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Native Son

age 16+

Gritty novel of violence and race best for older teens.

By Richard Wright

(1940)

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1984

age 16+

Classic dystopian novel about life under constant scrutiny.

By George Orwell

(1949)

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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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The House of the Spirits

age 16+

Magical novel explores personal, political passions.

By Isabel Allende

(1985)

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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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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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The Kite Runner

age 16+

Brilliant, violent Afghanistan novel will enlighten teens.

By Khaled Hosseini

(2003)

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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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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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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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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

age 16+

Unforgettable story of young boy forced to become a killer.

By Ishmael Beah

(2007)

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The Dangerous Art of Blending In

age 16+

Courageous love story told by teen suffering abuse.

By Angelo Surmelis

(2018)

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I Stop Somewhere

age 16+

Haunting, heartbreaking tale of teen rape and murder.

By TE Carter

(2018)

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Little Do We Know

age 16+

Moving story about three teens struggling in crisis.

By Tamara Ireland Stone

(2018)

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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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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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Ninth House

age 16+

YA author's adult fantasy has lots of drugs, sex, violence.

By Leigh Bardugo

(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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