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Modern-day stories about real life.

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Ages 12–16

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 14–18

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They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera

Ages 14–18

Caution

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Ages 14–18

Ages 16–18

Ages 16–18

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Ages 10–14

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The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

Ages 14–18

Caution

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Avi

Ages 11–15

Safe

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

Ages 8–9

Safe

Nothing But the Truth

Ages 12–15

Ages 15–18

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