Well, 'Where the Red Fern Grows' by Wilson Rawls is a very touching realistic fiction children's book. It's about a boy and his two hunting dogs. 'Julie of the Wolves' by Jean Craighead George is also excellent. It tells the story of a girl who lives with wolves in the Arctic. Then there's 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell. It's about a girl who is left alone on an island and her struggle for survival.
There are many. 'Walk Two Moons' by Sharon Creech is a great book. It has a story within a story as a girl travels across the country and tells about her friend Phoebe. 'Out of the Dust' by Karen Hesse is another good one. It's written in verse and tells the story of a girl during the Dust Bowl era. 'Esperanza Rising' by Pam Muñoz Ryan is also a wonderful realistic fiction book that shows a girl's journey from a wealthy life in Mexico to a hard - working life in the United States.
Sure. 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle is a great one. It combines elements of science fiction and realistic fiction as a young girl goes on a journey through time and space to find her father. Another is 'My Father's Dragon' by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It's an adventure story that kids love. And 'The Hundred Dresses' by Eleanor Estes is a powerful book about bullying and acceptance.