realistic fiction

Middle-schooler Bryan wakes up to find that his life has become a video game, with bullies to beat, races to run, puzzles to solve, and much more at stake.

"Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, and Amanda to join him at a weeklong sleep-away summer camp--Camp Paleo: Live Like a Caveman. Like cavemen, they're going to have to make do without air conditioning or a heated pool. They'll learn archery and dig for fossils"--Provided by publisher.

When her father is killed in an accident, twelve-year-old Wren is grief stricken, but what upsets her even more is that her mother seems to be filled with anger, rather than sadness. As they move from place to place, Wren is forced to cope with her mother's strange behavior, her own grief, and all the problems that come with being the new girl in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where they finally end up.

"Ed & Bo are your average teenagers with a taste for the finer things in life; like pizza rolls, salt and vinegar chips, and long naps. Life is pretty awesome until they're faced with the greatest challenge since that time they lost the keys to Ed's Mom's car--they have to participate in an extra credit business competition or fail 12th grade. The boys must balance rivalries, secret crushes, not-so-secret crushes, and discussions of life's greatest mysteries as they try to graduate. Ed & Bo Try to Graduate is Book #1 from Stoopid, an EPIC Press series"--Provided by the publisher.

After eighteen years in the Marines, Rosalita Alvirde's father is struggling with civilian life, but when he decides to rejoin the military, Rosie's life starts to come apart--and it soon shows up in her school work and behavior.

When three noisy, mischievous rising stars of a British boy band come to Los Angeles to make their first album, they stay in the home of a record producer and her seventh-grade daughter, a talented but painfully shy singer-songwriter, urged by her best friend to step into the spotlight.

A summer in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit.

"In this high school novel for young readers, Charlotte has to find a way to stand up to bullies at summer camp without becoming a target herself."--Provided by publisher.

"A teen girl's quest to find her mother leads her to the big city, and gives her the courage to fulfill her dream of becoming a jockey."--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Eve consults tarot cards to see if she will achieve her goal of being a famous singer one day, and in the meantime, decides to try out for the school musical.