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Native Son

age 16+

Gritty novel of violence and race best for older teens.

By Richard Wright

(1940)

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1984

age 16+

Classic dystopian novel about life under constant scrutiny.

By George Orwell

(1949)

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Never Fall Down

age 15+

Harrowing true story of boy in Cambodia's Killing Fields.

By Patricia McCormick

(2012)

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Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury

age 16+

Tribute collection will please Bradbury fans, new readers.

By Sam Weller, Mort Castle

(2012)

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Kim

age 16+

Classic about complex Indian cultures best for older teens.

By Rudyard Kipling

(1901)

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The Kite Runner

age 16+

Brilliant, violent Afghanistan novel will enlighten teens.

By Khaled Hosseini

(2003)

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The Round House

age 16+

Complex adult book explores rape survival, reservation life.

By Louise Erdrich

(2012)

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Front Lines: Front Lines, Book 1

age 16+

Inventive, intense war story best for more mature teens.

By Michael Grant

(2016)

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Out of Darkness

age 15+

Beautifully written look at racism and love in 1930s Texas.

By Ashley Hope Pérez

(2015)

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Sula

age 15+

Haunting, complex tale of friendship best for older teens.

By Toni Morrison

(1973)

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The Things They Carried

age 15+

Vet's stunning, devastating Vietnam War stories; a classic.

By Tim O'Brien

(1990)

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Anna Dressed in Blood

age 15+

Hip, gory teen ghost hunter story delivers on its title.

By Kendare Blake

(2011)

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Strange the Dreamer

age 15+

Fiercely imaginative, lushly told fantasy for mature teens.

By Laini Taylor

(2017)

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Now I Rise: And I Darken, Book 2

age 15+

Bloodier, sexier, and more absorbing than the first.

By Kiersten White

(2017)

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

age 16+

Unforgettable story of young boy forced to become a killer.

By Ishmael Beah

(2007)

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Bright We Burn: And I Darken, Book 3

age 15+

Mature, bloody trilogy meets an absorbing, satisfying end.

By Kiersten White

(2018)

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I Stop Somewhere

age 16+

Haunting, heartbreaking tale of teen rape and murder.

By TE Carter

(2018)

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Muse of Nightmares: Strange the Dreamer, Book 2

age 15+

Absorbing fantasy reckons with trauma's awful impact.

By Laini Taylor

(2018)

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Monstress, Book 1

age 15+

Girl seeks revenge in compelling graphic novel fantasy.

By Marjorie Liu

(2016)

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Ninth House

age 16+

YA author's adult fantasy has lots of drugs, sex, violence.

By Leigh Bardugo

(2019)

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