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Where Things Come Back

age 16+

Unsettling tale of teen's small-town life is good but dark.

By John Corey Whaley

(2011)

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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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What Happens Next

age 16+

Intense novel explores feelings of date-rape survivor.

By Colleen Clayton

(2012)

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Rise

age 16+

Sexier, slower second Nightshade prequel.

By Andrea Cremer

(2013)

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On the Road

age 16+

Poetic, ecstatic, debauched novel that changed literature.

By Jack Kerouac

(1957)

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Kim

age 16+

Classic about complex Indian cultures best for older teens.

By Rudyard Kipling

(1901)

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Impulse

age 16+

Edgy sequel to Jumper is best for older teens.

By Steven Gould

(2013)

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How to Lead a Life of Crime

age 16+

School-for-criminals mystery turns very dark and violent.

By Kirsten Miller

(2013)

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Asylum

age 16+

Teen horror tale has promising premise, half-baked plot.

By Madeleine Roux

(2013)

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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 F- It List

age 16+

Girl takes on friend's bucket list; best for older teens.

By Julie Halpern

(2013)

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Grasshopper Jungle

age 16+

Brilliant end-of-the-world chronicle is unforgettably weird.

By Andrew Smith

(2014)

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No One Else Can Have You

age 16+

Darkly funny, very violent high school murder mystery.

By Kathleen Hale

(2014)

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The Kingdom of Little Wounds

age 16+

Brutal, breathtaking historical epic is graphic but great.

By Susann Cokal

(2014)

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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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Dirty Wings

age 16+

Sex, drugs, rock, mythology fill dark paranormal tale.

By Sarah McCarry

(2014)

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Forever for a Year

age 16+

Freshman first-love tale has some insight, lots of sex.

By B.T. Gottfred

(2015)

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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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Pasadena

age 16+

Edgy noir with violent sex, drugs best for mature teens.

By Sherri L. Smith

(2016)

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Escape from Asylum: Asylum, Book 0.5

age 16+

Repetitive prequel best for longtime fans.

By Madeleine Roux

(2016)

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