Get ready to go on a road trip or fall in love for the first time as our librarians explore the genre of contemporary fiction. Without the flare of dragons, swords, and magic, how do these realistic reads hold up? Are these fluffy stories really just surface-level entertainment or is there a deeper theme to discover? From John Green to the renowned titles of Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda and The Hate U Give, our librarians offer up their advice, perspective, and feedback on this underestimated category.

Recommended and Mentioned Titles:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

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

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Leah on the Off Beat by Becky Albertalli

Love, Simon (2018 Film)

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

Paper Towns by John Green

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Upside of the Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Dubliners by James Joyce

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli

Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis

George by Alex Gino

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by K. E. Ormsbee

Top Ten by Katie Cotugno

Shuffle Repeat by Jen Klein

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Sophomore Year Is Greek to Me by Meredith Zeitlin

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

Alex Approximately by Jenn Bennett

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Maycie's Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34572362-maycie