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Real people face real challenges in these powerful stories of identity, belonging, and personal growth. Whether following teens navigating high school drama or adults confronting workplace dynamics, these books illuminate the raw, messy, and ultimately beautiful experiences that shape who we become.

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If You Come Softly Summary
If You Come Softly
by Jacqueline Woodson 1998 181 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Where She Went Summary
Where She Went
by Gayle Forman 2011 264 pages
3.97
302.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
279.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
165.6K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton 1967 208 pages
4.14
1.5M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Punching the Air Summary
Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi 2020 400 pages
4.40
23.2K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
The Red Pencil Summary
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014 336 pages
3.91
7.3K ratings
Poetry
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
Dear Evan Hansen Summary
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich 2018 368 pages
3.87
70.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
129.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Drama Summary
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier 2012 238 pages
4.18
155.9K ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Thing About Jellyfish Summary
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin 2015 352 pages
4.10
42.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Notes from the Midnight Driver Summary
Notes from the Midnight Driver
by Jordan Sonnenblick 2006 265 pages
4.05
9.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Humor
Charming as a Verb Summary
Charming as a Verb
by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages
3.85
7.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Walk Two Moons Summary
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech 1994 280 pages
4.00
171.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
Mexican WhiteBoy Summary
Mexican WhiteBoy
by Matt de la Peña 2008 256 pages
3.86
5.7K ratings
Young Adult
Sports
Realistic Fiction
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
259.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon 2016 344 pages
3.96
350.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Ugly Truth Summary
The Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages
4.18
138.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman 2009 208 pages
3.91
950.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages
4.41
7.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs 2006 216 pages
3.83
2.7K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Breathe and Count Back from Ten Summary
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
by Natalia Sylvester 2022 352 pages
3.84
3.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Eleven Summary
Eleven
by Tom Rogers 2014 200 pages
4.33
2.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Dog Days Summary
Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.17
157.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
407.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Before I Fall Summary
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver 2010 470 pages
3.88
343.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The DUFF Summary
The DUFF
Designated Ugly Fat Friend
by Kody Keplinger 2010 280 pages
3.79
195.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
That Was Then, This Is Now Summary
That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton 1971 159 pages
3.93
38.9K ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
Strike Zone Summary
Strike Zone
by Mike Lupica 2019 272 pages
4.17
361 ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Made You Up Summary
Made You Up
by Francesca Zappia 2015 428 pages
4.02
30.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Summary
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn 2006 183 pages
3.69
85.1K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 pages
4.11
112.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
All-American Muslim Girl Summary
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney 2019 432 pages
3.84
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.19
14.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
768.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Lock and Key Summary
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen 2008 432 pages
3.99
151.7K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
Money Hungry Summary
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages
4.10
4.4K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume 1970 149 pages
3.94
250.4K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Classics
Anna and the French Kiss Summary
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages
3.96
461.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Sold Summary
Sold
by Patricia McCormick 2006 268 pages
4.23
62.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Banned Books
Panic Summary
Panic
by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages
3.55
62.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
158.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Someone Like You Summary
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen 1998 281 pages
3.92
105.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
No Brainer Summary
No Brainer
by Jeff Kinney 2023 224 pages
4.28
10.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Wanting Mor Summary
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan 2009 192 pages
3.91
1.2K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Chapter Books
The Torn Skirt Summary
The Torn Skirt
by Rebecca Godfrey 2001 208 pages
3.47
2.2K ratings
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
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