Realistic fiction for teens

Stories about teens dealing with problems.

This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Reference and Information Services Staff, 3/07 

Teen Parenthood

The first part last by Angela Johnson(2003)Won the Coretta Scott King Award and the Michael L. Printz Award.
Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.

The girl with a baby by Sylvia Olsen(2003)Jane has always been the good Williams. Her brothers might be high school dropouts and late-night rowdy partiers, but never Jane. Now she's one of those: the teenage mothers packing diaper bags with their knapsacks, wheeling strollers into the high school daycare, tired and grumpy.

Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard(2002)When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.

Make lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff(1993)In order to earn money for college, fourteen-year-old LaVaughn babysits for a teenage mother.