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Smash It!
age 16+
Teen experiments with personal, social risks in bold novel.
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Francina Simone
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2020
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Who Put This Song On?
age 17+
Eccentric teen girl fights depression in moving story.
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Morgan Parker
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2019
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The Nowhere Girls
age 16+
Teens aim to end school's rape culture in empowering tale.
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Amy Reed
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2017
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Not the Girls You're Looking For
age 16+
Half-Iraqi teen finds her way in scattered coming-of-ager.
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Aminah Mae Safi
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2018
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The Dangerous Art of Blending In
age 16+
Courageous love story told by teen suffering abuse.
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Angelo Surmelis
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2018
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American Street
age 16+
Raw and gritty immigrant story best for mature teens.
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Ibi Zoboi
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2017
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In the Band
age 16+
College kids steam things up in mature, romantic read.
By
Jean Haus
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2013
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Left Drowning
age 17+
Really racy romance with explicit sex and not much else.
By
Jessica Park
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2013
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The Round House
age 16+
Complex adult book explores rape survival, reservation life.
By
Louise Erdrich
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2012
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
age 17+
Story of young Montana lesbian is best for mature teens.
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Emily M. Danforth
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2012
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Kim
age 16+
Classic about complex Indian cultures best for older teens.
By
Rudyard Kipling
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1901
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Last Night I Sang to the Monster
age 16+
Teen faces addiction and abuse in powerful, poetic novel.
By
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
(
2009
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