Realistic Fiction Genre Books Summaries at Celsius 233

A Ring of Endless Light – Madeleine L’Engle (1980)

On an island summer steeped in love, loss, and the language of dolphins, Vicky Austin learns to navigate the mysteries of life, death, and the light that binds them.

Gayle Forman

Psychological Romance

Leave Me – Gayle Forman (2016)

After a heart attack shatters her routine, a woman walks away from her life to rediscover who she is beyond wife, mother, and caretaker - and if she wants it all back.

Gayle Forman

Psychological Romance Young Adult

I Have Lost My Way – Gayle Forman (2018)

Three strangers collide in New York City, each carrying invisible wounds, and in a single day, they discover how being truly seen can lead the way back to themselves.

Scott Westerfeld

Mystery Science Fiction Young Adult

So Yesterday – Scott Westerfeld (2004)

A teen cool-hunter stumbles into a world of anti-brand rebels, viral ideas, and vanishing truths in a razor-sharp thriller about trends, identity, and the power of originality.

Ally Condie

Mystery Young Adult

Summerlost – Ally Condie (2016)

A tender tale of grief, friendship, and healing unfolds through a summer of secrets, theater, and quiet courage beneath the whispering pines of a small desert town.

Ann Brashares

Romance Young Adult

The Whole Thing Together – Ann Brashares (2017)

Two teens share a room but have never met, bound by family secrets, shifting love, and the quiet ache of belonging in a house that holds more than just memories.

Gayle Forman

Romance Young Adult

We Are Inevitable – Gayle Forman (2021)

In a dying bookstore, amid grief, debt, and dust, a teenager confronts extinction and discovers that survival sometimes begins with one unexpected connection.

Gayle Forman

Psychological Romance Young Adult

Sisters in Sanity – Gayle Forman (2007)

Trapped in a corrupt reform school, five girls forge an unbreakable bond, defying abuse with rebellion, courage, and the quiet power of sisterhood.

Emma Donoghue

The Lotterys

Young Adult

The Lotterys Plus One – Emma Donoghue (2017)

When a rigid grandfather moves into a riotously diverse household, one child’s summer of plans turns into a tender lesson in empathy, identity, and the true shape of family.

Emma Donoghue

The Lotterys

Young Adult

The Lotterys More or Less – Emma Donoghue (2018)

As snowflakes fall and plans unravel, Sumac navigates family, chaos, and change in a heartwarming holiday tale that glows with love, laughter, and unexpected wonder.