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Tiger Eyes

age 15+

Powerful novel examines teen's world of grief.

By Judy Blume

(1981)

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The Twelve-Fingered Boy

age 15+

Exciting, creepy horror adventure tweaks superheroics.

By John Hornor Jacobs

(2013)

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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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A Song of Fire and Ice (A Game of Thrones) Series

age 17+

Dark, violent epic upends the usual fantasy clichés.

By George R.R. Martin

(1996)

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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 Girl Like That

age 15+

Compelling tale of teen rebellion, tragedy in Saudi Arabia.

By Tanaz Bhathena

(2018)

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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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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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Who Put This Song On?

age 17+

Eccentric teen girl fights depression in moving story.

By Morgan Parker

(2019)

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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

age 15+

Young woman finds independence in compelling saga finale.

By Mildred D. Taylor

(2020)

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Nubia: Real One

age 15+

Wonder Woman's Black twin fights injustice in urgent tale.

By L. L. McKinney

(2021)

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Firekeeper's Daughter

age 15+

Native American teen vs. meth cartel in riveting thriller.

By Angeline Boulley

(2021)

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The Color Purple

age 15+

Edgy tale of poor, abused woman's journey to independence.

By Alice Walker

(1982)

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This Is Not a Test

age 15+

Zombie apocalypse meets mature high school-set thriller.

By Courtney Summers

(2012)

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September Girls

age 15+

Lyrical coming-of-age tale undercut by iffy gender messages.

By Bennett Madison

(2013)

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Love in the Time of Global Warming

age 15+

Compelling apocalyptic survival story with four LGBTQ teens.

By Francesca Lia Block

(2013)

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Reality Boy

age 15+

Boy fights to move beyond abusive family in compelling tale.

By A.S. King

(2013)

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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

age 15+

Provocative memoir blends history with legend.

By Maxine Hong Kingston

(1975)

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Vanishing Girls

age 15+

Plenty of twists in exciting, mature mystery.

By Lauren Oliver

(2015)

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A Court of Mist and Fury: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 2

age 15+

Dark faery romance sequel filled with sex, gore, magic.

By Sarah J. Maas

(2016)

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