7 must-read high school books like Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll

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Unclaimed Baggage

By: Jen Doll

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Jen Doll's young adult debut novel, Unclaimed Baggage, Doris--a lone liberal in a conservative s…

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1. Such a Good Girl

By: Amanda K. Morgan

3.29

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

Riley Stone is just about perfect. (Ask anyone.) She has a crush on her French teacher, Alex Be… read more

Similar categories in Amanda K. Morgan's Such a Good Girl book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker

By: Louis Sachar

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, com… read more

Similar categories in Louis Sachar's The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • teen
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"I once had a teacher who told me I'd be twice as smart if I was half as smart as I thought I was. I'm still trying to figure that one out."

-Louis Sachar, The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker

"I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll mak…"

-Louis Sachar, The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker

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3. Expelled

By: James Patterson

3.90

Format: 49 pages,

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Similar categories in James Patterson's Expelled book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • high school
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

4. The Secret History of Us

By: Jessi Kirby

3.84

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A near drowning...a coma for days...and then... Olivia wakes up to realize she doesn't remember. No… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Kirby's The Secret History of Us book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

5. Heather Has Two Mommies

By: Lesléa Newman , Diana Souza

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly… read more

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6. The Lies About Truth

By: Courtney C. Stevens

4.80

Format: 360 pages, ebook

Sadie Kingston, is a girl living in the aftermath. A year after surviving a car accident that kille… read more

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7. The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett

By: Chelsea Sedoti

3.59

Format: 464 pages,

A teenage misfit named Hawthorn Creely inserts herself in the investigation of missing person Lizzi… read more

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8. Layover

By: None , None

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Flynn: At first we were almost strangers. But ever since I moved to New York, Amos was the one pers… read more

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9. Daisy Saves the Day

By: Shirley Hughes

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author-illustrator Shirley Hughes portrays the life of a young housemaid in 1911 England as… read more

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10. Grandad's Camper

By: Harry Woodgate

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"As warm and friendly as a kind grandparent." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW"An effective tool for … read more

Similar categories in Harry Woodgate's Grandad's Camper book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • family
  • fiction
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11. Field Notes on Love

By: Jennifer E. Smith

3.81

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Having just been dumped by his girlfriend, British-born Hugo is still determined to take his last-h… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer E. Smith's Field Notes on Love book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I'll manage... I'm half pretzel."

-Jennifer E. Smith, Field Notes on Love

"There’s no such thing as bad pizza."

-Jennifer E. Smith, Field Notes on Love

"It’s not supposed to reflect reality,"

-Jennifer E. Smith, Field Notes on Love

"Everything is always beginning again."

-Jennifer E. Smith, Field Notes on Love

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12. The Good Girls

By: Claire Eliza Bartlett

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The troublemaker. The overachiever. The cheer captain. The dead girl. Like every high school in … read more

Similar categories in Claire Eliza Bartlett's The Good Girls book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Just Breathe

By: Cammie McGovern

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of A Step Toward Falling and Say What You Will comes a new YA … read more

Similar categories in Cammie McGovern's Just Breathe book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

By: Meredith Ireland

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Today Tonight Tomorrow meets A Pho Love Story in this whip-smart young adult novel about a girl who… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Ireland's Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Borrow My Heart

By: Kasie West

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friend for being catfished, she jumps… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Borrow My Heart book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. All That’s Left to Say

By: Emery Lord

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and powerful story of a grieving girl willing to risk everything, perfect for fans of Ro… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's All That’s Left to Say book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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17. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • family
  • young adult
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18. You'd Be Mine

By: Erin Hahn

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hahn's You'd Be Mine book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Are you hitting on me, Mathers?" "Yes. I don't know. Maybe. Why? Is it working?"

-Erin Hahn, You'd Be Mine

"And that, boys and girls, is the story of how stone-cold Annie Mathers found her lady parts."

-Erin Hahn, You'd Be Mine

"Wherever these boys are finding their denim, I want a lifetime membership to their mailing catalog."

-Erin Hahn, You'd Be Mine

"Still, I'm drawn to him. Annoyingly drawn. Like a bruised and wayward moth flying into a flickering light bulb."

-Erin Hahn, You'd Be Mine

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19. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

Similar categories in Talia Tucker's Rules for Rule Breaking book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Always Never Yours

By: Emily Wibberley

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Shouldn't a girl get to star in her own love story? Seventeen-year-old Megan Harper is about due… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Always Never Yours book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You can’t expect anything to happen if you don’t make a move."

-Emily Wibberley, Always Never Yours

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21. Chasing Lucky

By: Jenn Bennett

3.75

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bennett's Chasing Lucky book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"We need art to remind us that the struggle is worth something."

-Jenn Bennett, Chasing Lucky

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22. If I'm Being Honest

By: Emily Wibberley

3.93

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

High school senior Cameron Bright’s reputation can be summed up in one word: bitch. It’s no surpris… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's If I'm Being Honest book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I know the truth can hurt, even when you need to hear it."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"It’s not hard to be with someone you love. It’s the most natural thing in the world,"

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"I could wither under his words and feel inferior or I could rise to them and become a better version of myself."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"If I was going to commit to someone, I wanted him to be worth the worry, worth the part of me I was going to give him."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

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23. A Heart in a Body in the World

By: Deb Caletti

4.28

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

When everything has been taken from you, what else is there to do but run? So that’s what Annabe… read more

Similar categories in Deb Caletti's A Heart in a Body in the World book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Books make you feel things hard."

-Deb Caletti, A Heart in a Body in the World

"People plus people plus anger is how things can change."

-Deb Caletti, A Heart in a Body in the World

"It's the people who know you and love you that save you."

-Deb Caletti, A Heart in a Body in the World

"She can't truly outrun her future, but you can't tell her body that."

-Deb Caletti, A Heart in a Body in the World

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24. Past Present Future (Rowan & Neil, #2)

By: Rachel Lynn Solomon

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

They fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance re… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynn Solomon's Past Present Future (Rowan & Neil, #2) book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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25. A Shot at Normal

By: Marisa Reichardt

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Villapando told me to get a good attorney. He wasn't serious. But I am. I'm going to sue my par… read more

Similar categories in Marisa Reichardt's A Shot at Normal book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Attached at the Hip by Christine Riccio

26. Attached at the Hip

By: Christine Riccio

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York… read more

Similar categories in Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Us in Ruins

By: Rachel Moore

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Moore's Us in Ruins book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King by Yolanda Renee King

28. We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

By: Yolanda Renee King

4.03

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivers a stirring tribute to … read more

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Cover of Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll

29. Unclaimed Baggage

By: Jen Doll

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Jen Doll's young adult debut novel, Unclaimed Baggage, Doris--a lone liberal in a conservative s… read more

Similar categories in Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow

30. The Glass Girl

By: Kathleen Glasgow

4.39

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Glasgow's The Glass Girl book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper

31. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Jen Doll's Unclaimed Baggage

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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