In “Red Kayak”, Digger tries to force J.T. and Brady to smoke with him. For example, it says,”come on, what are you afraid of? Digger had goaded me, shoving the cigarette in my face.” The evidence supports the topic because maybe somebody’s friend tried to make them smoke. That is another reason that “Red Kayak” is a good example of realistic fiction. The last reason that “Red Kayak” is a good example of realistic fiction is its true-to-life themes. In “Red Kayak” one true-to-life theme is to tell the truth & always do the right thing. For example in the book Digger says “And if you know what’s good for you, you’ll give it to me” My evidence shows that Digger wanted Brady to do the wrong thing but Brady ended ended up telling the truth and doing the right thing. That is another reason that “Red Kayak” is a good example of realistic fiction. It gives people good advice for real life. “Red Kayak” has many reasons that it is a good example of realistic fiction. The actions and statements help support that is is a good example of realistic fiction. It also has many other reasons