Rash Youth Books | Summaries & Audio

Wildhood

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

4.11

518

🐾 Animal Behavior 🧑‍🎤 Adolescence 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 📊 Social Hierarchies 💃 Mating Rituals

Wildhood 86%

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019

4.11

518 ratings

🐾 Animal Behavior 🧑‍🎤 Adolescence 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 📊 Social Hierarchies 💃 Mating Rituals

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 85%

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

Age of Opportunity

by Laurence Steinberg • 2014

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

4.03

799

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Age of Opportunity 85%

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

by Laurence Steinberg 2014

4.03

799 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz 85%

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

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 85%

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

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 85%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

The Torn Skirt

by Rebecca Godfrey • 2001

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

3.46

2k+

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

The Torn Skirt 85%

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

by Rebecca Godfrey 2001

3.46

2k+ ratings

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

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 85%

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

The Glass Girl

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2024

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

4.29

21k+

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

The Glass Girl 85%

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2024

4.29

21k+ ratings

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

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 85%

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

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). 85%

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

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 85%

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

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! 85%

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

Blood Fever

by Charlie Higson • 2006

A Sardinian school trip traps young Bond inside a secret society of art thieves and kidnappers.

4.02

8k+

🕵️ Young Spy Origin 🏫 Boarding School Conspiracy 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Fights Back 🎭 Mentor Betrayal

Blood Fever 85%

A Sardinian school trip traps young Bond inside a secret society of art thieves and kidnappers.

by Charlie Higson 2006

4.02

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Young Spy Origin 🏫 Boarding School Conspiracy 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Fights Back 🎭 Mentor Betrayal

The Teenage Brain

by Frances E. Jensen • 2014

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

3.77

6k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

The Teenage Brain 85%

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

by Frances E. Jensen 2014

3.77

6k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot

by Preeti Chhibber • 2024

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

3.77

322

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot Summary

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot 85%

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

by Preeti Chhibber 2024

3.77

322 ratings

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain

by Nicola Morgan • 2005

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

3.88

1k+

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain 85%

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

by Nicola Morgan 2005

3.88

1k+ ratings

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Thunderhead

by Neal Shusterman • 2018

The AI governing humanity cannot intervene as the order of death-dealers turns on itself.

4.38

240k+

⏳ Immortal Society ⚔️ Vigilante Justice 🎓 Mentor Apprentice 🏛️ Corrupt Institution 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Thunderhead 85%

The AI governing humanity cannot intervene as the order of death-dealers turns on itself.

by Neal Shusterman 2018

4.38

240k+ ratings

⏳ Immortal Society ⚔️ Vigilante Justice 🎓 Mentor Apprentice 🏛️ Corrupt Institution 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Accountable

by Dashka Slater • 2023

A racist Instagram account upends a California high school. Punishment is swift; repair never comes.

4.23

6k+

🏛️ Narrative Nonfiction 💻 Online Radicalization 😔 Public Shaming 👦 Teen Boy Culture ⚖️ Restorative Justice

Accountable 85%

A racist Instagram account upends a California high school. Punishment is swift; repair never comes.

by Dashka Slater 2023

4.23

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Narrative Nonfiction 💻 Online Radicalization 😔 Public Shaming 👦 Teen Boy Culture ⚖️ Restorative Justice

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 85%

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

Skeleton Key

by Anthony Horowitz • 2006

Teen spy undercover in Cuba, captured by a general who wants a son and a bomb.

4.07

60k+

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🌍 Globetrotting Adventure ☢️ Nuclear Threat 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family Dynamic ⚡ Fast-Paced Action

Skeleton Key 85%

Teen spy undercover in Cuba, captured by a general who wants a son and a bomb.

by Anthony Horowitz 2006

4.07

60k+ ratings

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🌍 Globetrotting Adventure ☢️ Nuclear Threat 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family Dynamic ⚡ Fast-Paced Action

Spellslinger

by Sebastien de Castell • 2017

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

4.03

20k+

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

Spellslinger 84%

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

by Sebastien de Castell 2017

4.03

20k+ ratings

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

The Poet X

by Elizabeth Acevedo • 2018

A Dominican teen in Harlem writes secret poems, until her mother finds them and everything changes.

4.36

143k+

📖 Verse Novel ⛪ Strict Religious Home 💕 Secret Romance 🎤 Slam Poetry 🥲 Body Image Struggles

The Poet X 84%

A Dominican teen in Harlem writes secret poems, until her mother finds them and everything changes.

by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018

4.36

143k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel ⛪ Strict Religious Home 💕 Secret Romance 🎤 Slam Poetry 🥲 Body Image Struggles

This Is All

by Aidan Chambers • 2005

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

4.31

2k+

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

This Is All 84%

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

by Aidan Chambers 2005

4.31

2k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

The Ones We've Been Waiting for

by Charlotte Alter • 2020

Shaped by 9/11, debt, and recession, a generation enters power with clashing visions for America.

4.20

864

🗳️ Generational Politics 🇺🇸 American Politics 🌱 Political Coming Of Age 🎓 Student Debt Crisis 📱 Digital Activism

The Ones We've Been Waiting for 84%

Shaped by 9/11, debt, and recession, a generation enters power with clashing visions for America.

by Charlotte Alter 2020

4.20

864 ratings

🗳️ Generational Politics 🇺🇸 American Politics 🌱 Political Coming Of Age 🎓 Student Debt Crisis 📱 Digital Activism

Crank

by Ellen Hopkins • 2004

At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.

4.16

156k+

💉 Addiction Fiction 🎭 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🌀 Good Girl Unraveling 💔 Toxic First Love

Crank 84%

At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.

by Ellen Hopkins 2004

4.16

156k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Fiction 🎭 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🌀 Good Girl Unraveling 💔 Toxic First Love

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Aces Up 84%

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Across the Barricades

by Joan Lingard • 1972

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

3.67

2k+

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

Across the Barricades 84%

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

by Joan Lingard 1972

3.67

2k+ ratings

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

The Six

by Mark Alpert • 2015

A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.

3.81

1k+

🧠 Mind Uploading 🤖 Rogue AI ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪖 Teen Soldiers ❤️ Found Family

The Six 84%

A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.

by Mark Alpert 2015

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Uploading 🤖 Rogue AI ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪖 Teen Soldiers ❤️ Found Family

The Vanishing American Adult

by Ben Sasse • 2017

Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.

4.03

6k+

🧑‍🎓 Extended Adolescence 🧓 Intergenerational Living 🛠️ Work Ethic 🛒 Consumerism Critique 📚 Deep Reading

The Vanishing American Adult 84%

Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.

by Ben Sasse 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🎓 Extended Adolescence 🧓 Intergenerational Living 🛠️ Work Ethic 🛒 Consumerism Critique 📚 Deep Reading

Inventing Ourselves

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore • 2016

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Inventing Ourselves 84%

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Miles Morales Suspended

by Jason Reynolds • 2023

Suspended for defying a racist teacher, Miles discovers his school is devouring its own stories.

3.81

1k+

📜 Verse Novel ✊ Student Resistance 📚 Book Censorship 🕷️ Black Superhero ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline

Miles Morales Suspended 84%

Suspended for defying a racist teacher, Miles discovers his school is devouring its own stories.

by Jason Reynolds 2023

3.81

1k+ ratings

📜 Verse Novel ✊ Student Resistance 📚 Book Censorship 🕷️ Black Superhero ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline

Go Ask Alice

by Beatrice Sparks • 1971

A lonely teen's diary begins with hope, but a spiked drink sends her into drug addiction.

3.73

293k+

📓 Diary Format ⚠️ Cautionary Tale 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Teen 🖤 Confessional 🌑 Dark And Gritty

Go Ask Alice 84%

A lonely teen's diary begins with hope, but a spiked drink sends her into drug addiction.

by Beatrice Sparks 1971

3.73

293k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format ⚠️ Cautionary Tale 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Teen 🖤 Confessional 🌑 Dark And Gritty

Super Human

by Michael Carroll • 2006

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

4.09

3k+

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption 🤷 Reluctant Heroes 💥 Comic Book Energy

Super Human 84%

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

by Michael Carroll 2006

4.09

3k+ ratings

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption 🤷 Reluctant Heroes 💥 Comic Book Energy

Juvenile Delinquency

by Larry J. Siegel • 2004

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

3.73

109

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime 🏙️ Urban Crime 📈 Life Course Criminology

Juvenile Delinquency 84%

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

by Larry J. Siegel 2004

3.73

109 ratings

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime 🏙️ Urban Crime 📈 Life Course Criminology

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me

by Judith Warner • 2020

Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.

3.54

597

🧠 Adolescent Development 📜 History Of Childhood 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🪜 Social Hierarchies

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me 84%

Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.

by Judith Warner 2020

3.54

597 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 📜 History Of Childhood 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🪜 Social Hierarchies

Bajo el paraguas azul

by Elena Martínez Blanco • 2015

Her private photo leaks across a Spanish high school. The adults look away. One girl pays.

3.62

292

📱 Online Shaming 💔 Suicide Attempt 💙 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Failure

Bajo el paraguas azul 84%

Her private photo leaks across a Spanish high school. The adults look away. One girl pays.

by Elena Martínez Blanco 2015

3.62

292 ratings

📱 Online Shaming 💔 Suicide Attempt 💙 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Failure

Hold Me Closer

by David Levithan • 2015

A theatrical gay teen stages his life as a musical, but the love-interest role stays empty.

3.53

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🌟 Flamboyant Narrator 👨‍👩‍👦 Chosen Family 🎭 Performing Arts 🤝 Loyal Best Friend

Hold Me Closer 84%

A theatrical gay teen stages his life as a musical, but the love-interest role stays empty.

by David Levithan 2015

3.53

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🌟 Flamboyant Narrator 👨‍👩‍👦 Chosen Family 🎭 Performing Arts 🤝 Loyal Best Friend

The River

by Gary Paulsen • 1991

A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.

3.83

33k+

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🌊 River Survival 🏕️ Teen Survivalist 🇨🇦 Canadian North 🛶 Raft Journey

The River 84%

A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.

by Gary Paulsen 1991

3.83

33k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🌊 River Survival 🏕️ Teen Survivalist 🇨🇦 Canadian North 🛶 Raft Journey

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 84%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

Kevade

by Oskar Luts • 1912

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

3.87

2k+

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

Kevade 84%

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

by Oskar Luts 1912

3.87

2k+ ratings

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

The Battle of Jericho

by Sharon M. Draper • 2003

Elite secret club tempts teen trumpeter into cruel initiations, absolute silence, and a fatal leap.

4.14

4k+

🕵️ Secret Society ⚠️ Hazing Rituals 💀 Fatal Hazing 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🫡 Blind Loyalty

The Battle of Jericho 84%

Elite secret club tempts teen trumpeter into cruel initiations, absolute silence, and a fatal leap.

by Sharon M. Draper 2003

4.14

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Society ⚠️ Hazing Rituals 💀 Fatal Hazing 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🫡 Blind Loyalty

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success

by Michelle Icard • 2023

Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.

4.10

180

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience 🎭 Risk And Responsibility 🪞 Parental Self-Awareness

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 84%

Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.

by Michelle Icard 2023

4.10

180 ratings

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience 🎭 Risk And Responsibility 🪞 Parental Self-Awareness

Better than the Prom

by Lynn Painter • 2022

She brought her crush to prom, but the mixtape for her neighbor says she chose wrong.

4.34

49k+

🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 Mutual Pining 🥰 He Falls First 👗 Prom Night 🗯️ Witty Banter

Better than the Prom 84%

She brought her crush to prom, but the mixtape for her neighbor says she chose wrong.

by Lynn Painter 2022

4.34

49k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💫 Mutual Pining 🥰 He Falls First 👗 Prom Night 🗯️ Witty Banter

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend • 1982

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

3.88

52k+

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Summary

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 84%

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

by Sue Townsend 1982

3.88

52k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

Dear Killer

by Katherine Ewell • 2014

A London schoolgirl takes murder commissions; the detective hunting her becomes her confidant.

3.47

5k+

🗡️ Teen Assassin 🖤 Nihilistic Protagonist 👤 Secret Identity 🐱🐭 Cat And Mouse 🪓 Inherited Violence

Dear Killer 84%

A London schoolgirl takes murder commissions; the detective hunting her becomes her confidant.

by Katherine Ewell 2014

3.47

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Teen Assassin 🖤 Nihilistic Protagonist 👤 Secret Identity 🐱🐭 Cat And Mouse 🪓 Inherited Violence

Peak

by Roland Smith • 2007

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

3.97

23k+

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🎒 Young Survivalist

Peak 84%

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

by Roland Smith 2007

3.97

23k+ ratings

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🎒 Young Survivalist

Pretties

by Scott Westerfeld • 2005

Surgically perfected and obedient, she dreams of rebellion and a dangerous cure for her mind.

3.83

281k+

💄 Beauty Dystopia 🧠 Brainwashed Society 🕵️ Secret Police State ❤️‍🔥 Rebel Love Interest 🏙️ Futuristic City

Pretties 84%

Surgically perfected and obedient, she dreams of rebellion and a dangerous cure for her mind.

by Scott Westerfeld 2005

3.83

281k+ ratings

💄 Beauty Dystopia 🧠 Brainwashed Society 🕵️ Secret Police State ❤️‍🔥 Rebel Love Interest 🏙️ Futuristic City

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 84%

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

Crownbreaker

by Sebastien de Castell • 2019

An outcast mage who relies on tricks must assassinate a child-god to stop a holy war.

4.38

5k+

🃏 Trickster Fantasy 🤠 Weird West Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Companion ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict

Crownbreaker 84%

An outcast mage who relies on tricks must assassinate a child-god to stop a holy war.

by Sebastien de Castell 2019

4.38

5k+ ratings

🃏 Trickster Fantasy 🤠 Weird West Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Companion ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict

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