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Head over to the Juvenile section of the library to find realistic fiction books for elementary age children.
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A Day at the Beach
by Gary D. Schmidt
Told from multiple points of view, this book follows a diverse cast of young people whose lives intersect in surprising and hilarious ways over the course of a summer day at the beach.
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Rachel Friedman is Not the Queen
by Sarah Kapit
Rachel is excited about Purim and especially excited to star in her Hebrew school's Purim spiel, but when her best friend gets the leading role of Queen Esther, Rachel must learn to step aside, in a story about friendship.
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The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
by Katie Kirby
After her best friend moves away, eleven-year-old Lottie enters secondary school alone where she attempts to navigate the embarrassing moments of growing up, fitting in, and making new friends.
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Grounded
by Aisha Saeed
Told from alternating viewpoints, this story of one unexpected night at an airport brings together four kids—poet Feek, cat lover Hanna, karate champ Sami, and politician's daughter Nora—in an encounter that forever changes their lives.
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Make a Move, Sunny Park!
by Jessica Kim
When her best friend Bailey coerces her into auditioning for the school dance team, seventh grader Sunny Park takes her first steps out from behind Bailey's shadow when she makes the team and must figure out who she wants to be when she's in the spotlight.
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Big Move to a Tiny House
by Jennifer Jacobson
Twig and Turtle are excited and curious about their new small town in Colorado. And for their cool, tiny house! Their family is united in living more simply. But the move comes with a major problem: How do you fit a Great Dane in a tiny house? Sisters Twig and Turtle experience adventures and challenges with family, friends, and school as they adjust to living in a tiny house.
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The Apartment House on Poppy Hill
by Nina LaCour
Determined to make two new tenants feel welcome, bighearted, curious, and mischievous 9-year-old Ella, who knows all the neighbors except for the mysterious Robinsons who live on the top floor, hopes a special celebration will change that.
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Painting the Game
by Patricia MacLachlan
Lucy's father is a minor league baseball player, a professional pitcher hoping to get called up to the majors, and Lucy inherited his passion for the game. But she's never played pitcher. She worries her skills would be compared to her dad's and she'd never measure up. Even as she trains relentlessly, Lucy wonders if she'll ever feel brave enough to share her progress with her mom or dad. Can she prove to them, and herself, that she has what it takes?
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Emma Mckenna, Full Out
by Kate Messner
Determined to make this the best school year ever at the brand-new Curiosity Academy, third-grader Emma McKenna finds her fresh start doomed by the arrival of Lucy, her best-friend-turned-enemy, and races to make friends before Lucy ruins everything, again.
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Miracle
by Karen S. Chow
Amie struggles to find herself through friendship and music in the wake of her father's death
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Just Gus
by McCall Hoyle
To heal from a bear attack, Gus, a livestock guardian dog, stays with Diego and his dad on the North Carolina coast where he must learn to control his instincts or lose his chance to stay in his new home.
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Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh
by James Patterson
Arriving at theater camp and looking forward to putting her comedy skills to good use, Jacky Hart realizes she's way out of her depth, but with the help of some new friends, sets out to earn her place in the spotlight.
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Surfing Shake-Up
by Jake Maddox
Rosie loves surfing at her Aunt Hazel's surfing school in Byron Bay, Australia, but this summer she is tasked with teaching her cousin Flora to surf although the two have never liked each other--and Rosie is finding it difficult to overcome her dislike.
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Flat Stanley's Adventures in Classroom 2E: Class Pet Surprise
by Kate Egan
Beloved character Flat Stanley is back with a whole new set of friends in this brand-new STEM-focused chapter book series. In this first book, Stanley's class gets an adorable class pet, plus a crash course on animal life and engineering.
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Because of the Rabbit
by Cynthia Lord
Accompanying her game warden father on a routine call on the last night of summer before she ends homeschooling and starts public school for the first time, young Emma finds herself caring for a baby bunny while navigating a project with an animal-loving boy who does not quite fit in.
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It Doesn't Take a Genius
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Feeling sidelined when his older brother's job as a summer camp counselor takes up much of the time they once spent together, Emmett struggles through the camp's various activities while enlisting new friends for an ultimate camp awards night.
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The Natural Genius of Ants
by Betty Culley
After Harvard's dad makes a serious mistake at work and decides to take Harvard and his little brother to Maine for the summer, they start an ant farm that ultimately helps the entire family learn not just about ants but also how to forgive oneself when things go wrong.
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Born Behind Bars
by Padma Venkatraman
Growing up in prison because his mother is serving time for a crime she didn’t commit, Kabir is forced into the outside world and goes on the run in a place that cares little for homeless, low-cast children.
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Shelter
by Christie Matheson
While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship, her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.
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