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CRRL My Librarian: High School Is Just a Phase: Teen Fiction Favorites

Great high-school-aged narratives dealing with isolation, cliques, peer-pressure, and simply trying to survive.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

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  • A teenage genius and his best friend take a road trip to get his relationships, all of which have been with girls named Katherine.
    Book, 2008New York : Speak, 2008.
  • Two teenagers develop a high school romance against all odds, including cliques, family members and their own doubts.
    Book, 2013New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2013. — FICTION Row
  • When Austin and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash giant praying mantises on their dead-end town of Ealing, Iowa, things quickly get out of hand. But these six-foot-tall, unstoppable killing machines are not Austin's main concern. That…
    Paperback, 2015New York : Speak, 2015.
  • Tom Henderson discovers a clue in his dead father's copy of The Catcher in the Rye that leads to conspiracies, make-outs, and the greatest concert ever.
    Paperback, 2008New York : Delacorte, 2008.
  • Best friends Greg and Earl begrudgingly agree to make a tribute film for a terminally ill peer.
    Paperback, 2013New York : Amulet, 2013.
  • Vera Dietz tries to avoid poor life decisions while being constantly haunted by the ghost of her ex-best friend.
    Book, 2010New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010], ©2010. — FICTION Kin
  • On the first day of a new school year, Karl tries to pass for normal and not be sent to the Madman Underground, a therapy group for troubled kids.
    Book, 2009New York : Viking, 2009. — FICTION Bar
  • When Ali and his friends Needles and Noodles get in trouble at a party, they turn to an unlikely source to help them out.
    Book, 2014New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014. — FICTION Rey
  • Min leaves a box on her ex-boyfriend's doorstep, with items and letters inside that explain why their relationship ended.
    Book, 2012New York : Little, Brown, 2012. — FICTION Han