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Modern-day stories about real life.

103 books

Ages 10–14

Ages 13–18

Ages 13–18

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

Ages 14–18

Caution

Strong violence

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Ages 14–18

Ages 9–9

Ages 14–18

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Ages 14–18

Safe

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

E.L. Konigsburg

Ages 9–12

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Skip

Sexual contentStrong violence

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Ages 14–18

Ages 16–18

Sexual contentStrong violence

Ages 14–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 15–18

Nothing But the Truth

Avi

Ages 12–15

Caution

Sexual contentStrong violence

Ages 14–18

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Ages 15–18

Ages 14–18

Sexual contentStrong violence

Divergent

Veronica Roth

Ages 13–18

Caution

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Ages 11–15

Ages 12–16

Ages 16–18

Ages 14–18

Ages 15–18

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