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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Jordan by Miranda KenneallyThe Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty MoseleyThe Vincent Boys by Abbi GlinesCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
When Friends Fall In Love
1,132 books — 1,685 voters
The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty MoseleyThe Marriage Bargain by Jennifer ProbstTempting the Best Man by J. LynnSeducing Cinderella by Gina L. MaxwellOn Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Brother's Best Friend
493 books — 1,150 voters

Paper Princess by Erin WattA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasHopeless by Colleen HooverThe V Girl by Mya RobartsLosing It by Cora Carmack
Fabulous Reads for Upper Teens and New Adult
1,850 books — 788 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerDon't Forget to Dance by Marc AlderdiceNot That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham#Girlboss by Sophia AmorusoWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nonfiction for Women in their Twenties
381 books — 348 voters

Maurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Gay Fiction by Men
565 books — 251 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtWho We Met on the Way to Stanford by Richard Phillip SinayI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouYou Can't Buy Love Like That by Carol E. Anderson
Coming-of-Age Memoirs
438 books — 234 voters

Life After Death by Emory D. LynnThe Cavalier by Israh AziziMagic America by C.E. MedfordWood, Talc and Mr. J by Chris RoseFreaks I've Met by Donald Jans
Coming of Age Tales
119 books — 110 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEducated by Tara WestoverLucky by Scott NelsonMaus I by Art Spiegelman
Memoirs About One's Parents
268 books — 55 voters

The Care and Keeping of You by Eds. American GirlsA Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School by Julie WilliamsA Smart Girl's Guide to Staying Home Alone by Dottie RaymerA Smart Girl's Guide to Friendship Troubles by Patti Kelley CriswellFrom Hurt to Happiness by Mr Mike Van
Growing Up Books
45 books — 46 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThe Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal by Chris MustacheJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The 50 Greatest Coming-of-Age Novels
92 books — 40 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books to read before graduating college
110 books — 38 voters
Horn-Horn by A.D.T. McLellanFriction in Motion by Sy KadellaThe Descendants by Kaui Hart HemmingsBeneath the Skin by Kyla StoneConflict of Intrigues by ML Yost
Fiction Books About SERIOUSLY DYSFUNCTIONAL Families
55 books — 36 voters

Great Expectations by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
BILDUNGSROMAN
97 books — 35 voters
King of the Wind by Marguerite HenryBlack Beauty by Anna SewellRafferty Lincoln Loves... by Emily WilliamsThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
The Best Fictional Horse Stories
94 books — 32 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziRed Rising by Pierce BrownHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlanna by Tamora PierceHaunted Tree by Scott Robert Scheller
Level Up
54 books — 32 voters
Sex Is a Funny Word by Cory SilverbergWhat Makes a Baby by Cory SilverbergIt's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. HarrisIt's So Amazing! by Robie H. HarrisIt's Not the Stork! by Robie H. Harris
Progressive Sexuality Education
40 books — 21 voters

Swerve by Jim LindsaySchool Spirit 1989 by Stephen MichaelThe Little Bastards by Jim LindsayDAVID BLAIZE by E.F. BensonHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Fiction Coming-of-Age Nostalgia Books
17 books — 18 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLittle Bee by Chris Cleave
Gateways to books beyond YA
50 books — 12 voters

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeGrow Up, Tahlia Wilkins! by Karina EvansRevenge of the Red Club by Kim HarringtonZitface by Emily HowseSpace Station Seventh Grade by Jerry Spinelli
Puberty Novels for Middle Grade
83 books — 10 voters
The Princess Diaries by Meg CabotHamlet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonNever Go with Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Books Best Read In Your Teens
23 books — 9 voters

The Care & Keeping of You by Valorie SchaeferA Smart Girl's Guide to Money by Nancy HolyokeSchool RULES! Math by Emma MacLaren HenkeIs This Normal? by Norm BendellClutter Control by American Girl
American Girl Guides
99 books — 8 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn KeeneHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite Books From Childhood
83 books — 6 voters

Daydreamers by Jonathan HarperThe Neighbor by S.H. AzanonThe Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories by David LeavittMen Writing Men Illustrated by Rick LongfieldAnything But Everything & Five More Gay Erotic Stories by J. Phillip Elwes
Gay M/M Short Stories Written By Men
14 books — 6 voters
Secrets by Barbara Becker HolsteinI am Enough by Elizabeth D. GrayI would, but my DAMN MIND won't let me! by Jacqui LetranBelieve in You by Christina CimorelliRusty the Rooster by Mik Revohlad
#LikeAGirl
8 books — 5 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWonder by R.J. PalacioFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
BOOKS EVERY TEEN MUST READ
29 books — 4 voters
L'ombra del vento by Carlos Ruiz ZafónVia col vento by Margaret MitchellBoy by Roald DahlShantaram by Gregory David RobertsIl giovane Holden by J.D. Salinger
All about growing up
21 books — 4 voters

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter GodwinThe Children of Segu by Maryse Condé
An African Collection: Childhood Experiences
41 books — 4 voters
The Boy in the Dress by David WalliamsThe Other Boy by M.G. HennesseyHusky by Justin SayreImaginary by Jamie SullivanTotally Joe by James Howe
Tween LGBT+ or GSM Books
7 books — 3 voters

Fallen Crest High by TijanDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Moving on Romance
2 books — 1 voter
Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa JarrarDon't Call Us Dead by Danez SmithTrust No Aunty by Maria Qamar
RookieMag Reading List
3 books — 1 voter

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