Realistic Fiction

Many Points of Me by Caroline Gertler – BOOK REVIEW

Georgia’s father, a famous artist, died nearly two years ago, and not a day goes by that she misses him. Her passion for art feels lackluster and empty.

Cora and Quinn used to be best friends. They were inseparable. They were Cora and Quinn. Cora and Quinn. CoraandQuinn. That is until Quinn’s older brother, Parker, kills Cora’s sister Mabel in a school shooting.

Charlese Jones is the ultimate antagonist in author Sharon Flake’s The Skin I’m In. She elicits little empathy from readers as she bullies and belittles everyone around her. Yet, decades later, fans of The Skin I’m In still wonder whatever happened to Char.

During Ellie’s 5th birthday party, her whale swimsuit and pool antics resulted in a cruel nickname: Splash. Since then, she – now almost 12 – has been ruthlessly bullied about her weight.

The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar – BOOK REVIEW

Betita’s father has told her the story many times before. Their people came from Aztlán, land of the cranes, a sanctuary somewhere in the present-day Southwest United States. Even though the people left the place of the cranes to establish a city, Tenochtitlan (modern-day Mexico City), their people will one day return to Aztlán and live with the cranes once more.

Stick With Me by Jennifer Blecher – BOOK REVIEW

Izzy is the most talented artist in the 6th grade. Art is her escape, a way for Izzy to express her complicated emotions, especially since her best friend, Phoebe, has ditched her for the meanest girl in their grade. Suddenly, the solace Izzy finds through drawing is disrupted when another family rents out Izzy’s family’s house for a week.