Parental Compass

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Contemporary books

Modern-day stories about real life.

103 books

Sadie
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Sadie

Courtney Summers

Ages 14–18

The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Ages 13–18

Just Mercy
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Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson

Ages 16–18

A Wrinkle in Time
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A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle

Ages 10–14

The Book Thief
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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Ages 14–18

Bridge to Terabithia
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Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Ages 10–14

Divergent
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Divergent

Veronica Roth

Ages 13–18

To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Ages 13–18

The Hate U Give
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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

Ages 14–18

Walk Two Moons
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Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech

Ages 10–14

The Westing Game
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The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

Ages 10–14

The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

Ages 15–18

The First Part Last
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The First Part Last

Angela Johnson

Ages 14–18

Eleanor & Park
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Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

Ages 14–18

Okay for Now
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Okay for Now

Gary D. Schmidt

Ages 11–15

The Vanishing Half
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The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

Ages 16–18

The Cruel Prince
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The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

Ages 14–18

With the Fire on High
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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Ages 14–18

The Priory of the Orange Tree
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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

Ages 16–18

Looking for Alaska
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Looking for Alaska

John Green

Ages 15–18

Delirium
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Delirium

Lauren Oliver

Ages 13–18

Uglies
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Uglies

Scott Westerfeld

Ages 12–16

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Ages 14–18

American Born Chinese
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American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang

Ages 12–18

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