YA Books that We Love for Realistic Fiction and Romance

Kids these days are so lucky! There so many great young adult (YA) books for them to choose from. Here are some of our favorites for realistic fiction and romance:

Realistic Fiction

American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden

The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

Ghost (Track series) by Jason Reynolds

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Bluefish by Pat Schmatz

Twerp by Mark Goldblatt

Slacker (Slacker #1) by Gordon Korman

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger

Romance

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

To All the Boys I've Loved Before Series by Jenny Han

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

If I Stay and Where She Went by Gayle Forman

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green