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Who Put This Song On? Book Poster Image
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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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The Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy Book Poster Image
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The Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy
age 17+
Compelling story of gender-defying teens falling in love.
By B.T. Gottfred
(2018)
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Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel Book Poster Image
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Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel
age 17+
Grim, brutal true story of teen assassins.
By Dan Slater
(2016)
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A Song of Fire and Ice (A Game of Thrones) Series Book Poster Image
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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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The Heavens Rise Book Poster Image
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The Heavens Rise
age 17+
Fantasy intertwining sex, violence, makes for mature fare.
By Christopher Rice
(2013)
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Left Drowning
age 17+
Really racy romance with explicit sex and not much else.
By Jessica Park
(2013)
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Gameboard of the Gods Book Poster Image
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Gameboard of the Gods
age 17+
Dystopian thriller for adults OK for mature teens.
By Richelle Mead
(2013)
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The Blessed
age 17+
Extremely violent religious fantasy from ghostgirl author.
By Tonya Hurley
(2012)
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post Book Poster Image
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
age 17+
Story of young Montana lesbian is best for mature teens.
By Emily M. Danforth
(2012)
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Book Poster Image
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
age 17+
Kesey's great madhouse epic best for older teens.
By Ken Kesey
(2002)
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Bad Girls Book Poster Image
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Bad Girls
age 17+
Violent, voyeuristic look at teens sent to wilderness camp.
By Alex McAulay
(2005)
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Beautiful Book Poster Image
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Beautiful
age 17+
Good-girl-goes-bad tale packed with adult content.
By Amy Reed
(2009)
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The Lovely Bones Book Poster Image
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The Lovely Bones
age 17+
Violent, disturbing read meant for discussion with teens.
By Alice Sebold
(2002)
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Pretty Dead Book Poster Image
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Pretty Dead
age 17+
Pretty graphic and explicit for a teen vampire read.
By Francesca Lia Block
(2009)
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Tender Morsels Book Poster Image
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Tender Morsels
age 17+
Intense, award-winning fairy tale for mature readers only.
By Margo Lanagan
(2008)
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Living Dead Girl Book Poster Image
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Living Dead Girl
age 17+
Intense, violent story of sexually abused kidnapped girl.
By Elizabeth Scott
(2008)
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The Making of Dr. Truelove Book Poster Image
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The Making of Dr. Truelove
age 17+
Coming-of-age tale filled with sex -- lessons too.
By Derrick Barnes
(2006)
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Angels on Sunset Boulevard Book Poster Image
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Angels on Sunset Boulevard
age 17+
Provocative book about social networking gone bad.
By Melissa de la Cruz
(2007)
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