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Ask the Passengers
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A.S. King (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 25,389 ratings
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| 502 |
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 3,522,904 ratings
score: 430,
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Safe
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3.70 avg rating — 777 ratings
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| 504 |
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Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High, #2)
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Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 9,663 ratings
score: 426,
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| 505 |
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The Wednesday Wars
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4.12 avg rating — 46,999 ratings
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| 505 |
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Everything, Everything
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Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 675,056 ratings
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| 507 |
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Black Swan Green
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| 508 |
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Rx
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3.51 avg rating — 2,530 ratings
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| 508 |
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We Are the Ants
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Shaun David Hutchinson (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 53,655 ratings
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| 510 |
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Please Don't Kill the Freshman
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3.56 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
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| 511 |
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The Body of Christopher Creed (Steepleton Chronicles, #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 6,174 ratings
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| 512 |
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Summer Promise (Christy Miller, #1)
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Robin Jones Gunn (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 2,770 ratings
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| 513 |
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Before I Go to Sleep
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S.J. Watson (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 366,646 ratings
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| 514 |
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 1,348,011 ratings
score: 401,
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| 515 |
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The Blackberry Bush
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David Housholder (Goodreads Author)
3.23 avg rating — 357 ratings
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| 515 |
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Overcome (The Story of a Girl #1)
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M.E. Reach (Goodreads Author)
4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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| 515 |
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Shattered
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Kathi Baron (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 99 ratings
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| 515 |
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Porcelain Keys
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Sarah Beard (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 358 ratings
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| 515 |
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Because I'm Disposable
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Rosie Somers (Goodreads Author)
3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings
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| 515 |
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High School Society of One
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Antranig Dereyan (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings
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| 515 |
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Changing Ways (Changing Ways, #1)
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Julia Tannenbaum (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance
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Jennieke Cohen (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 7,354 ratings
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| 515 |
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Argonaut The Inua Humpback
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Clifford L. Gionet (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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| 515 |
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Making Turquoise
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Claire McFall (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings
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| 515 |
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You Won't Know Her Name
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Shanti Hershenson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 222 ratings
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| 515 |
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Syria Girl
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Elijah Hill (Goodreads Author)
4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
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| 527 |
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Challenger Deep
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Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 34,026 ratings
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| 527 |
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Stop The World
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Sherry Mayes (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings
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| 527 |
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JACKS FORK: a novel
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Chris Orlet (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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| 530 |
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Beware The Smart Kids
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Matthew J. Kushin (Goodreads Author)
4.77 avg rating — 30 ratings
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| 531 |
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Radio Silence
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Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 127,750 ratings
score: 397,
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| 532 |
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The Wishing Pearl (Diamond Estates, #1)
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Nicole O'Dell (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 194 ratings
score: 396,
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| 532 |
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Cutter
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3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings
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| 534 |
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Cruise Control (Stuck in Neutral, #2)
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3.83 avg rating — 997 ratings
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Counterfeit Son
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3.88 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
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| 536 |
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Black Box
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3.76 avg rating — 1,910 ratings
score: 392,
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| 537 |
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Life on the Refrigerator Door
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Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 14,235 ratings
score: 391,
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| 537 |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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4.16 avg rating — 218,558 ratings
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| 539 |
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Then Again, Maybe I Won't
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 14,823 ratings
score: 390,
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| 539 |
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The Zombie Room
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3.92 avg rating — 39,666 ratings
score: 390,
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| 541 |
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Trigger
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Susan Vaught (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
score: 389,
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| 541 |
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Going Home: Diary of a Teenage Alien
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3.35 avg rating — 31 ratings
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| 543 |
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How to Save a Life
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Sara Zarr (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 15,942 ratings
score: 388,
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The Girl from Jakarta
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Hester Keegan (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
score: 387,
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| 545 |
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The Elephant Tree
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3.90 avg rating — 39,809 ratings
score: 386,
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| 546 |
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Whole
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Ruth Madison (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 240 ratings
score: 385,
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| 547 |
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From Sand and Ash
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Amy Harmon (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 67,229 ratings
score: 384,
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| 548 |
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Purge
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Sarah Darer Littman (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 3,070 ratings
score: 381,
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| 548 |
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Sorta Like a Rock Star
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Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 6,829 ratings
score: 381,
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| 550 |
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
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Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 553,153 ratings
score: 380,
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| 550 |
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
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Amber Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 222,343 ratings
score: 380,
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| 552 |
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I'll Be Seeing You
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Lurlene McDaniel (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 4,190 ratings
score: 379,
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| 553 |
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
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Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 96,359 ratings
score: 376,
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| 553 |
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Shark Girl (Shark Girl #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 3,817 ratings
score: 376,
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| 555 |
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Am I Normal Yet? (The Spinster Club, #1)
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Holly Bourne (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 20,792 ratings
score: 375,
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 2,389,926 ratings
score: 375,
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| 557 |
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Breathless
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Lurlene McDaniel (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 3,009 ratings
score: 372,
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| 557 |
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Rules
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3.97 avg rating — 64,288 ratings
score: 372,
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| 559 |
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 479,388 ratings
score: 371,
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| 559 |
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Regine's Book: A Teen Girl's Last Words
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4.10 avg rating — 813 ratings
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| 559 |
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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| 562 |
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The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 150,019 ratings
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| 563 |
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Paper Valentine
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Brenna Yovanoff (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 7,178 ratings
score: 367,
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| 564 |
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Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2)
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Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 291,054 ratings
score: 366,
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| 565 |
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The Casual Vacancy
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3.31 avg rating — 336,728 ratings
score: 364,
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| 566 |
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High Heat
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Carl Deuker (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
score: 363,
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| 566 |
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Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
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Sonya Sones (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 5,142 ratings
score: 363,
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| 568 |
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I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
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Stephanie Kuehnert (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 1,378 ratings
score: 362,
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| 568 |
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Long Way Down
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4.24 avg rating — 136,089 ratings
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| 570 |
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Losing Faith
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Denise Jaden (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
score: 361,
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| 570 |
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Jane in Bloom
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Deborah Lytton (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 584 ratings
score: 361,
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| 572 |
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Whale Talk
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3.97 avg rating — 11,377 ratings
score: 360,
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| 572 |
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,289,350 ratings
score: 360,
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| 574 |
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Walking Naked
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3.59 avg rating — 859 ratings
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| 575 |
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Perfect World
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Brian James (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 311 ratings
score: 355,
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| 575 |
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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| 577 |
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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3.80 avg rating — 5,574 ratings
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| 577 |
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Misery
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 838,613 ratings
score: 352,
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| 579 |
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Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1)
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Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 16,426 ratings
score: 351,
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| 580 |
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What We Saw
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Aaron Hartzler (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 8,061 ratings
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| 581 |
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The Divorce Express
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3.76 avg rating — 554 ratings
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| 581 |
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,666,886 ratings
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| 583 |
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How Not to Be Popular
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3.73 avg rating — 4,207 ratings
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| 583 |
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Two Boys Kissing
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David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 48,666 ratings
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| 585 |
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Rumble Fish
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 26,275 ratings
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| 585 |
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The Redemption of Callie & Kayden (The Coincidence, #2)
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Jessica Sorensen (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 59,783 ratings
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| 587 |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
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4.05 avg rating — 37,564 ratings
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| 588 |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
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3.90 avg rating — 129,738 ratings
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Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road, #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 6,165 ratings
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The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
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4.15 avg rating — 457,931 ratings
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The One (The Selection, #3)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 771,107 ratings
score: 335,
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| 592 |
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Peaches (Peaches, #1)
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Jodi Lynn Anderson (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 13,239 ratings
score: 333,
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| 593 |
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The Vast Fields of Ordinary
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3.93 avg rating — 10,714 ratings
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| 594 |
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This Is What I Want to Tell You
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3.55 avg rating — 685 ratings
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Jerome
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3.84 avg rating — 43 ratings
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After Ever After
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4.21 avg rating — 11,652 ratings
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| 596 |
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Notes from the Midnight Driver
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4.05 avg rating — 9,629 ratings
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| 598 |
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Sentimental Bulls#*t
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Magenta Periwinkle (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Kiss
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3.77 avg rating — 6,094 ratings
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Give a Boy a Gun
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Todd Strasser (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 8,486 ratings
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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.
The perks of being a wallflower is my all time favorite book!
Great list.I either have already read them or am plaining on too.
I love Speak.
You forgot White Oleander though.
ive been wanting 2 read cut since 4th grade and im in the 7th grade. i wanna read it soo bad lolz
Ellen Hopkins books are beautifully written and are page turners.
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 =)
Who in their right mind voted for Percy Jackson? Great book yes, R'eal' problems NO!
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.
Alice in Time is a great book about divorce bullying and mistakes.
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.
Hold Still by Nina LaCour, It's a must read.
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.
i think Gemma by Meg Tilly is a book that you should include in the list! by the way nice list ^_^
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 :)
thirteen reasons why made me cry uncontrollably. i would recommend it to anyone and everyone
By Time you read this i'll be dead made be sob! it ismy all time favorite book ever!!!!
My favorites are Speak, Cut, Uglies, and Specials
My favorites are Speak, Cut, Uglies, and Specials
"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.
Sarah wrote: ""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?"What are you talking about? That happens to me all the time! ;)
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