This genre was what I read the most when I was growing up. The idea of realistic fiction is that what is
written in the book is not necessarily true but could be capable of happening
in real life. When authors are writing
realistic fiction, they portray everything in the laws of real life. Realistic fiction can offer children the opportunity
to closely observe the decision making process when it comes to moral
issues. Many times in realistic fiction,
it can provide a bridge for children to connect with the characters who use
their knowledge in science, social studies, and math to make decisions in their
lives. A science book that students can relate to science is Hatchet.
A realistic math book where students can use is Math Curse. These books
would be good to have in the classroom so students can learn and compare the
books in the subject areas.
Some Realistic Fiction Books
PICTURE BOOK
Munsch, Robert. Love You
Forever. Firefly Books. 1986.
A
young mother holds her son for the first time and sings him a nice song. As the boy goes through stages of being a
toddler to becoming an adult, the mother always finds time to pick him up and
sing him the same song. As the mother
becomes older, the son returns the favor to her for one last time, and comes
home to his newborn daughter where he sings to her that same
SHORT
CHAPTER BOOK
Sachar, Louis. Holes. Yearling.
1998.
Stanley Yelnats always seem to be at the wrong place at the
wrong time. Nothing in their family can
ever go right and they blame this on their pig stealing great-great
grandfather. Stanley is wrongfully
accused of a crime and is sent to a camp where he has to dig holes every
day. During his stay at the camp, he
learns about himself, his family, and breaks the family curse.
YOUNG
ADOLESCENT CHAPER BOOK
Asher,
Jay. 13 Reasons Why. The Penguin
Book. 2007.
Clay
Jensen receives a set of 13 audio tapes.
Once he starts listening to the tapes, he realizes it is from a student
who had recently killed herself. In the
tapes are the reasons why and they all involve a fellow classmate of Hannah
Baker. The tapes are to be passed around
from person to person that was mentioned in the tapes. Clay Jensen desperately listens to all of
them, and in turn, it changes his life completely.
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