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Unit 2: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Click here or to the right to read about contemporary realistic fiction for adolescents. Especially note the criteria for selecting contemporary realistic fiction (p. 137).
Note, too, these themes that are often used in contemporary realistic novels for young adults:
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Bang (2017) by Barry Lyga
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See also these additional resources for Bang:
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The Hate U Give (2017) by Angie Thomas
The Truth of Right Now (2017) by Kara Lee Corthron
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See also these additional resources for The Truth of Right Now:
Check out this Twitter exchange between author Kara Lee Corthron and me!
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