Genre: Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction genre

Now Is The Time For Running

By Book Importer | Published: May 21, 2012

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo’s older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18), Zimbabwe » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Trafficked

By Book Importer | Published: May 16, 2012

A seventeen-year-old Moldovan girl whose parents have been killed is brought to the United States to work as a slave for a family in Los Angeles.

Other Descriptors: Europe, Moldova, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , » 1 Comment

The Plant Hunters

By Book Importer | Published: May 11, 2012

Driven by an all-consuming passion, the plant hunters traveled around the world, facing challenges at every turn: tropical illnesses, extreme terrain, and dangerous animals.  They battled piranhas, tigers, and vampire bats.  Even the plants themselves could be lethal!  But these intrepid eighteenth and nineteenth century explorers were determined to find and collect new and unusual [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Welcome To Silver Street Farm

By Book Importer | Published: May 2, 2012

What are three city friends to do when a couple of newly adopted baby poodles turn out to be rotten hatch into ducklings?  For Gemma, Meera, and Karl, the answer’s easy– turn the abandoned train station into a city farm!  Throw in a friendly policeman, a chicken-herding dog, and a pair of runaway goats, and [...]

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year. See the review at WOW Review, Volume [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Beneath A Meth Moon

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she’s still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel’s new life is going well, with a new best friend, a place on the cheerleading squad and T-Boom, co-captain of [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » 2 Comments

Inside Out And Back Again

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of [...]

Other Descriptors: Guam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Viet Nam » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Martha, No!

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

Martha Felicity Molly-Anne May has a habit of losing her nannies. She’s so naughty that even Mary Poppins wouldn’t know what to do! Can the newest nanny, Miss Harrington-Chive, keep track of the little angel during their day out on the town? Or will Martha’s behavior have the nanny screaming “Martha, no!” until her voice [...]

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

A young Tibetan American girl helps her grandfather recover from an illness through the use of a traditional cure that focuses on spiritual as well as physical recovery and brings together a caring community.

Other Descriptors: Asia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tibet (China) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Duck for a Day

By Book Importer | Published: April 10, 2012

When Abby’s class gets a pet duck named Max, she is eager to take it home overnight, especially since her parents will not let her have a pet.

Other Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment