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At the Edge of the Haight

age 16+

Gritty, empathetic tale of street kids, dysfunction, murder.

By Katherine Seligman

(2021)

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Tales from the Hinterland: The Hazel Wood, Book 3

age 16+

Dark fairy tales feature young women in deadly jeopardy.

By Melissa Albert

(2021)

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Smash It!

age 16+

Teen experiments with personal, social risks in bold novel.

By Francina Simone

(2020)

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Grown

age 16+

Cautionary tale of teen under sway of predatory pop star.

By Tiffany D. Jackson

(2020)

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Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything

age 16+

Compelling coming-of-ager blends sci-fi and folklore.

By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

(2020)

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The Electric Heir: Feverwake, Book 2

age 16+

Intense, romantic sci-fi tackles mature issues.

By Victoria Lee

(2020)

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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

age 16+

Girl survives through smarts and magic in intense novel.

By Echo Brown

(2020)

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Exile from Eden

age 16+

Teens tour the apocalypse in zany, touching sci-fi satire.

By Andrew Smith

(2019)

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Cursed

age 16+

Fierce woman leads reimagined, violent Arthurian tale.

By Thomas Wheeler

(2019)

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A Farewell to Arms

age 16+

Classic war novel still speaks to today's readers.

By Ernest Hemingway

(1929)

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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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The Testaments: The Handmaid's Tale, Book 2

age 16+

Brilliant, violent sequel is worthy of the orginal.

By Margaret Atwood

(2019)

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Snow, Glass, Apples

age 16+

Fairy tale favorite gets dark, violent, sexy makeover.

By Neil Gaiman

(2019)

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Kingsbane: Empirium, Book 2

age 16+

Thrilling, long sequel is full of steamy romance, violence.

By Claire Legrand

(2019)

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Testimony from Your Perfect Girl

age 16+

Slow coming-of-age tale has lots of swearing, sex, drinking.

By Kaui Hart Hemmings

(2019)

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The Nowhere Girls

age 16+

Teens aim to end school's rape culture in empowering tale.

By Amy Reed

(2017)

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The Art of Losing

age 16+

Authentic, realistic story of addiction, survival, sisters.

By Lizzy Mason

(2019)

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Damsel

age 16+

Dark, twisty dragon quest tale has sex, gore, brutality.

By Elana K. Arnold

(2018)

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Home After Dark

age 16+

Powerful graphic novel explores issues of abandonment.

By David Small

(2018)

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Sadie

age 16+

Raw thriller about a brutal crime and teen seeking justice.

By Courtney Summers

(2018)

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