Speak
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"I have never heard a more eloquent silence."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"To keep up appearances, I stomp my room and slam the door."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
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1. Crank (Crank, #1)
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.16
Format: 537 pages, Paperback
In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina… read more
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- high school
- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- banned books
- fiction
- contemporary
"A vacation is a poor substitute for love."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"I wanted to meet the monster. Why go down if you can go up?"-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"Funny thing about the monster. The worse he treats you, the more you love him."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
2. The Virgin Suicides
By: Jeffrey Eugenides
3.79
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
The shocking thing about the girls was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out… read more
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- coming of age
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"She was the still point in the turning world."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"During a warm winter rain ... the basins of her collarbones collected water."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
"Aloft, he looked frail, diseased, and temperamental, as we expected a European to look."-Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides
3. The Way I Used to Be
By: Amber Smith
3.00
Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition
There is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN . In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary … read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
4. If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
By: Gayle Forman
3.92
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; s… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Mia,"-Gayle Forman, If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
"Fake it 'till you make it."-Gayle Forman, If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
"Dying is easy. Living is hard"-Gayle Forman, If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
"I do have a point to all this,"-Gayle Forman, If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
5. Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
By: Elie Wiesel , Marion Wiesel
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration c… read more
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- school
6. Looking for Alaska
By: John Green
3.97
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big no… read more
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- high school
- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die."-John Green, Looking for Alaska
"We are greater than the sum of our parts."-John Green, Looking for Alaska
"Have you really read all those books in your room?"-John Green, Looking for Alaska
"I'm sorry. I know you loved her. It was hard not to."-John Green, Looking for Alaska
7. Cut
By: Patricia McCormick
3.68
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Callie cuts herself. Never too deep, never enough to die. But enough to feel the pain. Enough to fe… read more
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8. It's Kind of a Funny Story
By: Ned Vizzini
4.08
Format: 444 pages, Paperback
Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life - which means gettin… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"It's such a silly little thing, the heart."-Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
"I'm still a nobody, when am I not going to be a nobody?"-Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
"Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real."-Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
"I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed."-Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
9. The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more
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- school
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"We saw the same sunset."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Nothing sparkly can stay."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Things are rough all over."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Okay greasers, you've had it."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
By: Stephen Chbosky
4.23
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see wha… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
"We accept the love we think we deserve."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"It’s much easier not to know things sometimes."-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
11. The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.47
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carte… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- banned books
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Hoedom is universal."-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
"But I'm tired of them just assuming."-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
"A’ight, so what do you think it means?"-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
"You need Saturday to recover and Sunday to repent."-Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
12. Go Ask Alice
By: Anonymous , Beatrice Sparks
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th Af… read more
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13. Every Last Word
By: Tamara Ireland Stone
3.82
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of… read more
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14. The Giver (The Giver, #1)
By: Lois Lowry
4.12
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- school
"Memories are forever."-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"It's just that...without the memories, it's all meaningless."-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
15. Girl in Pieces
By: Kathleen Glasgow
5.00
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifet… read more
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16. Thirteen Reasons Why
By: Jay Asher
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is … read more
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- high school
- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"I’m sorry."-Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
"Everything...affects everything"-Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
"I can't. You can't rewrite the past."-Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
"A lot of you cared, just not enough."-Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why
17. All the Bright Places
By: Jennifer Niven , None
4.12
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story a… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"Is today a good day to die?"-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
"Never bullshit a bullshitter."-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
"People rarely bring flowers to a suicide."-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
"Because it's not a lie if it's how you feel."-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
18. Girl, Interrupted
By: Susanna Kaysen
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
"Searing . . . captures an exquisite range of self-awareness between madness and insight." First pu… read more
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19. Paper Towns
By: John Green
3.71
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
Who is the real Margo? Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurou… read more
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- high school
- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Imagine others complexly."-John Green, Paper Towns
"At least I carpe'd that one diem."-John Green, Paper Towns
"I spy with my little eye a great story."-John Green, Paper Towns
"Maybe all the strings inside him broke."-John Green, Paper Towns
20. Uglies (Uglies, #1)
By: Scott Westerfeld
3.85
Format: 425 pages, Paperback
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation t… read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
"When she awoke, the world was on fire."-Scott Westerfeld, Uglies (Uglies, #1)
"Her only way home was to betray her friend."-Scott Westerfeld, Uglies (Uglies, #1)
"The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit."-Scott Westerfeld, Uglies (Uglies, #1)
"What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful."-Scott Westerfeld, Uglies (Uglies, #1)
21. Speak
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you… read more
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- high school
- teen
- school
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- banned books
- fiction
- contemporary
"Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"I have never heard a more eloquent silence."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"To keep up appearances, I stomp my room and slam the door."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance."-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
