons, she follows her dream to New York City and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.

Poe, a homeless young teen, struggles to keep his living situation a secret.

When Dad and Mum break up, Em does her best to cheer up her little brother and sister, even though she is miserable. She is always cheered up by reading one of her favorite books. Em's dreams are to meet her favorite author and get her Dad back. Will they be granted?.

When Mallory gets the lead in the school play, she cannot understand why her best friend Mary Ann is not just as excited as she is, but eventually she finds out--and learns who her real friends are.

When Mallory is appointed to the Fern Falls Elementary School Environmental Committee, which is deciding on class projects for the upcoming Green Fair, she rapidly succeeds in alienating her classmates, friends, and family by her overzealous efforts to save the planet.