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Romeo and Juliet
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Evernight (Evernight, #1)
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The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
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Waiting for Normal
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3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows (Sisterhood, #4.5)
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Why We Broke Up
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Daniel Handler (Goodreads Author)
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Far from You
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Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author)
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Don't Die, My Love
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Lurlene McDaniel (Goodreads Author)
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I Don't Want To Be Crazy
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What Happened to Lani Garver
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I'll Meet You There
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Heather Demetrios (Goodreads Author)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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A Monster Calls
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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Runaway
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Wendelin Van Draanen (Goodreads Author)
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Chasing Brooklyn
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Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author)
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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The Sea of Tranquility
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Katja Millay (Goodreads Author)
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The Help
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Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)
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Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1)
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Megan McCafferty (Goodreads Author)
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Fall for Anything
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Courtney Summers (Goodreads Author)
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Ice in My Veins
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Kelli Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
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Side Effects
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Jennifer M. Barry (Goodreads Author)
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Torch Red: Color Me Torn (TrueColors, #3)
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Where the Heart Is
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
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Becoming Me (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin, #1)
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
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Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
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Jesse Andrews (Goodreads Author)
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The After Girls
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Leah Konen (Goodreads Author)
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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
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Alex Harris (Goodreads Author)
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Once Was Lost
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Sara Zarr (Goodreads Author)
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Wuthering Heights
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Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
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Kristen O'Neal (Goodreads Author)
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Graffiti Heaven
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Marita A. Hansen (Goodreads Author)
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
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Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1)
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Courtney C. Stevens (Goodreads Author)
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Between Shades of Gray
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Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)
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So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You, #1)
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Faded Denim: Color Me Trapped (TrueColors, #9)
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Breathing Underwater (Breathing Underwater, #1)
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Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author)
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The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High, #1)
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Kody Keplinger (Goodreads Author)
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Legacy
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Claire Chilton (Goodreads Author)
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Holding On and Letting Go (The Ties That Bind Us, #1)
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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Fudge, #2)
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
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I'll Give You the Sun
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Jandy Nelson (Goodreads Author)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: The Complete Collection
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Going Bovine
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
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Turtles All the Way Down
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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Shooter
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Ready or Not (All-American Girl, #2)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
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Say Goodnight, Gracie
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The Realm of Possibility
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David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
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Airhead (Airhead, #1)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
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Blubber
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
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A List of Cages
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Robin Roe (Goodreads Author)
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The Body
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Robin Waterfield (Adapter)
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Tiger Eyes
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author)
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Glimpse
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Tangled
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Carolyn Mackler (Goodreads Author)
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Into The Deep Blue
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Jennifer E. Archer (Goodreads Author)
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The Basement: Robbie's Rite of Passage
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Vashti Quiroz-Vega (Goodreads Author)
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Water Falls Down
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Danielle Rohr (Goodreads Author)
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Impossible (Impossible, #1)
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Nancy Werlin (Goodreads Author)
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The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
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Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author)
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Break
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Hannah Moskowitz (Goodreads Author)
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
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Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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Slammed (Slammed, #1)
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Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author)
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The Last Time We Say Goodbye
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Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author)
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors, #1)
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Denali Skies
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Danielle Rohr (Goodreads Author)
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How to Deal
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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The Cupcake Queen
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If You Come Softly
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Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author)
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Boys Don't Cry
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Malorie Blackman (Goodreads Author)
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Marked (House of Night, #1)
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P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author)
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A Mango-Shaped Space
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Wendy Mass (Goodreads Author)
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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)
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Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author)
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گم شده ای در مه
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سید مرتضی مصطفوی (Goodreads Author)
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Keep Holding On
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Susane Colasanti (Goodreads Author)
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Plain Truth
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Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)
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World Enough and Time
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Emma C. Williams (Goodreads Author)
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Lucky
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Love Letters to the Dead
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Ava Dellaira (Goodreads Author)
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My Life Next Door
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Same Difference
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Siobhan Vivian (Goodreads Author)
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If I Was Your Girl
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Meredith Russo (Goodreads Author)
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Crank, Speak, and What Happened to Cass McBride are such good books and also my favorites :]
Speak, Cut, and Thirteen Reasons Why are wonderful books! You can read them again and again without getting tires of them!
... All YA books deal with "real" problems. As a matter of fact, books about siblings, school, dating, divorce, ect. happen a lot more in life then a books about addicts, suicide, and eating disorders. Don't get me wrong, I get what you mean by "real problems", but I think it should be worded differently. \
For best Teen books about REAL problems I DEFINITELY think that "Speak" should be at the top of the list. Some books shouldn't be on the list though, even as an option, like the "Uglies" series and books like that since those are impossible to happen in the present.
DUDE, I STARTED TO READ THIRTEEN REASONS WHY AND I STARTED TO GET KINDA WEIRDED OUT, SO I STOPPED.SPEAK WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
Great list.I either have already read them or am plaining on too.
I love Speak.
You forgot White Oleander though.
so glad none of those twilight books are on this list. that whole twilight stuff is so overrated and its not what kids today worry about. vampires? werewolves? please give me a break
Mandy wrote: "... All YA books deal with "real" problems. As a matter of fact, books about siblings, school, dating, divorce, ect. happen a lot more in life then a books about addicts, suicide, and eating disord..."Deffinately agree with you
I think that I Heart You, You Haunt Meisn't really dealing with real problems,getting haunted by her dead boyfriend... not really a real life problemI don't mean to offend anyone =)
Nataytay wrote: "For best Teen books about REAL problems I DEFINITELY think that "Speak" should be at the top of the list. Some books shouldn't be on the list though, even as an option, like the "Uglies" series an..."I agree. I saw the uglies adn was like...What? Why is that on there?!
Guistinna wrote: "DUDE, I STARTED TO READ THIRTEEN REASONS WHY AND I STARTED TO GET KINDA WEIRDED OUT, SO I STOPPED.SPEAK WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD."
Are you serious??? I didnt know it was a movie!
Jenn{WeEzEr LuVa!!!!} wrote: "Who in their right mind voted for Percy Jackson? Great book yes, R'eal' problems NO!"I know. That shouldnt be on there. Thats fantasy. Not likely to happen...
Because I Am Furniture & Wintergirls broke my heart i tried super duper hard not to cry but i did anyway cuz it shows u that some of the problems we complain about sometimes are practically nonexistent compared to some of the problems in most of these books....think about it but these are some good books BTW :D
In Beastly, a self-centered boy is turned into a monster by a witch. This is a real problem amoung teens today--NOT! Who are the 21 people who voted for this book? Oh, I know! 21 people who were turned into idiots by witches!
Henryetta wrote: "In Beastly, a self-centered boy is turned into a monster by a witch. This is a real problem amoung teens today--NOT! Who are the 21 people who voted for this book? Oh, I know! 21 people who were ..."your right!! :)
I don't know what people were thinking...
and gossip girl is on here why? i read the entire series and theyre all totally superficial problemslove speak, 13 reasons why & the outsiders though
Why is "Gossip Girl" on here? :P All superficial problems. Oh, and read "Freaky Green Eyes" by Joyce Carol Oates.. Its absolutely amazing.
After giving "Beastly" some thought, I do see a connection to teens today. There is so much emphsis on good looks, clothes, and popularity amoung teens. This book address that problem. The results is pure fantasy, but perhaps the emphsis on "outward appearance" was the connection that the voters saw. I was too fast to judge. By the way, "Beastly" has been made into a movie that will be released in March 2011. You can bring up the trailer on the internet.
*Prancer!* wrote: "Nataytay wrote: "For best Teen books about REAL problems I DEFINITELY think that "Speak" should be at the top of the list. Some books shouldn't be on the list though, even as an option, like the "..."
It's on there because the Uglies series may be Scifi, but it still deals with one of the most problem among teens nowadays, the overall worry about physical appearance. This then can be related to how many teens have such horrible self-esteem which leads to big problems.
It's on there because the Uglies series may be Scifi, but it still deals with one of the most problem among teens nowadays, the overall worry about physical appearance. This then can be related to how many teens have such horrible self-esteem which leads to big problems.
Guistinna wrote: "DUDE, I STARTED TO READ THIRTEEN REASONS WHY AND I STARTED TO GET KINDA WEIRDED OUT, SO I STOPPED.SPEAK WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD."
I don't blame you, but I finished it and it was good.
Jessi wrote: "Speak, Cut, and Thirteen Reasons Why are wonderful books! You can read them again and again without getting tires of them!"very true i stil cry in Thirteen Reasons Why
thirten reasons why?? JUST finished the book and it's a really good book but it makes me really think and i luv it.
Go Ask Alice? Have you even READ that book? It is a pile of crock! There is nothing in it that is accurate or discusses real teen problems, including the fact that the entire thing is a *lie*.
Henryetta wrote: "In Beastly, a self-centered boy is turned into a monster by a witch. This is a real problem amoung teens today--NOT! Who are the 21 people who voted for this book? Oh, I know! 21 people who were ..."It's about a real problem symbolically because It's about a boy finding out life isn't about being beautiful on the outside but what's inside is what counts. :) And if you find a person who loves not just for your looks, but your personality, they are the one.
Willow after and speak changed my life completely. i absolutely loved them they are now and forever my favorite books :)
"Return of the Skeleton Man"? Seriously? Am I the only teenager who doesn't have problems with strange old skeleton creatures chasing me and kidnapping my parents?
Meaghan wrote: "My favorites are Speak, Cut, Uglies, and Specials"lol that is a lil odd to be on there....
LOL I love how Uglies is #12 and it's a sci-fi book. And After by Amy Efaw, cuz all teenagers throw their babies in the dumpster. . . Along with others. *slaps-forehead*
Charlotte wrote: ".... After by Amy Efaw, cuz all teenagers throw their babies in the dumpster. . . Along with others. *slaps-forehead*"I guess it depends on how you define "real"- "real" as in "extremely difficult/serious" or "real" as in "common". Efaw's book definitely falls into the former, not the latter :)
Sarah wrote: "Charlotte wrote: ".... After by Amy Efaw, cuz all teenagers throw their babies in the dumpster. . . Along with others. *slaps-forehead*"I guess it depends on how you define "real"- "real" as in "..."
That's true. :) The sci-fi books on here are pretty funny though. Although then again, they're all dealing with personal problems within the books so I can see why. .
Speak has been made into a movie and it's rated PG-13. I read this whole book within a couple days. It was great except for the creep and the brief rape part.
Nataytay wrote: "For best Teen books about REAL problems I DEFINITELY think that "Speak" should be at the top of the list. Some books shouldn't be on the list though, even as an option, like the "Uglies" series an..."Uglies did deal with the presssure to accept yourself and not give in to society's pressure blindly without questioning it.
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