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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume 1970 149 pages
3.94
250.4K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Classics
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.19
14.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
Breathe and Count Back from Ten Summary
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
by Natalia Sylvester 2022 352 pages
3.84
3.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
A Dog's Life Summary
A Dog's Life
Autobiography of a Stray
by Ann M. Martin 2005 208 pages
4.22
16.1K ratings
Animals
Dogs
Middle Grade
The Torn Skirt Summary
The Torn Skirt
by Rebecca Godfrey 2001 208 pages
3.47
2.2K ratings
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
407.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Hard Luck Summary
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages
4.26
94.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Lock and Key Summary
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen 2008 432 pages
3.99
151.7K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
I Funny Summary
I Funny
A Middle School Story
by James Patterson 2012 320 pages
4.15
13.0K ratings
Humor
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Tiger Eyes Summary
Tiger Eyes
by Judy Blume 1981 218 pages
3.92
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
How to Stay Invisible Summary
How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie C. Rudd 2023 240 pages
4.42
900 ratings
Middle Grade
Survival
Realistic Fiction
We Are All Made of Molecules Summary
We Are All Made of Molecules
by Susin Nielsen 2015 256 pages
3.82
16.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
158.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Hate List Summary
Hate List
by Jennifer Brown 2009 405 pages
4.00
65.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Old School Summary
Old School
by Jeff Kinney 2015 224 pages
4.29
66.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Just Listen Summary
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen 2006 371 pages
4.05
249.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Anna and the French Kiss Summary
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages
3.96
461.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Words on Bathroom Walls Summary
Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton 2017 304 pages
4.06
15.5K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
Someone Like You Summary
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen 1998 281 pages
3.92
105.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
100 Days of Sunlight Summary
100 Days of Sunlight
by Abbie Emmons 2019 311 pages
4.20
9.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
The Getaway Summary
The Getaway
by Jeff Kinney 2017 224 pages
4.34
41.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Stargirl Summary
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli 2000 186 pages
3.77
333.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Guitar Notes Summary
Guitar Notes
by Mary Amato 2012 272 pages
4.04
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Music
All-American Muslim Girl Summary
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney 2019 432 pages
3.84
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
by Wendy Mass 2006 304 pages
4.02
20.0K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
No and Me Summary
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan 2007 256 pages
3.72
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
France
Contemporary
Ramona Forever Summary
Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages
4.08
34.9K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Falling Short Summary
Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros 2022 304 pages
4.06
2.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Before I Die Summary
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham 2007 336 pages
3.81
57.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
My Life Next Door Summary
My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012 394 pages
3.97
154.6K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart 2008 345 pages
3.81
50.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Wanting Mor Summary
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan 2009 192 pages
3.91
1.2K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Chapter Books
Six Truths and a Lie Summary
Six Truths and a Lie
by Ream Shukairy 2024 400 pages
3.90
891 ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
Heroine Summary
Heroine
by Mindy McGinnis 2019 419 pages
4.28
12.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Long Haul Summary
The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney 2014 217 pages
4.32
81.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Escape to Australia Summary
Escape to Australia
by James Patterson 2017 288 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Everything, Everything Summary
Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon 2015 312 pages
3.96
670.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages
4.27
8.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Friendship
Letters to the Lost Summary
Letters to the Lost
by Brigid Kemmerer 2017 391 pages
4.31
50.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Deep Zone Summary
Deep Zone
by Tim Green 2011 272 pages
4.44
2.2K ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Football
Bouncing Back Summary
Bouncing Back
by Scott Ostler 2019 304 pages
4.05
216 ratings
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Guts Summary
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier 2019 144 pages
4.30
65.4K ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Comics
Dumplin' Summary
Dumplin'
by Julie Murphy 2015 375 pages
3.88
91.5K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Rules of Attraction Summary
Rules of Attraction
by Simone Elkeles 2010 336 pages
4.17
89.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Love Letters to the Dead Summary
Love Letters to the Dead
by Ava Dellaira 2014 336 pages
3.79
90.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Truth About Forever Summary
The Truth About Forever
by Sarah Dessen 2004 374 pages
4.12
225.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess Summary
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
by Rachel Renée Russell 2012 288 pages
4.29
34.2K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell Summary
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell
by Morgan Matson 2024 400 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
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