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	Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 13 Author(s) C.C. Hunter Publisher St Martin's Griffin Genre(s) Paranormal One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t... Read more Read reviews Write review	3.3 4.2 (13)
	Stay With Me Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 8 Author(s) Paul Griffin Publisher Dial Books for Young Readers Genre(s) Teen Fiction Fifteen-year-olds Cece and Mack didn't expect to fall in love. She's a sensitive A student; he's a high school dropout. But soon they're spending every moment together, bonding over a rescued dog, telling their secrets, making plans for the future. Everything is perfect. Until. Until. Mack... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.5 (2) 4.5 (2)
	Delirium (Delirium #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 13 Author(s) Lauren Oliver Publisher HarperTeen Genre(s) Dystopian Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 4.6 (32)
	A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive (Dave Pelzer #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 1 Author(s) Dave Pelzer Genre(s) Non-Fiction This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead.... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.5 (98)
	Between Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 7 Author(s) Jessica Warman Publisher Walker Books for Young Readers Genre(s) Mystery Elizabeth Valchar -- pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht, where she'd been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.3 (2) 3.8 (4)
	Divergent (Divergent #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 39 Author(s) Veronica Roth Publisher Katherine Tegen Books Genre(s) Dystopian In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor(the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 (2) 4.4 (47)
	The Survivors Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 4 Author(s) Amanda Havard Publisher Chafie Press In 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived. The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.7 5.0 (2)
	Want to Go Private? Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 1 Author(s) Sarah Darer Littman Publisher Scholastic Press Genre(s) Teen Fiction Abby and Luke chat online. They've never met. But they are going to. Soon. Abby is starting high school--it should be exciting, so why doesn't she care? Everyone tells her to "make an effort," but why can't she just be herself? Abby quickly... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 4.7 (2)
	You Against Me Featured Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 4 Author(s) Jenny Downham Publisher David Fickling Books Genre(s) General Fiction If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge.If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him.When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart. When Ellie's brother... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.5 (2) 0.0 (0)
	A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 5 Author(s) Libba Bray Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Genre(s) General Fiction A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.5 (101)
	Before I Fall Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 5 Author(s) Lauren Oliver Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Genre(s) General Fiction What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 (2) 4.6 (25)
	Shatter Me: Shatter Me (#1) Featured Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 11 Author(s) Tahereh Mafi Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Genre(s) Dystopian Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares.... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.7 (2) 4.3 (27)
	Thirteen Reasons Why Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 10 Author(s) Jay Asher Publisher Razorbill Genre(s) General Fiction Teen Fiction Suicide Contemporary Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 (2) 4.7 (58)
	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 39 Author(s) Suzanne Collins Publisher Scholastic Genre(s) Science Fiction Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh... Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 (2) 4.8 (123)
	The Future of Us Hot Books » Young Adult Fiction 1 Author(s) Jay Asher Publisher Penguin USA Genre(s) General Fiction It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody... Read more Read reviews Write review	3.9 (3) 3.8 (9)

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