realistic fiction

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realistic fiction

The music of dolphins

1998
After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world.

Blonde at heart

2006
Elle Woods, sophomore in high school, falls in love with the star of her high school's basketball team and decides to revive the spirit of the team and its cheerleaders.

Scorpions

1990
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs.

Dancing Carl

1995
As winter progresses, the strange man in the worn flight jacket dances frequently on the ice of the rink, expressing more with his movements than most people do with words.

Tag along

2013
Friendships are forged on prom night, when four teens help each other through disappointment, near-arrest, parental interference and panic attacks.

Believing in horses

2012
Twelve-year-old Sadie's life changes drastically when she moves to Maryland and her father is deployed to Afghanistan, but then she gets Lucky, a new young horse, and together they encounter horse thieves, Maryland storms, and unwanted horses in need of rescuing.

Cinderella Cleaners: Change of a dress

2011
Diana reaches into the pocket of a fancy coat and finds an invitation to a gala in New York City. Since the coat's owner is out of town, Diana gets a wild idea. With the help of some friends and a glamorous dress, Diana pretends to be someone she's not, and makes it into the party!.

Lily and Taylor

Life is finally beginning to smooth out for Taylor, until her abusive boyfriend Devon shows up and traps her and her best friend Lily in a secluded cabin, with no escape in sight.

Me, him, them, and it

2013
Playing the "bad girl" at school to get back at her feuding parents, sixteen-year-old Evelyn gets into drugs and sex with a bad boy and becomes pregnant. Horrified that this could happen to her, she wonders how she will cope with a baby and still be valedictorian and realize her Ivy League dreams. When the baby's father wants nothing more to do with her or the child, Evelyn faces some difficult decisions.

When it happens

2008
High school seniors Sara and Tobey attempt to figure out what is important in life as they try to balance their preparations for their futures with their enjoyment of the present.

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