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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel

age 13+

Equally violent prequel shows notorious dictator as a teen.

By Suzanne Collins

(2020)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball

age 8+

Home improvement mishaps abound in funny 14th installment.

By Jeff Kinney

(2019)

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

age 8+

Greg is meaner to gullible BFF Rowley in Wimpy Kid spin-off.

By Jeff Kinney

(2019)

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Lovely War

age 13+

Poignant World War I romance weaves in jazz, Greek gods.

By Julie Berry

(2019)

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Two Can Keep a Secret

age 13+

Teen thriller is heavy on clichés, light on thrills.

By Karen M. McManus

(2019)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown

age 8+

Epic neighborhood snowball fight perks up 13th installment.

By Jeff Kinney

(2018)

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A Very Large Expanse of Sea

age 13+

Muslim teen busts stereotypes in bitterly funny school tale.

By Tahereh Mafi

(2018)

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War Storm: Red Queen, Book 4

age 13+

Occasional thrills but mostly uneven fantasy finale.

By Victoria Aveyard

(2018)

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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

age 8+

Math whiz gets out of comfort zone in smart, touching story.

By Stacy McAnulty

(2018)

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The Wild Robot Escapes

age 8+

Animals aid robot journey in sequel tinged with human love.

By Peter Brown

(2018)

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Moxie

age 13+

Empowering story of girls standing up to sexual harassment.

By Jennifer Mathieu

(2017)

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The 57 Bus

age 13+

True story of teens' fateful encounter and its aftermath.

By Dashka Slater

(2017)

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Eliza and Her Monsters

age 13+

Fame and fandom collide with privacy in engaging tale.

By Francesca Zappia

(2017)

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Real Friends

age 8+

Painfully honest, hopeful memoir of coping with frenemies.

By Shannon Hale

(2017)

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The Hate U Give

age 13+

Powerful story of police shooting of unarmed Black teen.

By Angie Thomas

(2017)

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Carve the Mark

age 13+

Twist-filled fantasy romance is occasionally dark, violent.

By Veronica Roth

(2017)

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The Wild Robot

age 8+

Robot vs. wilderness in poignant survival tale.

By Peter Brown

(2016)

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Salt to the Sea

age 13+

Heartbreaking WWII novel shows power of hope, connection.

By Ruta Sepetys

(2016)

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Goosebumps Series

age 8+

Captivating, spooky mysteries can pack an emotional wallop.

By R. L. Stine

(2003)

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Serafina and the Black Cloak

age 8+

Spooky mystery-thriller about supernatural evil.

By Robert Beatty

(2015)

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