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Best Teen Books About Real Problems
Good teen books about real problems dealt with today
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You Against Me
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3.69 avg rating — 18,695 ratings
score: 312,
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| 602 |
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The Dream Where Losers Go
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3.99 avg rating — 205 ratings
score: 311,
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| 602 |
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That Was Then, This Is Now
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 39,759 ratings
score: 311,
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| 604 |
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Dare Truth or Promise
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3.82 avg rating — 4,770 ratings
score: 309,
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| 605 |
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Second Chance Summer
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Morgan Matson (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 55,801 ratings
score: 307,
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| 605 |
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Desert Flower
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4.24 avg rating — 40,059 ratings
score: 307,
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| 607 |
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Private (Private, #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 19,777 ratings
score: 306,
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| 608 |
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A Note of Madness (Flynn Laukonen, #1)
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Tabitha Suzuma (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
score: 305,
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| 609 |
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Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)
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Sara Shepard (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 88,168 ratings
score: 304,
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| 609 |
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Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 59,784 ratings
score: 304,
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| 611 |
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Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir
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Janice Erlbaum (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 4,217 ratings
score: 302,
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| 611 |
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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
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3.75 avg rating — 24,045 ratings
score: 302,
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| 613 |
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Blood Father
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3.81 avg rating — 259 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Cemetery Street
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John Zunski (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Songs from the Phenomenal Nothing
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Steven Luna (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 100 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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An Unstill Life
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Kate Larkindale (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 221 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Lost in Los Angeles
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Jenny Lynne (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 148 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Monster Junkies (The Monsterjunkies, #1)
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Erik Daniel Shein (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 151 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Liliana (Liliana, #1)
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Neva Squires-Rodriguez (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Stephanie
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Melissa Service (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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When Kacey Left
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Dawn Green (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Bluff
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3.64 avg rating — 127 ratings
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| 613 |
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Spin
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K.J. Farnham (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 192 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Alee
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Nicole Loufas (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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Stronger Than Words
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Paula Stokes (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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جاسوس من أجل لا أحد: ستة عشر عامًا في المخابرات
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Basel Saneeb (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 65 ratings
score: 300,
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| 613 |
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The Lightning Tree (The NI Revolution Trilogy, #1)
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Lene Fogelberg (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 162 ratings
score: 300,
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| 628 |
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In The Storm
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Karen Metcalf (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 299,
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Society's Foundlings
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Ellie Lieberman (Goodreads Author)
4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 299,
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3 people voted
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| 628 |
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Horn-Horn (Horn-Horn, #1)
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A.D.T. McLellan (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 149 ratings
score: 299,
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| 628 |
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Fade To White
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Tara K. Ross (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 127 ratings
score: 299,
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3 people voted
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| 632 |
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Messenger (The Giver, #3)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 146,756 ratings
score: 298,
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| 632 |
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 23,920 ratings
score: 298,
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4 people voted
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| 632 |
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How We Fall
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Kate Brauning (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 730 ratings
score: 298,
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3 people voted
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| 635 |
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33 Snowfish
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3.79 avg rating — 913 ratings
score: 297,
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| 635 |
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Thizz, A Love Story
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Nicole Loufas (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 205 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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| 637 |
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Falling Fast (Flynn, #1)
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Sophie McKenzie (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 2,063 ratings
score: 296,
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3 people voted
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| 638 |
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Made You Up
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Francesca Zappia (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 30,249 ratings
score: 294,
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3 people voted
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| 638 |
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Jack Kerouac Is Dead to Me
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Gae Polisner (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 430 ratings
score: 294,
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| 640 |
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Graffiti Moon
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Cath Crowley (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 20,110 ratings
score: 293,
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3 people voted
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| 640 |
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The Gospel According to Larry (Gospel According to Larry, #1)
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Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 3,761 ratings
score: 293,
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| 642 |
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For Better, for Worse, Forever (April Lancaster, #2)
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Lurlene McDaniel (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 1,869 ratings
score: 292,
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| 643 |
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Puberty Blues (Puberty Blues, #1)
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3.45 avg rating — 2,285 ratings
score: 291,
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| 644 |
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Emako Blue
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4.14 avg rating — 814 ratings
score: 290,
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3 people voted
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Love Lessons
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3.51 avg rating — 7,109 ratings
score: 290,
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Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self
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Lori Gottlieb (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 5,209 ratings
score: 290,
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Melissa
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4.09 avg rating — 47,444 ratings
score: 290,
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| 648 |
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Born Confused (Born Confused #1)
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Tanuja Desai Hidier (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 5,334 ratings
score: 289,
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| 649 |
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Don't Think Twice
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3.82 avg rating — 336 ratings
score: 288,
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| 649 |
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Dustbin Baby
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3.67 avg rating — 8,636 ratings
score: 288,
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Bobby's Girl
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Bernie Morris (Goodreads Author)
4.57 avg rating — 81 ratings
score: 288,
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3 people voted
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| 652 |
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Parrotfish
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Ellen Wittlinger (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 5,927 ratings
score: 287,
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3 people voted
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| 652 |
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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
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4.04 avg rating — 335,212 ratings
score: 287,
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| 652 |
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Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing, #1)
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Sophie McKenzie (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 18,841 ratings
score: 287,
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3 people voted
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| 652 |
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On the Come Up
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Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 99,978 ratings
score: 287,
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| 656 |
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The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window (The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window, #1)
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Kirsty Moseley (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 77,961 ratings
score: 286,
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| 656 |
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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4.01 avg rating — 80,717 ratings
score: 286,
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| 658 |
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The Bermudez Triangle
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Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.49 avg rating — 10,296 ratings
score: 284,
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| 659 |
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Lola Rose
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3.89 avg rating — 11,030 ratings
score: 282,
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| 659 |
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Target
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3.80 avg rating — 483 ratings
score: 282,
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| 659 |
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Finding Audrey
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Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 84,160 ratings
score: 282,
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| 659 |
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The Truth About Alice
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Jennifer Mathieu (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 15,428 ratings
score: 282,
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| 663 |
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 500,857 ratings
score: 281,
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| 663 |
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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 476,071 ratings
score: 281,
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| 665 |
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White Trash Beautiful (White Trash, #1)
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Teresa Mummert (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 13,044 ratings
score: 280,
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| 666 |
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Trainspotting
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4.11 avg rating — 175,758 ratings
score: 279,
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| 666 |
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Never Tell: A True Story of Overcoming a Terrifying Childhood
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Catherine McCall (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 357 ratings
score: 279,
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| 668 |
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The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
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4.03 avg rating — 14,520 ratings
score: 278,
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| 668 |
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The Summer of Skinny Dipping (Summer, #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 8,303 ratings
score: 278,
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| 670 |
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The Mockingbirds (The Mockingbirds, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 6,224 ratings
score: 277,
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| 671 |
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The Art of Being Normal
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3.90 avg rating — 20,256 ratings
score: 276,
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| 671 |
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The Little Prince
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4.33 avg rating — 2,399,169 ratings
score: 276,
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| 673 |
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Driftwood
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Cathy Cassidy (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 4,467 ratings
score: 275,
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| 673 |
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What Mr. Mattero Did
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Priscilla Cummings (Goodreads Author)
3.17 avg rating — 557 ratings
score: 275,
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Ballads of Suburbia
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Stephanie Kuehnert (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
score: 273,
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Love Story (Love Story, #1)
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3.65 avg rating — 63,665 ratings
score: 273,
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Feed
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3.55 avg rating — 67,268 ratings
score: 272,
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Monkey Taming
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3.75 avg rating — 769 ratings
score: 271,
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Uncle Vampire
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3.62 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Rape Girl
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Alina Klein (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 599 ratings
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P.S. Longer Letter Later (Elizabeth and Tara*Starr, #1)
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3.82 avg rating — 3,332 ratings
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Looking for Alibrandi
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Melina Marchetta (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 25,316 ratings
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Rage (Riders of the Apocalypse, #2)
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3.87 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
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Fat Chance
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Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 869 ratings
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Lucy in the Sky (Anonymous Diaries)
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3.99 avg rating — 9,624 ratings
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Beauty Queen
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3.80 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
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The Pistachio Prescription
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3.89 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
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The Program (The Program, #1)
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Suzanne Young (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 60,639 ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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4.39 avg rating — 993,185 ratings
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Stuck in Neutral
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3.82 avg rating — 11,278 ratings
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Cutting Class
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3.34 avg rating — 271 ratings
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How It Ends
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4.14 avg rating — 2,284 ratings
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The Brothers Lionheart
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4.35 avg rating — 41,126 ratings
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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
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3.81 avg rating — 11,148 ratings
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Looks
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3.40 avg rating — 1,376 ratings
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Now
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4.06 avg rating — 9,425 ratings
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The Wallflower, Vol. 1 (The Wallflower, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 18,820 ratings
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The Queen of Everything
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Deb Caletti (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 2,558 ratings
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Once
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4.23 avg rating — 27,552 ratings
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The Unexpected Everything
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Morgan Matson (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 41,224 ratings
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May 10, 2009 08:39AM
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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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