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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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Looking for Alaska
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Speak
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
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Wintergirls
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
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Crank (Crank, #1)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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Go Ask Alice
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Beatrice Sparks (as "Anonymous")
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Before I Fall
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
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Just Listen
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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John Boyne (Goodreads Author)
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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Paper Towns
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The Catcher in the Rye
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Impulse (Impulse, #1)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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The Truth About Forever
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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My Sister's Keeper
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Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
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Cut
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Dreamland
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Lock and Key
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
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Willow
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Burned (Burned, #1)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Girl, Interrupted
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Identical
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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A Walk to Remember
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
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Where She Went (If I Stay, #2)
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Hate List
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Glass (Crank, #2)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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Beastly (Beastly, #1)
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Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author)
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Eleanor & Park
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Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author)
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This Lullaby
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Nineteen Minutes
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Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
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Before I Die
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Bell Jar
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The Last Song
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Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
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The Sky Is Everywhere
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Jandy Nelson (Goodreads Author)
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
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Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author)
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
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An Abundance of Katherines
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
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Keeping the Moon
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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The Virgin Suicides
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Tricks (Tricks, #1)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
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Elsewhere
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Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author)
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Someone Like You
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Stolen (Stolen, #1)
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Lucy Christopher (Goodreads Author)
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North of Beautiful
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Justina Chen (Goodreads Author)
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Twisted
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
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All the Bright Places
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Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author)
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Along for the Ride
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
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Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry, #2)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
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Living Dead Girl
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Elizabeth Scott (Goodreads Author)
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Sold
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After
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Amy Efaw (Goodreads Author)
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Cracked Up to Be
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Courtney Summers (Goodreads Author)
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Hold Still
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Nina LaCour (Goodreads Author)
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Push
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Fallout (Crank, #3)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #2)
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
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Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author)
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Number the Stars
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
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Leaving Paradise (Leaving Paradise, #1)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
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Perfect
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Delirium (Delirium, #1)
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
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Walk Two Moons
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Monster
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Catalyst
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
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Such a Pretty Girl
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The Rules of Survival
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Nancy Werlin (Goodreads Author)
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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Virginia Shreves, #1)
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Carolyn Mackler (Goodreads Author)
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Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #3)
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Flipped
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Wendelin Van Draanen (Goodreads Author)
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Forbidden
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Tabitha Suzuma (Goodreads Author)
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That Summer
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
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The Chosen One
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Scars
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Cheryl Rainfield (Goodreads Author)
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I Heart You, You Haunt Me
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Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author)
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Some Girls Are
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Courtney Summers (Goodreads Author)
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Perfect (Impulse, #2)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
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Annie on My Mind
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Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood, #4)
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Candy
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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Kaylee: The "What If?" Game
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Christine Dzidrums (Goodreads Author)
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Luna
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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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