High School Angst Books | Summaries & Audio

Big Girl Small

by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

3.34

3k+

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Girl Small 88%

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

by Rachel DeWoskin 2011

3.34

3k+ ratings

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

3.32

6k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 88%

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002

3.32

6k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Suurlemoen!

by Jaco Jacobs • 2008

Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.

3.57

338

🎸 School Band 🫶 Love Triangle 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ⚡ Friendship Vs Romance 💕 First Love

Suurlemoen! 88%

Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.

by Jaco Jacobs 2008

3.57

338 ratings

🎸 School Band 🫶 Love Triangle 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ⚡ Friendship Vs Romance 💕 First Love

Dear Evan Hansen

by Val Emmich • 2018

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

3.86

73k+

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Dear Evan Hansen 88%

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

by Val Emmich 2018

3.86

73k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 88%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Scars Like Wings

by Erin Stewart • 2019

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

4.05

7k+

🩹 Visible Difference 🎭 School Theater 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🏠 Chosen Family

Scars Like Wings 88%

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

by Erin Stewart 2019

4.05

7k+ ratings

🩹 Visible Difference 🎭 School Theater 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🏠 Chosen Family

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 Summary

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make 87%

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

by Sean Covey 2005

4.02

2k+ ratings

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

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

4.11

5k+

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 87%

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2015

4.11

5k+ ratings

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

My Wattpad Love

by Ariana Godoy • 2012

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

3.54

23k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

My Wattpad Love 87%

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

by Ariana Godoy 2012

3.54

23k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

Mistaken Prejudice

by Tal Lewin • 2023

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

3.97

840

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

Mistaken Prejudice 87%

A foster kid falls for a wealthy equestrian at the prep school that despises him.

by Tal Lewin 2023

3.97

840 ratings

🎓 Prep School 💫 Opposites Attract 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Bipolar Representation 💔 Hurt/Comfort

The Thrashers

by Julie Soto • 2025

A popular clique faces her journal, her vengeful sister, and her ghost after a classmate's suicide.

4.01

18k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 👻 Ghostly Haunting 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Thrashers 87%

A popular clique faces her journal, her vengeful sister, and her ghost after a classmate's suicide.

by Julie Soto 2025

4.01

18k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 👻 Ghostly Haunting 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship

by Jack Canfield • 2002

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

4.05

2k+

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship 87%

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

by Jack Canfield 2002

4.05

2k+ ratings

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Tanz der Tiefseequalle

by Stefanie Höfler • 2017

She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.

3.75

🏫 School Bullying 🪞 Body Image 🎨 Imagination As Refuge 🤝 Outsider Friendship 🫣 Peer Pressure

Tanz der Tiefseequalle 87%

She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.

by Stefanie Höfler 2017

3.75

4 ratings

🏫 School Bullying 🪞 Body Image 🎨 Imagination As Refuge 🤝 Outsider Friendship 🫣 Peer Pressure

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

51k+

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

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 87%

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

by E. Lockhart 2008

3.80

51k+ ratings

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

Tanz der Tiefseequalle

by Stefanie Höfler • 2017

A bullied boy's quiet imagination catches a popular girl's eye. A class trip brings them together.

3.27

772

🏫 School Story 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👁️ Dual Perspective 🪞 Body Image 🌱 Quiet Resilience

Tanz der Tiefseequalle 87%

A bullied boy's quiet imagination catches a popular girl's eye. A class trip brings them together.

by Stefanie Höfler 2017

3.27

772 ratings

🏫 School Story 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👁️ Dual Perspective 🪞 Body Image 🌱 Quiet Resilience

The Way I Used to Be

by Amber Smith • 2016

After her brother's best friend assaults her, a freshman buries the secret and loses herself.

4.14

237k+

🎗️ Rape Survivor 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👯 Female Friendship 🤐 Hidden Trauma 👫 Sibling Conflict

The Way I Used to Be 87%

After her brother's best friend assaults her, a freshman buries the secret and loses herself.

by Amber Smith 2016

4.14

237k+ ratings

🎗️ Rape Survivor 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👯 Female Friendship 🤐 Hidden Trauma 👫 Sibling Conflict

Krummer Hund

by Juliane Pickel • 2021

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

3.26

385

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

Krummer Hund 87%

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

by Juliane Pickel 2021

3.26

385 ratings

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2016

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

4.28

3k+

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 87%

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2016

4.28

3k+ ratings

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

Words on Bathroom Walls

by Julia Walton • 2017

A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.

4.06

16k+

🧠 Living With Schizophrenia 🤫 Hidden Diagnosis 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💬 Witty Narrator 📓 Journal Format

Words on Bathroom Walls 87%

A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.

by Julia Walton 2017

4.06

16k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Schizophrenia 🤫 Hidden Diagnosis 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💬 Witty Narrator 📓 Journal Format

The Fill-In Boyfriend

by Kasie West • 2015

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

3.89

69k+

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

The Fill-In Boyfriend 87%

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

by Kasie West 2015

3.89

69k+ ratings

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

The DUFF

by Kody Keplinger • 2010

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

3.79

196k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

The DUFF 87%

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

by Kody Keplinger 2010

3.79

196k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

Playlist for the Dead

by Michelle Falkoff • 2015

A grieving teen follows a suicide playlist into a web of bullying, secret identities, and revenge.

3.28

15k+

💔 Suicide Aftermath 🎵 Music As Solace 💌 Online Secret Crush ⚔️ Avenging A Friend 🛋️ Grief Counseling

Playlist for the Dead 87%

A grieving teen follows a suicide playlist into a web of bullying, secret identities, and revenge.

by Michelle Falkoff 2015

3.28

15k+ ratings

💔 Suicide Aftermath 🎵 Music As Solace 💌 Online Secret Crush ⚔️ Avenging A Friend 🛋️ Grief Counseling

Full Brutal

by Kristopher Triana • 2018

When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.

3.93

4k+

🩸 Splatterpunk 🦴 Body Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🔪 Female Psychopath 🤰 Pregnancy Horror

Full Brutal 87%

When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.

by Kristopher Triana 2018

3.93

4k+ ratings

🩸 Splatterpunk 🦴 Body Horror 🍖 Cannibalism 🔪 Female Psychopath 🤰 Pregnancy Horror

Hate List

by Jennifer Brown • 2009

After her boyfriend's school shooting, a girl's notebook of grudges turns her into a suspect.

4.00

67k+

🏫 School Shooting Aftermath 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🎨 Healing Through Art 📰 Media Scrutiny 🏘️ Small Town Trauma

Hate List 87%

After her boyfriend's school shooting, a girl's notebook of grudges turns her into a suspect.

by Jennifer Brown 2009

4.00

67k+ ratings

🏫 School Shooting Aftermath 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🎨 Healing Through Art 📰 Media Scrutiny 🏘️ Small Town Trauma

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell • 2012

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

3.92

1.3M+

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Eleanor & Park 87%

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

by Rainbow Rowell 2012

3.92

1.3M+ ratings

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Evermore

by B.B. Reid • 2019

He’s her secret boyfriend, and her friend’s fake fiancé. One newspaper photo could shatter it all.

4.20

2k+

💕 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angst 📰 Public Humiliation 🖤 Possessive Hero

Evermore 87%

He’s her secret boyfriend, and her friend’s fake fiancé. One newspaper photo could shatter it all.

by B.B. Reid 2019

4.20

2k+ ratings

💕 Secret Relationship 💍 Fake Engagement 😢 Angst 📰 Public Humiliation 🖤 Possessive Hero

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson • 1999

Branded a snitch after a summer party, a freshman hides a trauma she cannot name.

4.05

635k+

🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🎨 Art As Healing 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 👤 High School Outcast 😏 Sarcastic Narrator

Speak 87%

Branded a snitch after a summer party, a freshman hides a trauma she cannot name.

by Laurie Halse Anderson 1999

4.05

635k+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🎨 Art As Healing 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 👤 High School Outcast 😏 Sarcastic Narrator

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 Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 87%

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

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

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

Cruel King

by Rina Kent • 2019

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

3.89

103k+

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Cruel King 87%

An elite school's cruel king becomes obsessed with the one girl who wants to stay invisible.

by Rina Kent 2019

3.89

103k+ ratings

🖤 Bully Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🏰 Elite Private School 💔 Angsty Romance

Legacy

by Kate Brian • 2008

A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.

4.04

7k+

📚 Prep School Mystery 🎭 Boarding School Drama 💅 Mean Girls Clique 💔 Love Triangle 🥂 High Society Party

Legacy 87%

A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.

by Kate Brian 2008

4.04

7k+ ratings

📚 Prep School Mystery 🎭 Boarding School Drama 💅 Mean Girls Clique 💔 Love Triangle 🥂 High Society Party

Broken Prince

by Erin Watt • 2016

Ella fled Reed's betrayal. Back with the Royals, she's trapped in a house where secrets kill.

3.96

115k+

🏫 Prep School Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl

Broken Prince 87%

Ella fled Reed's betrayal. Back with the Royals, she's trapped in a house where secrets kill.

by Erin Watt 2016

3.96

115k+ ratings

🏫 Prep School Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl

You'll Be the Death of Me

by Karen M. McManus • 2021

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

3.73

85k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

You'll Be the Death of Me 87%

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

by Karen M. McManus 2021

3.73

85k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

by Patricia Park • 2023

A racist remark makes a scholarship kid the face of her prep school's diversity campaign.

3.96

2k+

🏫 Prep School 🎓 Scholarship Kid 🌐 Code-Switching 🧬 Hybrid Identity 🌏 Immigrant Family

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim Summary

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim 87%

A racist remark makes a scholarship kid the face of her prep school's diversity campaign.

by Patricia Park 2023

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏫 Prep School 🎓 Scholarship Kid 🌐 Code-Switching 🧬 Hybrid Identity 🌏 Immigrant Family

Mean Girls

by Micol Ostow • 2017

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

3.87

1k+

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Mean Girls 87%

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

by Micol Ostow 2017

3.87

1k+ ratings

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

119k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 86%

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009

4.10

119k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

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 Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 86%

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

by Jack Canfield 1998

3.98

7k+ ratings

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

Solitaire

by Alice Oseman • 2014

A cynical teen joins a too-cheerful boy to track the pranks tearing her school apart.

3.92

144k+

🔍 Online Mystery ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔙 Reunited Friends 👁️ Outsider Narrator 🖤 Sardonic Narrator

Solitaire 86%

A cynical teen joins a too-cheerful boy to track the pranks tearing her school apart.

by Alice Oseman 2014

3.92

144k+ ratings

🔍 Online Mystery ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔙 Reunited Friends 👁️ Outsider Narrator 🖤 Sardonic Narrator

Obsessed

by Allison Britz • 2017

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

3.91

7k+

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

Obsessed 86%

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

by Allison Britz 2017

3.91

7k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

Stranger Things

by Suyi Davies • 2022

Lucas Sinclair's fresh start meets Hawkins racism and a demon that feeds on trauma.

4.07

2k+

🏚️ Supernatural Small Town 🎒 Coming Of Age Horror 🔄 Code Switching 🎭 Small Town Racism 🏀 Basketball Identity

Stranger Things 86%

Lucas Sinclair's fresh start meets Hawkins racism and a demon that feeds on trauma.

by Suyi Davies 2022

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Supernatural Small Town 🎒 Coming Of Age Horror 🔄 Code Switching 🎭 Small Town Racism 🏀 Basketball Identity

The Awakening / The Struggle

by L.J. Smith • 1991

Her obsession with a brooding vampire draws a killer to town: his own brother.

3.68

95k+

🧛‍♀️ Teen Vampire Romance 💔 Paranormal Love Triangle 📼 90s YA Horror 🖤 Brooding Vampire Hero 😈 Villainous Vampire

The Awakening / The Struggle 86%

Her obsession with a brooding vampire draws a killer to town: his own brother.

by L.J. Smith 1991

3.68

95k+ ratings

🧛‍♀️ Teen Vampire Romance 💔 Paranormal Love Triangle 📼 90s YA Horror 🖤 Brooding Vampire Hero 😈 Villainous Vampire

Black Knight

by Rina Kent • 2020

He bullied her to push her away. Xander Knight believes his childhood love is his half-sister.

3.90

90k+

😈 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Friends To Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Black Knight 86%

He bullied her to push her away. Xander Knight believes his childhood love is his half-sister.

by Rina Kent 2020

3.90

90k+ ratings

😈 Bully Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Friends To Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas).

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra • 1997

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

3.24

8k+

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). Summary

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). 86%

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra 1997

3.24

8k+ ratings

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

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

251k+

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

Just Listen 86%

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

by Sarah Dessen 2006

4.05

251k+ ratings

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

The New Girl

by R.L. Stine • 1989

Everyone on Fear Street says the new girl is dead, but Cory has kissed her.

3.57

10k+

🔪 High School Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 🖤 Obsessive Love 🔍 Dead Girl Mystery 👯 Sister Rivalry

The New Girl 86%

Everyone on Fear Street says the new girl is dead, but Cory has kissed her.

by R.L. Stine 1989

3.57

10k+ ratings

🔪 High School Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 🖤 Obsessive Love 🔍 Dead Girl Mystery 👯 Sister Rivalry

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier • 2019

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

4.30

68k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

Guts 86%

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

by Raina Telgemeier 2019

4.30

68k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Jennifer Shannon • 2012

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

4.02

164

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens 86%

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

by Jennifer Shannon 2012

4.02

164 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney • 2010

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

4.18

144k+

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

The Ugly Truth 86%

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

by Jeff Kinney 2010

4.18

144k+ ratings

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

Call It What You Want

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019

He carries his father's crimes. She hides her disgrace. A calculus project forces them together.

4.01

18k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 📝 Forced Proximity 💔 Social Outcasts 🫂 Found Family 🌧️ Teen Angst

Call It What You Want 86%

He carries his father's crimes. She hides her disgrace. A calculus project forces them together.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2019

4.01

18k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 📝 Forced Proximity 💔 Social Outcasts 🫂 Found Family 🌧️ Teen Angst

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini • 2006

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

4.07

263k+

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

It's Kind of a Funny Story 86%

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

by Ned Vizzini 2006

4.07

263k+ ratings

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

Before I Fall

by Lauren Oliver • 2010

A popular teen relives her last day, forced to repair the life her cruelty shattered.

3.88

347k+

⏳ Time Loop 👑 Queen Bee Redemption 💔 Bullying And Guilt 🕊️ Self Sacrifice 💕 Friends To Lovers

Before I Fall 86%

A popular teen relives her last day, forced to repair the life her cruelty shattered.

by Lauren Oliver 2010

3.88

347k+ ratings

⏳ Time Loop 👑 Queen Bee Redemption 💔 Bullying And Guilt 🕊️ Self Sacrifice 💕 Friends To Lovers

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