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  • Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Ayah by Andrea Hirata

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Betapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancardarinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencanayang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti...
  • November Blues by Sharon M. Draper

    November Blues by Sharon M. Draper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse. But Josh left something behind that will change November's life forever, and now she's faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. How in the world will she tell her mom? And how will Josh's parents take the news? She's never needed a friend more...
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    drama  family  friendship  grief  high-school  realistic  teens  book
  • Bronxwood by Coe Booth

    Bronxwood by Coe Booth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The acclaimed author of TYRELL and KENDRA returns to PUSH to continue Tyrell's astonishing story. Tyrell's father is just out of jail, and Tyrell doesn't know how to deal with that. It's bad enough that his brother Troy is in foster care and that his mother is no help whatsoever. Now there's another thing up in his face, just when he's trying to settle down...
  • The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku...
  • Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

    Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah by Tere Liye

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Ada tujuh miliar penduduk bumi saat ini. Jika separuh saja dari mereka pernah jatuh cinta, maka setidaknya akan ada satu miliar lebih cerita cinta. Akan ada setidaknya 5 kali dalam setiap detik, 300 kali dalam semenit, 18.000 kali dalam setiap jam, dan nyaris setengah juta sehari-semalam, seseorang entah di belahan dunia mana, berbinar, harap-harap cemas, gemetar, malu-malu menyatakan perasaanya...
  • We, The Wildflowers by L.B. Simmons

    We, The Wildflowers by L.B. Simmons

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Their strength and ferocity stem from below the surface where their roots are forever tangled, interwoven in such a way that for the remainder of time they bloom together …”GenesisAdamChloeLukasNo one loves them, no one cares about them, no one even sees them until they end up in Mary Rodriguez’s home, an outpost for Sacred Heart’s troubled youth program...
  • The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young

    The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The day Raquel has been dreading for months has finally arrived. Sasha, her best friend in the whole world, has died of cancer. Overwhelmed and brokenhearted, Raquel can't even imagine life without her. And then a letter from Sasha arrives...
  • Breaking Walls by Tracie Puckett

    Breaking Walls by Tracie Puckett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s not about the rules anymore. It’s about the sacrifice. She’s already given up too much to lose faith now. Gabe has walked away, and Mandy’s fate with the Raddick Initiative is hanging in the balance. Media attention has the whole town talking. Friends are making wild assumptions, and one of her own teammates has turned on her...
  • Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel

    Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elowyn Eden and Kassey Messechek are best friends. They share every aspect of their lives. But one thing Elowyn has not yet shared with Kassey is that she checked the organ donor box on her newly acquired driver's license. Kassey only learns of this in a startling and devastating way — when Elowyn's life-giving donor wishes are about to be honoured. Arabeth St...
  • Jingga Dalam Elegi by Esti Kinasih

    Jingga Dalam Elegi by Esti Kinasih

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sejak peristiwa pagi hari saat melihat mata Tari bengkak, Ari jadi penasaran. Benarkah itu hanya karena Ari menghapus nomor HP Ata dari HP Tari, ataukah karena Angga? Kalau memang karena Angga yang notabene musuh bebuyutan Ari, Ari ingin tahu apa yang telah dilakukan cowok itu terhadap Tari...
  • Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy

    Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Identical twin sisters Payton and Emma Mills have “traded faces” and created “twin-dentical chaos” at school and at home. But you haven’t seen anything yet. Payton and Emma are off to “twin-vade” New York City! Payton’s drama club plans a field trip to see an off-Broadway show, and Emma’s mathletes team will compete in an elite competition...
  • The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel

    The Year of Chasing Dreams by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Readers will swoon over this story of love despite impossible odds."--Romantic TimesFrom the author of Don't Die, My Love comes this young adult novel that intertwines a family saga with a grand love story. This novel stands alone or can be read as the companion to The Year of Luminous Love and Wishes and Dreams. For fans of Sarah Dessen's The Moon and More and Ann Brashares's Forever in Blue...
  • Somebody's Baby by Lurlene McDaniel

    Somebody's Baby by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever since Sloan won a reality singing competition, her music career has taken off. Now she has a manager, a recording contract, and a tour in the works. Her manager warned her that strangers would ask her for all sorts of things, and that she must not respond. But one email stands out—from a young woman who claims to be Sloan’s half sister...
  • Cinderella dan Empat Kesatria by Baek Myo

    Cinderella dan Empat Kesatria by Baek Myo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eun Ha Won benar-benar seperti Cinderella. Sungguh tak disangka, kakek yang ditolong Ha Won di jalan ternyata Direktur Kang—pengusaha Korea yang sangat kaya. Dan dia bersedia membantu mewujudkan keinginan Ha Won: keluar dari rumah yang ditinggalinya bersama sang ibu tiri. Ha Won pun kemudian tinggal di rumah mewah bersama tiga cucu tampan sang direktur dan pengawal pribadi yang keren...
  • Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana

    Oppa & I: Love Signs by Orizuka, Lia Indra Andriana

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jae In:Oppa.Apa yang sedang terjadi?Kenapa hidupku jadi serumit ini?Kenapa aku tak bisa memahami perasaanku sendiri?Jae Kwon:Jae In-a.Oppa pernah bilang kan, kalau Oppa akan selalu ada untukmu?Jadi, kenapa kau harus menyimpannya sendiri?Ada oppa di sini!Oppa & I: Love Signs adalah buku ketiga dari seri Oppa & I yang diangkat dari webseries di koreanupdates...
  • Ethan Between Us by Anna Myers, Julia Laserna

    Ethan Between Us by Anna Myers, Julia Laserna

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ethan is different. He is gorgeous, easy to talk to, and a uniquely gifted pianist. But his musical talent is both a gift and a curse. The doctors label him a schizophrenic, as he claims to have been taught by a long-dead, 19th-century composer...
  • The Gossip File by Anna Staniszewski

    The Gossip File by Anna Staniszewski

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Gossip File:-Chandra lets little kids pee in the pool.-Melody stole $ from the cafe register.-Ava isn’t who she says she is…Ava is cool. Ava is confident. Ava is really Rachel Lee who is lying her butt off.Rachel is visiting her dad at a resort in sunny Florida and is ready for two weeks of relaxing poolside, trips to Disney World and NOT scrubbing toilets...
  • The Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

    The Summer I Saved the World . . . in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's the summer before freshman year in high school and Nina decides to follow what someone said at her middle-school graduation: "Be unnoticed, but be remarkable." Her best friend Jorie is focusing on boys, clothes, and popularity, her lawyer parents are diving into a new case, and this is the first summer without her beloved Grandma, so she's is feeling a little lost...
  • A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams

    A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Maude Laurent is a spirited sixteen-year-old orphan who grew up in a small, provincial town in the north of France with a passion for piano and a beautiful voice. One day in Paris, she is discovered by an American music producer who takes her to New York to live with him and his close-knit family while producing her first album, with help from teen pop star, Matt...
  • Beach Blondes: June Dreams, July's Promise, August Magic by Katherine Applegate

    Beach Blondes: June Dreams, July's Promise, August Magic by Katherine Applegate

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three months. Three guys. One amazing summer. Summer Smith is in for the best summer of her life. Between the cold weather and her boyfriendless existence in Minnesota, Summer is ready for sun, sand, and boys in the Florida Keys. And by the end of the first day, she has more than enough to keep her busy: Adam , the senator's son, has looks, power, and all the money in the world...
  • I For You by Orizuka

    I For You by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Suatu hari dalam hidupku, kau dan aku bertemu. Masih jelas di ingatanku sosokmu yang memukauku. Lidahku jadi kelu, mulutku terkatup rapat karena malu. Setiap malam, bayangmu menari-nari dalam benakku. Ada sejuta alasan mengapa aku begitu memujamu. Kau menyinari relung gelap hatiku. Kau satu-satunya orang yang ingin kurengkuh. Kau yang bertanggung jawab atas segala rindu...
  • Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel

    Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At sixteen, Melissa Austin has always worked hard to make things go her way. As the school year begins, her grades are up and she's even landed a coveted spot on the high school Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.Then suddenly Melissa must face some devastating news about her health...
  • I Like Him, He Likes Her by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

    I Like Him, He Likes Her by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Find a Penny pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck…except, of course, if that Penny is charming and pretty and funny, and the person picking her up just happens to be your boyfriend. Alice McKinley’s freshman year is not as “lucky” as she was hoping it would be. But she’s is trying to look on the bright side...
  • Between Two Skies by Joanne O'Sullivan

    Between Two Skies by Joanne O'Sullivan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life and the promise of love emerges in this rich, highly readable debut.Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle; her wise, beloved Mamere; and back-to-back titles in the under-sixteen fishing rodeo...
  • Guys Do Not Do Secret Santa by Miranda Kenneally

    Guys Do Not Do Secret Santa by Miranda Kenneally

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Catching Jordan short story (9 months before Catching Jordan...
  • Surviving High School by M. Doty

    Surviving High School by M. Doty

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What's the secret to surviving your freshman year of high school? Emily Kessler thinks she has it all figured out. She eats, sleeps and trains for competitive swimming. All she has to do is keep her grades high and swim times short -- short enough to live up to her sister Sara's. But walking the crowded maze of unfamiliar high school hallways is like diving headfirst into shark-infested waters...
  • Don't Forget Me by Victoria Stevens

    Don't Forget Me by Victoria Stevens

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seventeen-year-old Hazel Clarke is no stranger to heartbreaks, and being sent to live with a father she’s never met is the latest in a string of them. Even the beauty of eastern Australia isn’t enough to take her mind off her mother and the life she had to leave behind in England...
  • Robyn by Jade Parker

    Robyn by Jade Parker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A funny, sweet trilogy about three girls and the friendship and romance they find working summer jobs at a water park! Caitlin and Robyn, long time best friends, get summer jobs together working at The Splash, the local water park. While Caitlin gets to be a lifeguard, Robyn is stuck pushing little kids in inner tubes down a slide...
  • Outrunning The Darkness by Anne Schraff

    Outrunning The Darkness by Anne Schraff

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen fiction, self esteem, teen relationships, unrequited love. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few...
  • I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler

    I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    “For the first time in my life, I didn’t feel envy…” Tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. And that’s okay. Kristina is the sporty one, Tess is the smart one, and they each have their place. Until Kristina is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly Tess is the center of the popular crowd, everyone eager for updates. There are senior boys flirting with her...
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    drama  family  friendship  grief  high-school  realistic  teens  book
  • Devious: An It Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar

    Devious: An It Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jenny Humphrey could have lost everything she'd worked so hard for when the reality show her adoring freshman fans were filming backfired on her in the most publicly humiliating way..
  • Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles

    Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After fathering a baby, a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to terms with his guilt — and find a way to forgive. This isn’t how Josh expected to spend senior year. He thought he’d be hanging out with his best friends, Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like always...
  • The Color Project by Sierra Abrams

    The Color Project by Sierra Abrams

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bernice Aurora Wescott has one thing she doesn't want anyone to know: her name. That is, until Bee meets Levi, the local golden boy who runs a charity organization called The Color Project. Levi is not at all shy about attempting to guess Bee’s real name; his persistence is one of the many reasons why Bee falls for him...
  • Sweet Melody by Baek Myo

    Sweet Melody by Baek Myo

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Musik adalah kebebasan menuju dunia yang tidak diketahui.” Hwan kabur dari rumah. Selama berbulan-bulan, ia merasakan pahitnya kehidupan di jalanan, termasuk dikejar oleh kumpulan preman. Saat sedang bersembunyi di sebuah gereja, Hwan bertemu dengan empat pemuda tampan yang sedang berlatih musik. Mereka membantunya lepas dari kejaran para preman itu...
  • Finding Freia Lockhart by Aimee Said

    Finding Freia Lockhart by Aimee Said

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Freia Lockhart just wants to fit in at school but her best friend Kate is determined to get in with the popular Bs: Belinda, Bethanee and Brianna. Even Freia knows when she hangs out with the Bs she fits in like a turkey in a flock of flamingos. Kate convinces Freia to audition for the school play so they can 'all hang out together' and meet all the cute guys...
  • Caitlin by Jade Parker

    Caitlin by Jade Parker

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A funny, sweet trilogy about three girls and the friendship and romance they find working summer jobs at a water park!Now that Robyn is dating her older brother (ew!) Caitlin is feeling distinctly boyfriend-less in her lifeguard chair. But that's where she meets Jason, the water park's resident hottie..
  • Whitney by Jade Parker

    Whitney by Jade Parker

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A funny, sweet trilogy about three girls and the friendships and romance they find working summer jobs at a water park!Whitney's Summer Goals:1. Throw the best parties ever at the water park -- and avoid backstabbing nemesis Marci.2. Stop eating so much ice cream from Jake's ice cream cart. Who cares that he's really cute and sweet?3. Figure out Caitlin and Robyn..
  • Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley

    Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Max Friedman's mother dies of cancer, instead of facing his loss, he imagines that her tumour has taken up residence in his brain. It's a terrible tenant - isolating him from family, distracting him in school, and taunton him mercilessly about his manhood. With the tumour in charge, Max implodes, slipping farther and farther away from reality...
  • Lukisan Hujan by Sitta Karina

    Lukisan Hujan by Sitta Karina

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Amor es mentira. Cinta itu bohong. Berantakan sudah hidup Diaz Hanafiah, cowok dingin berdarah Indonesia-Meksiko. Setelah selama ini dirinya merasa tidak nyaman berada di antara para sepupu yang kaya, berada, dan bagian dari socialite Jakarta, ternyata pacarnya yang cantik, Anggia, juga mengkhianatinya. Lalu datang Sisy. Mungil, cantik, dan masih duduk di bangku SMA...
  • The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding

    The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Things I know about Reece Malcolm: 1. She graduated from New York University. 2. She lives in or near Los Angeles. 3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week. 4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon. 5. She’s my mother...
  • Adored by Cecily von Ziegesar

    Adored by Cecily von Ziegesar

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Brett Messerschmidt is organizing Waverly Academy's annual holiday ball and secret gift exchange. But when some enterprising students decide that playing Secret Satan is infinitely more fun, the entire school starts acting naughty. All Brett wants is a successful party-and a goodnight kiss from unexpected crush Sebastian Valenti...
  • Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake

    Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Just let it go.”That’s what everyone keeps telling Hadley St. Clair after she learns that her father cheated on her mother. But Hadley doesn’t want to let it go. She wants to be angry and she wants everyone in her life—her dad most of all—to leave her alone.Sam Bennett and his family have had their share of drama too...
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    drama  family  friendship  grief  high-school  realistic  teens  book
  • 7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker

    7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hunt. But Luke is an unlikely ally and potentially can't be trusted. Perhaps it's his Shakespearean witticisms that reel Blythe in despite her better judgment . .
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  friendship  high-school  realistic  teens  book  comedy
  • Forever Changed by Tiffany King

    Forever Changed by Tiffany King

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kassandra Cole has it all—a stable home with great parents, popularity and all the friends she could ever need. She is used to a lifestyle where everything comes easy to her, from good grades to being captain of the cheerleading squad.Her entire world is shaken to the core when a fatal accident takes her father, causing Kassandra to re-examine the course her life was on...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  friendship  grief  high-school  realistic  abuse  book
  • Goodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley Coriell

    Goodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley Coriell

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rebecca Blue is a rebel with an attitude whose life is changed by a chance encounter with a soon-to-be dead girl. Rebel (as she’s known) decides to complete the dead girl’s bucket list to prove that choice, not chance, controls her fate. In doing so, she unexpectedly opens her mind and heart to a world she once dismissed—a world of friendships, family, and faith...
  • The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle, Nora Hunter

    The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle, Nora Hunter

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Emilie Day believes in playing it safe. She's homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and she's probably the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can't swim. Then Emilie's mom enrolls her in public school, and Emilie goes from studying at home in her pajamas to walking through halls full of strangers...
  • Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler

    Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Janet Gurtler's latest contemporary YA novel is by turns gripping, heart-wrenching, and joyous as one teen girl has to find the courage to carry on after a devastating tragedy. She never thought a kiss could kill... As the new girl in town, Samantha just wants to fit in. Being invited to a party by her fellow swim team members is her big chance...especially since Zee will be there...
  • Daybreak by Belva Plain

    Daybreak by Belva Plain

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The doctor's office is cool, white, sterile. But the doctor's words are searing: blood tests prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Margaret and Arthur Crawfield's beloved, dying son is not their child. Now they must face Peter's death and the shock of having a son they have never met. Grieving, yet compelled, they begin a search that will tear two families apart...
  • Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

    Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finding love is simple with the One True Love Plan. If only life were as easy as your sisters. Abby's heard that one before. And it's true. Shelby and Kait aren't exactly prim and proper. Abby is determined not to follow in their footsteps, so she has created the One True Love Plan. The most important part of the plan is Rule #1: Find Someone New...
  • Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa de la Cruz

    Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa de la Cruz

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devon (one name only) is the most famous singer/actress in the country, and she is on location filming her newest blockbuster in the South of France. While there, she forms a bond with the director’s daughter—the hottest thing in Hollywood since she has recently lost two hundred pounds—who is learning to enjoy being young, rich, and famous...
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