The Orange Houses
By: Paul Griffin
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Meet Tamika Sykes, Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart fo…
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1. When You Reach Me
By: Rebecca Stead
4.08
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
Miranda is an ordinary sixth grader, until she starts receiving mysterious messages from somebody w… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"What's the burn scale?"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"We have lunch at ten-forty-five,"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"It's crazy the things a person can pretend not to notice."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
2. After Tupac and D Foster
By: Jacqueline Woodson
3.80
Format: 151 pages, Hardcover
D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
3. A World Without You
By: Beth Revis
3.75
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
What if finding her means losing himself? Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"I want the freedom to mess up,"-Beth Revis, A World Without You
"There's a meaning behind blank pages, too."-Beth Revis, A World Without You
"I think death is easier than guilt sometimes."-Beth Revis, A World Without You
"And it is everything I have longed for, and everything that breaks my heart."-Beth Revis, A World Without You
4. Because of Winn-Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
5. The Orange Houses
By: Paul Griffin
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Meet Tamika Sykes, Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart fo… read more
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- high school
- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- urban
- fiction
- contemporary
6. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
By: Dashka Slater
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives f… read more
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7. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)
By: Joanne Fluke
4.16
Format: 354 pages,
DISCOVER THE DELICIOUS MYSTERY THAT STARTED IT ALL!No one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled my… read more
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- fiction
8. The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2)
By: John Grisham
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best frien… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
9. Maniac Magee
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.00
Format: 222 pages,
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
10. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
By: Linda Sue Park
4.01
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A Long Walk to Waterbegins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2… read more
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11. Challenger Deep
By: Neal Shusterman
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00M70ESPO Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepe… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"I should already know that my thoughts are never alone."-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
"Epiphanies are never convenient, and often arrive too late."-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
"I always take credit for my acts of cruelty. To do otherwise is cowardice."-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
"They all think medicine should be magic, and they become mad at me when it's not."-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
12. Sunny Side Up
By: Jennifer L. Holm , Matthew Holm , Lark Pien
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first sh… read more
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13. Asylum (Asylum, #1)
By: Madeleine Roux
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Asylumis a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York TimesbestsellerMiss Pe… read more
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14. Girl
By: Jamaica Kincaid
3.97
Format: 480 pages,
Girlwas originally published in the June 26, 1978 issue of The New Yorkerand subsequently included … read more
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15. Winger (Winger, #1)
By: Andrew Smith
1.33
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids in the Pacific Nort… read more
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16. A Living Remedy: A Memoir
By: Nicole Chung
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptiv… read more
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"How do you learn to cherish yourself, your life, when grief has made it unrecognizable? I am starting to feel that we do so not by trying to fill a void that can never be filled but by living as best…"-Nicole Chung, A Living Remedy: A Memoir
17. Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
By: Sidik Fofana
3.79
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
Set in a Harlem high rise, a stunning debut about a tight-knit cast of characters grappling with th… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
18. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
19. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
20. Ain't Burned All the Bright
By: Jason Reynolds
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"What is life in a house underwater?"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and she wipes weary from her eyes still glued to the no-good glued to the high definition glare of low-definition life"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
21. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.46
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus,… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"But when someone's hurting, you gotta do something. Always kindness"-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)
"Driving toward something is better than driving away from something."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)
"I guess that's how regrets are...they're anchors, not balloons. And we were sunk"-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)
"The best kind of goodbye is the kind where you don’t actually have to leave the person behind."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)
22. Fighting Words
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
23. Banned Book Club
By: Kim Hyun Sook
3.97
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more
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"In times like this, no act is apolitical."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
24. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
25. With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.18
Format: 400 pages, ebook
With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"You're the author on your own life story."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"Everything changes. I'll learn to be fine."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"The whole of me is black. The whole of me is whole."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"It's wild to miss someone so much, and yet in order to care for them you have to constantly say goodbye."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
26. Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
By: Bryan Stevenson
4.50
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--soon to be a … read more
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"The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It's when mercy is least expected that it's most powerful."-Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
"My work has taught me a vital lesson. Each of us is more than the worse thing we've done. I am persuaded that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice."-Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
27. Wild, Beautiful, and Free
By: Sophfronia Scott
4.31
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised… read more
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- fiction
28. Patron Saints of Nothing
By: Randy Ribay
4.23
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncov… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death."-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing
"English is a language that lives in the middle of the mouth, but Tagalog is more of an open throat song that dances between the tip of the tongue and the teeth. My mouth feels too heavy, too thick, t…"-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing
"But there are good things I can hold on to and there are other things I have the power to change. My family, myself, this world--al of us are flawed. But flawed doesn't mean hopeless. It doesn't mean…"-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing
"Maybe he was reaching out to me through those words, and I let him slip away. I stayed silent. If I had written to him more often, been more honest, would it have helped him work through some of his …"-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing
29. I Have Lost My Way
By: Gayle Forman
3.67
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A powerful display of empathy and friendship from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of If I … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"They can't explain it. But that doesn't make it any less real."-Gayle Forman, I Have Lost My Way
"To be the holder of other people's loss is to be the keeper of their love. To share your loss with people is another way of giving your love."-Gayle Forman, I Have Lost My Way
"They may be complete strangers, with different lives and different problems, but there in that examination room they are measuring sadness the same way. They are measuring it in loss."-Gayle Forman, I Have Lost My Way
30. We Are Not From Here
By: Jenny Torres Sanchez
4.48
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico borde… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"We are to Mexico what Mexico is to the States."-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here
"Los sueños y los hombres son para las pendejas."-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here
"You can outrun danger...But you can’t outrun the pain."-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here
"We are luchadores. We are fighters. We are those who dare to try against impossible odds."-Jenny Torres Sanchez, We Are Not From Here
31. Grenade
By: Alan Gratz
4.17
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz's NYT bestselling, critically acclaimed pheno… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
