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Contemporary books

Modern-day stories about real life.

103 books

Ages 13–18

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

Ages 9–12

Caution

Sexual contentStrong violence

Ages 14–18

Ages 15–18

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

Ages 14–18

Ages 14–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Ages 16–18

Ages 10–14

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

Ages 16–18

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Caution

Sexual content

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Ages 14–18

Caution

Sexual contentStrong violence

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

Ages 14–18

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Explicit sexStrong violence

Ages 16–18

Ages 16–18

Ages 14–18

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Ages 11–15

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 14–18

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Sexual content

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

Ages 15–18

Safe

Nothing But the Truth

Ages 12–15

Ages 13–18

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

Ages 15–18

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