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Realistic Fiction for Teens
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Pretty little liars
by Sara Shepard
Four wicked girls, who tell their deepest, darkest secrets to someone they think they can trust, start getting threatening messages from a mysterious stalker who claims to know everything, which could destroy them all.
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Blink & Caution
by Tim Wynne-Jones
Two teenagers who are living on the streets and barely getting by become involved in a complicated criminal plot, and make an unexpected connection with each other
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Peak
by Roland Smith
After being arrested for scaling a New York skyscraper and then sent to live with his long-lost father and fellow climber, Peak Marcello finds it difficult to rebuild their bond, thus when his father suddenly pushes him to climb Mt. Everest, Peak must take into consideration his father's questionable motives. Reprint.
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Empress of the world
by Sara Ryan
While away for the summer at a school for the gifted, Nicola Lancaster finds a special friend in a girl from North Carolina, Battle Hall Davies, but when her feelings for Battle take an unexpected turn into the area of love, Nic begins to question what she is feeling. Reprint.
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Just listen : a novel
by Sarah Dessen
Although Annabel's façade makes people think she has everything going for her, she is lonely since she and Sophie are no longer speaking and her anorexic sister gets all the attention at home, until she meets reformed bad boy Owen, who just may be the one person who can help Annabel face the imperfections of life. Reprint.
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New boy
by Julian Houston
As a new African-American sophomore at an exclusive, all-white boarding school, fifteen-year-old Rob Garrett is witness to the persecution of another student with bad acne who is also Jewish. Reprint.
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Sold
by Patricia McCormick
When she is tricked by her stepfather and sold into prostitution, thirteen-year-old Lakshmi becomes submerged in a nightmare where her only comfort is the friendship she forms with the other girls, which helps her survive--and eventually escape. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. An ALA Best book for Young Adults. Reissue.
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Red kayak
by Priscilla Cummings
Regarded as a hero for his dramatic rescue of a little boy, thirteen-year-old Brady Parks uncovers a secret that places him in the middle of tragedy that will force him to chose between what he knows is right and being loyal to his friends. Reprint.
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Th1rteen r3asons why : a novel
by Jay Asher
When Clay Jenkins receives a box containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends the night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death
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Crackback
by John Coy
In the high stakes world of high school football, Miles Manning discovers that the hits he takes on the field don't compare to the tribulations he faces in growing up. Reprint.
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Summer boys
by Hailey Abbott
Cousins Ella, Beth, and Jamie are at their family's beach house for the summer and first kisses, last dances, new loves, and old flames all add up to one unforgettable summer. Original.
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Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Melinda Sordino finds herself an outcast at her high school for calling the cops on an end of summer party, and, although she finds comfort in her art class, she still holds a terrible secret. Jr Lib Guild. An ALA Quick Pick and Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.
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Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder
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Bronxwood
by Coe Booth
Now that Tyrell's father is out of jail and has plans of his own--whether Tyrell likes them or not--Tyrell sees trouble ahead and isn't sure how to deal with it or if he can prevent it at all. By the author of Tyrell.
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Because I am furniture
by Thalia Chaltas
Disregarded by a father who abuses her siblings and considers her unworthy of acknowledgement, Anke experiences her first feelings of confidence after making the school volleyball team and struggles to find a voice that will help her improve her home life. Reprint. A first novel.
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