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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,434 voters
Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe Reason for God by Timothy J. Keller
The Christian Intellect
1,271 books — 836 voters

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
All Creatures Great and Small
1,363 books — 190 voters
My Lady Love by Bridgitte LesleyYou Really Are Full of Shit, Aren't You? by Karl WigginsWitch in the Woods by Taylor Ann BunkerCalico Jack in your Garden by Karl WigginsThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
Try it!
212 books — 174 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Real Life Young Adult Books
334 books — 139 voters
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
476 books — 83 voters

Detour from Normal by Ken DicksonCome to the Edge by Christina HaagForty Autumns by Nina WillnerWho Said It Couldn't Be Done? by MS Denise JonesTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Best True Stories List
159 books — 74 voters
Wood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGoodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by HarpieHigh Couch of Silistra by Janet E. MorrisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Main Character
100 books — 66 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Action Romance SciFi Fantasy
101 books — 65 voters
The Midwife by Jennifer WorthWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanAnd If I Perish by Evelyn M. MonahanLife Support by Suzanne GordonA Nurse's Story by Tilda Shalof
Real Nurses
238 books — 58 voters

Out of the Silence by Marie TheodoreDracula by Bram StokerPursuit of Angels. by Anthony HulseAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodMurder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Literary Murder.
111 books — 56 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaDeep World Fire by Charlotte Malina MeridianThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Books Especially Written for Older Teens
127 books — 45 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireDomination & Submission by Michael MakaiJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesBared to You by Sylvia Day
The Best Kind Of Love
33 books — 41 voters
Wood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseGoodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by Harpie2004 - Thanks for the Vodka by HarpieThe Noise Effect by Stevie Turner2005 - Thanks for the Vodka by Harpie
Books set in council estates
45 books — 36 voters

Painted Faces by L.H. CoswayThe Falling of Love by Marisa OldhamThe Chocolate Temptation by Laura FlorandLove Hacked by Penny ReidOn the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
Making Love: Best Real and Emotional Sexy Times in Romance Novels
74 books — 34 voters
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie GonzalesAgain, But Better by Christine RiccioWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasEvery Moment After by Joseph Moldover
Realistic YA Novels of 2019
48 books — 31 voters

The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher WrightPrincesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodríguez McRobbieReal Florida by Jeff KlinkenbergLady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona CarnarvonThe Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins
Get 'Real'
654 books — 20 voters
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime IsayamaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaTokyo Ghoul, Tome 1 by Sui IshidaBlue Exorcist, Vol. 1 by Kazue KatoWith the Light by Keiko Tobe
Realistic Manga
34 books — 18 voters

Explorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. HuntTell Me How You Say Good Night by Teddy O'MalleyDo Turtles Eat Strawberries by Sharon DelaroseA Book of Dog Breeds For Children by Amber RichardsHumans in My Backyard by Vishal Menon
Animal Photography Books
88 books — 15 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal by Holly ReneeHeart of My Monster by Rina KentThe Queen of Hearts by Kimmery MartinThe Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile
Realistic Hearts
71 books — 15 voters

Deep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Noble Edge by Christopher Gilbert1984 by George OrwellThe Freedom of Naturism by Augustine RaeThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Self-Concealment & Self-Disclosure
145 books — 13 voters
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettStill Life by Melissa MilgromThe Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate MosseFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Get Stuffed!
30 books — 11 voters

Christy by Catherine MarshallThe Doctor's Lady by Jody HedlundOswald by Edoardo AlbertEdwin by Edoardo AlbertThe Abbess of Whitby by Jill Dalladay
Christian Fiction: Based on True-Real People
56 books — 9 voters
El Abrazo de la Serpiente by Alejandro Pino AlamilloEl Poder de los Sueños by Alejandro Pino Alamillo
Realismo Mágico
2 books — 5 voters

A Wedding for Julia by Vannetta ChapmanHearts That Survive by Yvonne LehmanThe Doctor's Lady by Jody HedlundPromise Me This by Cathy GohlkeSong of Springhill by Cheryl McKay
Christian Fiction: Based on True Events
10 books — 4 voters
This House Is Haunted by Guy Lyon PlayfairThe English Ghost by Peter AckroydReal Ghosts by Daniel CohenShe Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumbThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
True Ghost Stories
54 books — 4 voters

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoNo One Is Alone by Rachel VincentJimi & Me by Jaime AdoffThe Other Daughter by Lauren WilligThe Very Picture of You by Isabel Wolff
The Other Family
7 books — 3 voters
The Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienHouse of Stairs by William SleatorVALIS by Philip K. DickLiminal Spaces by Kevin LuciaIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Liminal Spaces, Timeslips and Matrix Glitches in Fiction
72 books — 2 voters

A Surge of Blood by Matthew Darbs DerbyshireLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistCarrie by Stephen King
YA Fantasy About YA Reality.
3 books — 1 voter

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