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Real people face real challenges in these powerful stories of identity, belonging, and personal growth. Whether following teens navigating high school drama or adults confronting workplace dynamics, these books illuminate the raw, messy, and ultimately beautiful experiences that shape who we become.

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Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
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
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die Summary
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
by April Henry 2013 213 pages
4.04
13.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Scars Like Wings Summary
Scars Like Wings
by Erin Stewart 2019 384 pages
4.05
6.5K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Skin I'm In Summary
The Skin I'm In
by Sharon G. Flake 2000 176 pages
4.16
17.1K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Lola and the Boy Next Door Summary
Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins 2011 338 pages
3.90
166.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Bridge Home Summary
The Bridge Home
by Padma Venkatraman 2019 208 pages
4.26
11.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Family
A Short History of the Girl Next Door Summary
A Short History of the Girl Next Door
by Jared Reck 2017 272 pages
3.85
7.5K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
You'd Be Home Now Summary
You'd Be Home Now
by Kathleen Glasgow 2021 387 pages
4.13
77.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
Crank Summary
Crank
by Ellen Hopkins 2004 537 pages
4.16
154.3K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Summary
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi 2018 310 pages
4.07
66.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Don't Read the Comments Summary
Don't Read the Comments
by Eric Smith 2020 368 pages
3.80
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
This Is All Summary
This Is All
The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
by Aidan Chambers 2005 808 pages
4.31
2.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Perfect Chemistry Summary
Perfect Chemistry
by Simone Elkeles 2008 368 pages
4.04
263.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim Summary
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
by Patricia Park 2023 320 pages
3.97
1.6K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Bittersweet Summary
Bittersweet
by Sarah Ockler 2012 378 pages
3.75
12.3K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Isla and the Happily Ever After Summary
Isla and the Happily Ever After
by Stephanie Perkins 2014 339 pages
3.99
118.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Alabama Moon Summary
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key 2006 304 pages
4.06
5.2K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Survival
Aces Up Summary
Aces Up
by Lauren Barnholdt 2010 272 pages
3.40
5.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Eliza and Her Monsters Summary
Eliza and Her Monsters
by Francesca Zappia 2017 385 pages
4.14
65.0K ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Romance
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle 2008 112 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Music
Novels
The United States Of America
The Battle of Jericho Summary
The Battle of Jericho
by Sharon M. Draper 2003 352 pages
4.14
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
Big Girl Small Summary
Big Girl Small
by Rachel DeWoskin 2011 294 pages
3.34
2.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Adult
You Have a Match Summary
You Have a Match
by Emma Lord 2021 320 pages
3.56
37.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
While We're Young Summary
While We're Young
by K.L. Walther 2025 384 pages
3.57
6.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Suicide Notes Summary
Suicide Notes
by Michael Thomas Ford 2008 295 pages
3.8
54.3K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
With the Fire on High Summary
With the Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2019 395 pages
4.17
89.3K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
What a Desi Girl Wants Summary
What a Desi Girl Wants
by Sabina Khan 2023 288 pages
3.52
417 ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
Cut Summary
Cut
by Patricia McCormick 2002 151 pages
3.76
60.1K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Realistic Fiction
Bitter Melon Summary
Bitter Melon
by Cara Chow 2010 309 pages
3.85
1.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
The Wall Summary
The Wall
by William Sutcliffe 2013 304 pages
3.72
1.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
More Than We Can Tell Summary
More Than We Can Tell
by Brigid Kemmerer 2018 410 pages
4.26
18.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Priklijuoti Summary
Priklijuoti
by John David Anderson 2017 336 pages
3.90
8.3K ratings
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
All Our Broken Pieces Summary
All Our Broken Pieces
by L.D. Crichton 2019 405 pages
4.11
2.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Hold Me Closer Summary
Hold Me Closer
The Tiny Cooper Story
by David Levithan 2015 208 pages
3.53
6.1K ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
The Rent Collector Summary
The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright 2012 304 pages
4.27
58.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Adult Fiction
Just Gus Summary
Just Gus
by McCall Hoyle 2024 208 pages
4.31
467 ratings
Middle Grade
Dogs
Realistic Fiction
All Four Stars Summary
All Four Stars
by Tara Dairman 2014 288 pages
4.19
3.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
Call It What You Want Summary
Call It What You Want
by Brigid Kemmerer 2019 384 pages
4.01
17.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
Impulse Summary
Impulse
by Ellen Hopkins 2007 666 pages
4.25
82.4K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Mental Health
Glass Summary
Glass
by Ellen Hopkins 2007 681 pages
4.29
74.4K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
Beyond the Bright Sea Summary
Beyond the Bright Sea
by Lauren Wolk 2017 304 pages
4.08
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Mystery
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz Summary
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz
by Ellie Midwood 2021 334 pages
4.45
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
Burned Summary
Burned
by Ellen Hopkins 2006 544 pages
4.25
70.8K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
If There's No Tomorrow Summary
If There's No Tomorrow
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017 384 pages
4.02
20.8K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Science of Breakable Things Summary
The Science of Breakable Things
by Tae Keller 2018 304 pages
4.11
4.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mental Health
August and Everything After Summary
August and Everything After
by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 2018 336 pages
3.41
5.2K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Kiki and Jacques Summary
Kiki and Jacques
by Susan Ross 2015 144 pages
3.74
152 ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Sports
Colton Gentry's Third Act Summary
Colton Gentry's Third Act
by Jeff Zentner 2024 400 pages
4.13
6.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls Summary
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
by Lynn Weingarten 2015 320 pages
3.4
19.9K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Contemporary
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