Category: Realistic

• ‘I Am Not Alone’- Stork, Francisco, X.

  Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in the Real World such an unforgettable novel. Alberto’s life isn’t easy: He’s an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister’s abusive boyfriend—but he’d always accepted his place in the world. Until he starts hearing the voice of…

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  20th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Realistic, S, Schizophrenia, Thriller, Young Adult

  Contemporary, Dual POV, Fiction, Mental Health, Mexican MC, Neurodivergence, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Schizophrenia, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Thriller, USA, Young Adult

• ‘How to Become a Planet’- Melleby, Nicole

  For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorite season, which also includes visits to the boardwalk arcade, working in her mom’s pizzeria, and her best friend Meredith’s birthday party. But this summer, none of that feels possible. A month before the end of the school…

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  17th Dec 2023

  Age, Anxiety, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Depression, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, M, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Novels, OCD, Questioning, Realistic, Young Adult

  Anxiety, Astronomy, Depression, Fiction, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Non-Binary, Novel, OCD, Questioning, Realistic Fiction, Space, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Highly Illogical Behaviour’- Whaley, John Corey

  Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to get into the second-best psychology program for college (she’s being realistic). But is ambition alone enough to get her in? Enter Lisa. Determined to “fix” Sol, Lisa steps into his world, along with…

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  13th Dec 2023

  Age, Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Gay, Genre, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Realistic, W, Young Adult

  Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Contemporary, Dual POV, Fiction, Gay, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Hazel’s Theory of Evolution’- Bigelow, Lisa Jenn

  Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade novel from Lisa Jenn Bigelow, acclaimed author of Drum Roll, Please, follows a precocious girl whose life is turned upside down in her last year of middle school. Hazel knows a lot about the world. That’s because when she’s not…

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  11th Dec 2023

  Age, Aromantic, Asexual, Author, B, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, LGBTQ+, Middle-Grade, Mobility Aid User, Novels, Questioning, Realistic, Transgender, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

  Aromantic, Asexual, Contemporary, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Middle-Grade, Mobility Aids, Novel, Physical Disability, Questioning, Questioning MC, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Transgender, USA, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

• ‘The Golden Hour’- Smith, Niki

  From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that gently explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, healing from tragedy, and hope for a better tomorrow. Struggling with anxiety after witnessing a harrowing instance of gun violence, Manuel Soto copes through photography, using his cell-phone camera to…

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  10th Dec 2023

  Age, Anxiety, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Gay, Genre, Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, PTSD, Realistic, S, Young Adult

  Anxiety, Contemporary, Farm, Fiction, Gay, Graphic Novel, Latin MC, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Photography, PTSD, Realistic Fiction, Recovery, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Frankie’s World: A Graphic Novel’- Dooley, Aoife

  From acclaimed Autistic Irish comedian Aoife Dooley comes a fresh and funny debut middle-grade graphic novel about fitting in and standing out. Frankie is different from everyone in her class, and she can’t figure out why. She has trouble concentrating, and her classmates tease her for not having a dad at home. To try to…

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  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Contemporary, D, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Graphic Novels, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Realistic

  Autism, Childrens, Contemporary, Fiction, Frankie’s World, Graphic Novel, Ireland, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Realistic Fiction, Series, Submitted Book

• ‘Forever Is Now’- Lockington, Mariama J.

  A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us. I’m safe here. That’s how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend’s arms. School is out, and even…

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  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Author, Bisexual, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Lyrical, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Poetry, Realistic, Young Adult

  Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Bisexual, Bisexual MC, Black MC, Contemporary, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Novel, Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Follow My Leader’- Garfield, James B.

  A heartwarming story about a boy and his guide dog, for fans of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn-Dixie . After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know – how to get dressed, how to find his way around…

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  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, G, Genre, Guide Dog User, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Visual Disability

  1950s, Blind, Childrens, Fiction, Guide Dog User, Historical, Middle-Grade, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Visual Disability

• ‘The First Thing About You’- Hayden, Chaz

  A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Armed with his favorite…

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  7th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, H, Mobility Aid User, Novels, Physical Disability, Realistic, Romance, SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

  Contemporary, Fiction, Mobility Aids, Novel, Physical Disability, Realistic Fiction, Romance, SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

• ‘Finding My Voice’- Dooley, Aoife

  How do you find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be quiet? Frankie is different, and so is her best-friend, Sam. So when they both start secondary school, it’s tough. Particularly when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class! Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for…

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  7th Dec 2023

  Age, Autism, Book Type, Contemporary, D, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Graphic Novels, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Realistic

  Autism, Contemporary, Fiction, Frankie’s World, Graphic Novel, Ireland, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Realistic Fiction, Series, Submitted Book