Teen

Our teen collection speaks to the unique challenges and transformative experiences of adolescence, offering everything from gripping dystopian adventures to practical guides for navigating anxiety, relationships, and personal growth. These carefully curated books meet young readers exactly where they are, providing both the escape of compelling stories and the real-world wisdom needed to thrive during these pivotal years.

Teen Book Summaries

Seconds Away

by Harlan Coben

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

4.06

20k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Immersive

Seconds Away

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

by Harlan Coben 2012 338 pages

4.06

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Betting on You

by Lynn Painter • 2023

After her parents' divorce, Bailey meets Charlie: cynical, sarcastic, and betting on her heart.

4.13

100k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🚗 Road Trip Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

Betting on You

After her parents' divorce, Bailey meets Charlie: cynical, sarcastic, and betting on her heart.

by Lynn Painter 2023 432 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🚗 Road Trip Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

My Life with the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak • 2012

A grieving perfectionist lands among twelve wild boys, torn between two brothers who both want her.

3.76

94k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Protagonist 💘 Brother Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👦 Large Family Antics

My Life with the Walter Boys

A grieving perfectionist lands among twelve wild boys, torn between two brothers who both want her.

by Ali Novak 2012 368 pages

3.76

94k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Protagonist 💘 Brother Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👦 Large Family Antics

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus • 2019

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

3.91

100k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

Two Can Keep a Secret

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages

3.91

100k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

After the Shot Drops

by Randy Ribay • 2018

A basketball transfer divides two best friends, and a cousin’s debts force a betrayal at gunpoint.

4.13

2k+

🏀 High School Basketball 💔 Estranged Friends 👥 Dual Pov 🕊️ Guilt And Redemption 💰 Socioeconomic Divide

After the Shot Drops

A basketball transfer divides two best friends, and a cousin’s debts force a betrayal at gunpoint.

by Randy Ribay 2018 336 pages

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏀 High School Basketball 💔 Estranged Friends 👥 Dual Pov 🕊️ Guilt And Redemption 💰 Socioeconomic Divide

Delirium

by Lauren Oliver • 2011

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

3.95

400k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Delirium

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

by Lauren Oliver 2011 441 pages

3.95

400k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld • 2005

Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.

3.84

700k+

🏴 Dystopian Rebellion 💊 Brainwashed Society 🏕️ Hidden Rebel Community 💄 Beauty Dystopia 🌲 Wilderness Survival

Immersive

Uglies

Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.

by Scott Westerfeld 2005 425 pages

3.84

700k+ ratings

🏴 Dystopian Rebellion 💊 Brainwashed Society 🏕️ Hidden Rebel Community 💄 Beauty Dystopia 🌲 Wilderness Survival

Quiet Power

by Susan Cain • 2012

The quietest kid in class has an edge. Here's how to use it.

3.91

6k+

🧠 Introvert Psychology 📚 Teen Self-Help 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Introverts 🏫 Classroom Strategies 🐢 Quiet Leadership

Quiet Power

The quietest kid in class has an edge. Here's how to use it.

by Susan Cain 2012 277 pages

3.91

6k+ ratings

🧠 Introvert Psychology 📚 Teen Self-Help 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Introverts 🏫 Classroom Strategies 🐢 Quiet Leadership

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

by Sean Covey • 1997

Urgent things scream. Important things whisper. Seven habits to hear the difference.

4.05

37k+

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🔄 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Win-Win Thinking

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Urgent things scream. Important things whisper. Seven habits to hear the difference.

by Sean Covey 1997 268 pages

4.05

37k+ ratings

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🔄 Habit Formation ⏳ Time Management 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Win-Win Thinking

Paper Towns

by John Green • 2008

His neighbor vanishes after one wild night, leaving a trail of clues through abandoned subdivisions.

3.70

1.5M+

📚 Literary YA 🔍 Missing Girl Mystery 🏡 Suburban Coming-Of-Age 💭 Idealized Love 🚗 Road Trip Adventure

Paper Towns

His neighbor vanishes after one wild night, leaving a trail of clues through abandoned subdivisions.

by John Green 2008 305 pages

3.70

1.5M+ ratings

📚 Literary YA 🔍 Missing Girl Mystery 🏡 Suburban Coming-Of-Age 💭 Idealized Love 🚗 Road Trip Adventure

P.S. I Still Love You

by Jenny Han • 2015

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

4.00

400k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💌 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Love Letters 😬 Ex-Girlfriend Drama 💭 Introspective Heroine

P.S. I Still Love You

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

by Jenny Han 2015 337 pages

4.00

400k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💌 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Love Letters 😬 Ex-Girlfriend Drama 💭 Introspective Heroine

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

by Sean Covey • 2005

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

4.02

2k+

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

by Sean Covey 2005 336 pages

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

700k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001 294 pages

3.85

700k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

If You Come Softly

by Jacqueline Woodson • 1998

White girl, Black boy, Manhattan prep school. Falling in love is the easy part.

4.03

12k+

💕 Interracial First Love 🖋️ Literary Ya 📼 1990s Coming Of Age 🏫 Private School 🗽 New York City

If You Come Softly

White girl, Black boy, Manhattan prep school. Falling in love is the easy part.

by Jacqueline Woodson 1998 181 pages

4.03

12k+ ratings

💕 Interracial First Love 🖋️ Literary Ya 📼 1990s Coming Of Age 🏫 Private School 🗽 New York City

The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon • 2016

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

3.95

300k+

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

The Sun Is Also a Star

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

by Nicola Yoon 2016 344 pages

3.95

300k+ ratings

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

by Sean Covey • 1999

Seven small shifts that build character, calm the drama, and get high school working for you.

4.09

500+

🌱 Teen Development ⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Building 👂 Empathetic Listening 🤝 Win-Win Thinking

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Seven small shifts that build character, calm the drama, and get high school working for you.

by Sean Covey 1999 59 pages

4.09

500+ ratings

🌱 Teen Development ⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Building 👂 Empathetic Listening 🤝 Win-Win Thinking

Forever...

by Judy Blume • 1975

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

3.62

67k+

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Forever...

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

by Judy Blume 1975 178 pages

3.62

67k+ ratings

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

The Crown

by Kiera Cass • 2016

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

3.62

300k+

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

The Crown

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

by Kiera Cass 2016 278 pages

3.62

300k+ ratings

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

Holding Up the Universe

by Jennifer Niven • 2016

He can't tell faces apart. She's tired of hiding. One cafeteria punch brings them together.

3.67

100k+

👥 Dual Pov 🧠 Hidden Disability 💜 Body Positivity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏫 High School Drama

Holding Up the Universe

He can't tell faces apart. She's tired of hiding. One cafeteria punch brings them together.

by Jennifer Niven 2016 391 pages

3.67

100k+ ratings

👥 Dual Pov 🧠 Hidden Disability 💜 Body Positivity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏫 High School Drama

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn • 2006

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

3.68

85k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

by Rachel Cohn 2006 183 pages

3.68

85k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

3.95

1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005 208 pages

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

Money Hungry

by Sharon G. Flake • 2001

Raspberry's money obsession is a wall she builds against the homelessness she barely escaped.

4.10

4k+

🪙 Childhood Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity 😰 Financial Anxiety 🍬 Kid Entrepreneur 🏙️ Urban Middle Grade

Money Hungry

Raspberry's money obsession is a wall she builds against the homelessness she barely escaped.

by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages

4.10

4k+ ratings

🪙 Childhood Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity 😰 Financial Anxiety 🍬 Kid Entrepreneur 🏙️ Urban Middle Grade

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II

by Jack Canfield • 1998

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

3.98

7k+

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

by Jack Canfield 1998 350 pages

3.98

7k+ ratings

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Your New Playlist

by Jon Acuff • 2022

Your inner critic lies on repeat. A method for talking back that actually works.

4.39

500+

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🗣️ Inner Critic 📚 Teen Self-Help 😨 Managing Fear

Your New Playlist

Your inner critic lies on repeat. A method for talking back that actually works.

by Jon Acuff 2022 192 pages

4.39

500+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🗣️ Inner Critic 📚 Teen Self-Help 😨 Managing Fear

The House of the Scorpion

by Nancy Farmer • 2004

A clone raised in a drug empire must escape before the patriarch harvests his heart.

4.08

97k+

🧬 Clone Dystopia 🫀 Proving Humanity 🛡️ Gruff Mentor 🤝 Found Family 💔 Sacrificial Love

The House of the Scorpion

A clone raised in a drug empire must escape before the patriarch harvests his heart.

by Nancy Farmer 2004 380 pages

4.08

97k+ ratings

🧬 Clone Dystopia 🫀 Proving Humanity 🛡️ Gruff Mentor 🤝 Found Family 💔 Sacrificial Love

Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott • 2018

Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.

4.17

200k+

🔒 Forbidden Love 💔 Terminal Illness 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🌟 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏥 Hospital Setting

Five Feet Apart

Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.

by Rachael Lippincott 2018 288 pages

4.17

200k+ ratings

🔒 Forbidden Love 💔 Terminal Illness 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🌟 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏥 Hospital Setting

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

by Jenny Han • 2014

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

4.04

1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

by Jenny Han 2014 384 pages

4.04

1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

Scarlett and the Kiss Thief

by Ivy Smoak

A makeover, a stolen kiss, and two boys. She just doesn't know which one kissed her.

4.22

4k+

💕 YA Love Triangle 💄 High School Makeover 😤 Jealous Love Interest 💭 Childhood Crush 🔥 Slow Burn

Immersive

Scarlett and the Kiss Thief

A makeover, a stolen kiss, and two boys. She just doesn't know which one kissed her.

by Ivy Smoak 2025 374 pages

4.22

4k+ ratings

💕 YA Love Triangle 💄 High School Makeover 😤 Jealous Love Interest 💭 Childhood Crush 🔥 Slow Burn

Just Listen

by Sarah Dessen • 2006

A teen model's silence hides a painful secret. A truth-obsessed boy pushes her to speak.

4.05

200k+

🩹 Sexual Assault Survivor 🎙️ Finding Your Voice 🎧 Music As Healing 🏫 High School Loneliness 💬 Truth-Teller Romance

Just Listen

A teen model's silence hides a painful secret. A truth-obsessed boy pushes her to speak.

by Sarah Dessen 2006 371 pages

4.05

200k+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Assault Survivor 🎙️ Finding Your Voice 🎧 Music As Healing 🏫 High School Loneliness 💬 Truth-Teller Romance

The Party

by Natasha Preston • 2024

Ten friends, one remote castle, a rising storm, and a killer who knows their darkest secret.

3.51

12k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Teen Slasher 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Friend Group In Peril 🌫️ Gaslighting

The Party

Ten friends, one remote castle, a rising storm, and a killer who knows their darkest secret.

by Natasha Preston 2024 352 pages

3.51

12k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Teen Slasher 🧠 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Friend Group In Peril 🌫️ Gaslighting

American Girls

by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

3.60

2k+

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

American Girls

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

by Nancy Jo Sales 2016 418 pages

3.60

2k+ ratings

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

Reached

by Ally Condie • 2012

Revolution won, plague mutates, cure fails. Three friends race for a cure before their world falls.

3.54

100k+

🌋 Dystopian Rebellion 🧠 Memory Erasure 🎨 Art As Resistance 💔 Love Triangle Resolved 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Reached

Revolution won, plague mutates, cure fails. Three friends race for a cure before their world falls.

by Ally Condie 2012 512 pages

3.54

100k+ ratings

🌋 Dystopian Rebellion 🧠 Memory Erasure 🎨 Art As Resistance 💔 Love Triangle Resolved 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

[We All Fall Down] (By

by Robert Cormier • 1991

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

3.80

2k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

[We All Fall Down] (By

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

by Robert Cormier 1991

3.80

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1997

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

3.94

19k+

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

by Jack Canfield 1997 288 pages

3.94

19k+ ratings

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Anna and the French Kiss

by Stephanie Perkins • 2010

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

3.96

400k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

Anna and the French Kiss

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages

3.96

400k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

The Success Principles for Teens

by Jack Canfield • 2008

Full responsibility, clear goals, no excuses: the tough-love teen guide to getting what you want.

4.08

204

🎓 Teen Success 🪨 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Self-Confidence 🖼️ Visualization

The Success Principles for Teens

Full responsibility, clear goals, no excuses: the tough-love teen guide to getting what you want.

by Jack Canfield 2008 338 pages

4.08

204 ratings

🎓 Teen Success 🪨 Personal Responsibility 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Self-Confidence 🖼️ Visualization

The Skin I'm In

by Sharon G. Flake • 2000

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

4.16

17k+

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

The Skin I'm In

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

by Sharon G. Flake 2000 176 pages

4.16

17k+ ratings

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

Grown and Flown

by Lisa Heffernan • 2019

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

3.91

500+

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

Grown and Flown

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

by Lisa Heffernan 2019 368 pages

3.91

500+ ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

All-American Muslim Girl

by Nadine Jolie Courtney • 2019

A Muslim teen hiding her faith falls for the son of a notorious anti-Muslim pundit.

3.83

4k+

💞 Interfaith Romance 👥 Muslim Girl Friendship 🤲 Exploring Faith 💭 Quiet Contemporary 🏠 Muslim American Family

All-American Muslim Girl

A Muslim teen hiding her faith falls for the son of a notorious anti-Muslim pundit.

by Nadine Jolie Courtney 2019 418 pages

3.83

4k+ ratings

💞 Interfaith Romance 👥 Muslim Girl Friendship 🤲 Exploring Faith 💭 Quiet Contemporary 🏠 Muslim American Family

Dumplin'

by Julie Murphy • 2015

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

3.88

92k+

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Dumplin'

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

by Julie Murphy 2015 375 pages

3.88

92k+ ratings

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Americanized

by Sara Saedi • 2018

She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.

3.91

3k+

🗽 Immigrant Memoir 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 🪪 Cultural Identity 🏛️ Immigration System 📋 Undocumented Youth

Americanized

She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.

by Sara Saedi 2018 288 pages

3.91

3k+ ratings

🗽 Immigrant Memoir 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 🪪 Cultural Identity 🏛️ Immigration System 📋 Undocumented Youth

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart • 2008

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

3.80

50k+

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

by E. Lockhart 2008 342 pages

3.80

50k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens

by Sheri Van Dijk • 2011

Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.

4.13

335

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😤 Anger Management

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens

Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.

by Sheri Van Dijk 2011 164 pages

4.13

335 ratings

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😤 Anger Management

Rules of Attraction

by Simone Elkeles • 2010

An arrest lands a defiant teen in his peer guide's home, where mutual annoyance catches fire.

4.17

89k+

🖤 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Rules of Attraction

An arrest lands a defiant teen in his peer guide's home, where mutual annoyance catches fire.

by Simone Elkeles 2010 336 pages

4.17

89k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen • 2004

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

4.12

200k+

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

The Truth About Forever

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

by Sarah Dessen 2004 374 pages

4.12

200k+ ratings

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens

by Bridget Flynn Walker • 2021

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

4.21

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

by Bridget Flynn Walker 2021 192 pages

4.21

33 ratings

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Lisa M. Schab • 2008

Activities that help teens spot anxiety, challenge thoughts, calm the body, step by step.

4.09

261

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4.18

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Scars Like Wings

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4.05

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by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012 320 pages

3.40

2k+ ratings

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