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Ellen Hopkins

4.17 · 438 ratings

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contemporary · dark · abuse · young adult · dual-pov · rape · pregnancy · slut-shaming · male-pov · fantasy · eating disorder · usa · suspense · substance abuse · oregon · demons · legends & fairy tales · north-america · military · witches

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E. Lockhart

3.60 · 387 ratings

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contemporary · young adult · mystery · love triangle · other-man-woman · usa · high-school · death · massachusetts · substance abuse · north-america · fantasy · humor · suspense · disabilities and marks · tearjerkers · rich heroine · found-family · dark · slut-shaming

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Laurie Halse Anderson

3.86 · 304 ratings

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contemporary · young adult · abuse · glimpses-kisses · mystery · dark · war · tearjerkers · high-school · black-mc · tortured heroine · fantasy · military · male-pov · multicultural · self harm · eating disorder · paranormal · mental illness · past-sexual-abuse

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Gillian Flynn

3.98 · 257 ratings

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Patrick Ness

3.93 · 218 ratings

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young adult · contemporary · aliens · science fiction · paranormal · fantasy · dystopian · war · urban fantasy · magic · mystery · m-m · queer · futuristic · death · dark · high-school · suspense · humor · glimpses-kisses

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Siobhan Vivian

3.70 · 217 ratings

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Robin Benway

3.90 · 184 ratings

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Lucy Foley

3.69 · 176 ratings

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Sara Zarr

3.68 · 131 ratings

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young adult · contemporary · abuse · high-school · pregnancy · christian · mystery · slut-shaming

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S.E. Hinton

3.93 · 105 ratings

• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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Annette Curtis Klause

3.60 · 86 ratings

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Tabitha Suzuma

3.89 · 83 ratings

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contemporary · dark · abuse · young adult · high-school · mental illness · dual-pov · neurodivergent · death · virgin heroine · poor heroine · nerdy-hero · m-f · tortured heroine · independent heroine · non-trad-hea · cheerful heroine · mystery · tearjerkers · open-door

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Amber Smith

4.11 · 83 ratings

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Jasmine Warga

3.69 · 62 ratings

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young adult · contemporary · rape · usa · suicide · high-school · indiana · dark · angst · poor heroine · north-america · tearjerkers

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Rob Thomas

4.00 · 53 ratings

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contemporary · mystery · young adult · suspense · heroine sleuth

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Hannah Harrington

3.96 · 51 ratings

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William Golding

3.69 · 51 ratings

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Val Emmich

3.77 · 47 ratings

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Emma Cline

3.41 · 40 ratings

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Alissa Nutting

3.44 · 31 ratings

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Elizabeth Wetmore

3.69 · 30 ratings

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C.J. Bott

3.73 · 28 ratings

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Tanya Thompson

3.66 · 27 ratings

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Rodrigo Corral

3.58 · 26 ratings

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Charles Forsman

3.31 · 21 ratings

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Lemony Snicket

3.64 · 20 ratings

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contemporary · dark · mystery

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Amanda Maciel

3.76 · 20 ratings

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Scott Heim

4.11 · 20 ratings

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