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The Last Story of Mina Lee
age 17+
Heartbreaking mother-daughter tale has lots of violence.
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Nancy Jooyoun Kim
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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 Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy
age 17+
Compelling story of gender-defying teens falling in love.
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B.T. Gottfred
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2018
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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
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2016
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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
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1996
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The Heavens Rise
age 17+
Fantasy intertwining sex, violence, makes for mature fare.
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Christopher Rice
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2013
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Left Drowning
age 17+
Really racy romance with explicit sex and not much else.
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Jessica Park
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2013
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Gameboard of the Gods
age 17+
Dystopian thriller for adults OK for mature teens.
By
Richelle Mead
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2013
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The Blessed
age 17+
Extremely violent religious fantasy from ghostgirl author.
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Tonya Hurley
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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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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
age 17+
Kesey's great madhouse epic best for older teens.
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Ken Kesey
(
2002
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Bad Girls
age 17+
Violent, voyeuristic look at teens sent to wilderness camp.
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Alex McAulay
(
2005
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Beautiful
age 17+
Good-girl-goes-bad tale packed with adult content.
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Amy Reed
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2009
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The Lovely Bones
age 17+
Violent, disturbing read meant for discussion with teens.
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Alice Sebold
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2002
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Pretty Dead
age 17+
Pretty graphic and explicit for a teen vampire read.
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Francesca Lia Block
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2009
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Tender Morsels
age 17+
Intense, award-winning fairy tale for mature readers only.
By
Margo Lanagan
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2008
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Living Dead Girl
age 17+
Intense, violent story of sexually abused kidnapped girl.
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Elizabeth Scott
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2008
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The Making of Dr. Truelove
age 17+
Coming-of-age tale filled with sex -- lessons too.
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Derrick Barnes
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2006
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Angels on Sunset Boulevard
age 17+
Provocative book about social networking gone bad.
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Melissa de la Cruz
(
2007
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