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Notes from the Midnight Driver Summary
Notes from the Midnight Driver
by Jordan Sonnenblick 2006 265 pages
4.05
9.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Humor
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton 1967 208 pages
4.14
1.5M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Drama Summary
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier 2012 238 pages
4.18
155.9K ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010 418 pages
3.96
74.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Auggie & Me Summary
Auggie & Me
Three Wonder Stories
by R.J. Palacio 2015 303 pages
4.27
40.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Paper Towns Summary
Paper Towns
by John Green 2008 305 pages
3.70
1.5M ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
165.6K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares 2001 294 pages
3.85
724.8K ratings
Young Adult
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Walk Two Moons Summary
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech 1994 280 pages
4.00
171.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
If You Come Softly Summary
If You Come Softly
by Jacqueline Woodson 1998 181 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
279.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
Because of Mr. Terupt Summary
Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea 2010 269 pages
4.35
45.2K ratings
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Mexican WhiteBoy Summary
Mexican WhiteBoy
by Matt de la Peña 2008 256 pages
3.86
5.7K ratings
Young Adult
Sports
Realistic Fiction
The Red Pencil Summary
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014 336 pages
3.91
7.3K ratings
Poetry
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
Made You Up Summary
Made You Up
by Francesca Zappia 2015 428 pages
4.02
30.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
129.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Dog Days Summary
Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.17
157.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
That Was Then, This Is Now Summary
That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton 1971 159 pages
3.93
38.9K ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
No Brainer Summary
No Brainer
by Jeff Kinney 2023 224 pages
4.28
10.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Boys Don't Cry Summary
Boys Don't Cry
by Malorie Blackman 2010 302 pages
4.05
11.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon 2016 344 pages
3.96
350.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Before I Fall Summary
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver 2010 470 pages
3.88
343.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
259.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Charming as a Verb Summary
Charming as a Verb
by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages
3.85
7.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Strike Zone Summary
Strike Zone
by Mike Lupica 2019 272 pages
4.17
361 ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman 2009 208 pages
3.91
950.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Dear Evan Hansen Summary
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich 2018 368 pages
3.87
70.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs 2006 216 pages
3.83
2.7K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
As Brave As You Summary
As Brave As You
by Jason Reynolds 2016 410 pages
4.05
8.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Rebound Summary
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander 2018 416 pages
4.30
13.8K ratings
Poetry
Sports
Middle Grade
The DUFF Summary
The DUFF
Designated Ugly Fat Friend
by Kody Keplinger 2010 280 pages
3.79
195.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Summary
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn 2006 183 pages
3.69
85.1K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Ugly Truth Summary
The Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages
4.18
138.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Forget Me Not Summary
Forget Me Not
by Ellie Terry 2017 336 pages
3.91
15.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Realistic Fiction
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages
4.41
7.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 pages
4.11
112.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
Illegal Summary
Illegal
by Eoin Colfer 2017 144 pages
4.21
9.8K ratings
Graphic Novels
Young Adult
Middle Grade
No Fixed Address Summary
No Fixed Address
by Susin Nielsen 2018 288 pages
4.22
5.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers 1988 216 pages
3.80
2.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Sold Summary
Sold
by Patricia McCormick 2006 268 pages
4.23
62.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Banned Books
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
768.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Holding Up the Universe Summary
Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven 2016 391 pages
3.67
141.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Money Hungry Summary
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages
4.10
4.4K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Panic Summary
Panic
by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages
3.55
62.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages
3.50
3.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery
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