Great Young Adult/Teen Books You Need to Read!
Discover the best young adult and teen books you need to read! Explore our curated list of captivating YA novels perfect for teens and adults alike.
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Major Crush
by Jennifer Echols
Virginia Sauter's feelings for Drew Morrow, the beautiful boy with whom she shares the position of drum major of the high school marching band, turn from hostility to romance, but a misunderstanding threatens to end the relationship before it can get started.
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Notes from the Midnight Driver
by Jordan Sonnenblick
When sixteen-year-old Alex hatches one of his possibly-not-so-brilliant plans to get his parents back together, it ends up backfiring in a major way (as in police officers being called to the scene-major). Now, after being sentenced to do community service at an old folks' home, Alex has one more thing to contend with: Solomon Lewis. Sol is a feisty senior who pours ice water in Alex's lap, tries to hook Alex up with a pixie-ninja master love interest, taunts the other patients, and loves to tell Alex off using inappropriate foreign words. This is the story of Alex Gregory, his guitar, his bestgal pal, Laurie, and the friendship of a lifetime.
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Pretty Little Liars
by Sara Shepard
When one of their tightly-knit group mysteriously disappears, four high school girls find their friendship difficult to maintain when they begin receiving taunting messages from someone who seems to know everything about their past and present secrets.
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The Rules of Survival
by Nancy Werlin
Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.
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The Sledding Hill
by Chris Crutcher
Eddie hasn't had an easy year First his father dies. Then his best friend Billy accidentally kicks a stack of Sheetrock over on himself, breaking his neck and effectively hitting tilt on his Earthgame. Eddie and Billy were inseparable. Still are. Billy isn't going to let a little thing like death stop him from hanging in there with his friend. And when Eddie faces an epic struggle with the powers that be, Billy will remain right there beside him.
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That Girl Lucy Moon
by Amy Timberlake
Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who loudly supports animal rights - during hunting season. She wears a woven cap made of hemp in support of third world workers. Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who spots injustice and isn't afraid to fight it. So when two of her classmates are caught sledding on Wiggins Hill and the local paper refuses to report it - or the role of Ms. Ilene Viola Wiggins, richest woman in town, in the arrest - Lucy begins a campaign to fight against corruption in her hometown - and for sledding rights on Wiggins' hill.
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Tyrell
by Coe Booth
The protagonist of this astonishing debut is a young, African-American teen who can't get a break. Tyrell is living (for now) with his spaced-out mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. He feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps? 320 p.
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What Happened to Cass McBride?
by Gail Giles
After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to exact revenge on the person he holds responsible.
