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high school life

Books about high school life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Is kissing a girl who smokes like licking an ashtray?

Is kissing a girl who smokes like licking an ashtray?

Randy Powell

Ages 13–18romanceself-discovery

Cover of Keep the Faith

Keep the Faith

Laura Peyton Roberts

Ages 13–18voluntarismcommunity service

Cover of Violet on the runway

Violet on the runway

Melissa Walker

Ages 12–16ambitionself-discovery

Cover of Baker's Dozen

Baker's Dozen

Joshua Matthew Moorhead

Ages 13–18friendshipadolescence

Cover of Life in the desert

Life in the desert

Tres Seymour

Ages 14–18emotional growthhigh school life

Cover of Kamikakushi no monogatari

Kamikakushi no monogatari

Gakuto Kōda, Rei Mutsuki

Ages 12–16magiclegends

Cover of The Boyfriend List

The Boyfriend List

E. Lockhart

Ages 13–18friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Vampire Beach

Vampire Beach

Alex Duval

Ages 13–18vampiressupernatural mystery

Cover of I see reality

I see reality

Jay Clark, Kristin Elizabeth Clark, Heather Demetrios, Stephen Emond, Patrick Flores-Scott, Faith Erin Hicks, Trisha Leaver, Kekla Magoon, Marcella Fleischman Pixley, James Preller, Jason Schmidt, Jordan Sonnenblick, Grace Kendall

Ages 13–18self-discoveryrelationships

Cover of Blue Avenger cracks the code

Blue Avenger cracks the code

Norma Howe

Ages 12–16problem-solvingmystery

Cover of Recipe for disaster

Recipe for disaster

Maureen Fergus

Ages 12–16friendshipcreativity

Cover of On a LARP

On a LARP

Stefani Deoul

Ages 13–18mysteryfriendship

Cover of Mr. 60%

Mr. 60%

Clete Barrett Smith

Ages 14–18peer pressuremoral choices

Cover of Cut the lights

Cut the lights

Karen Krossing

Ages 12–16performing artshigh school life

Cover of Dream boy

Dream boy

Mary Crockett

Ages 13–18dreams and realityromance

Cover of Two roads from here

Two roads from here

Teddy Steinkellner

Ages 13–18romancechoice and consequence

Cover of Poseur

Poseur

Rachel Maude

Ages 13–18identityfriendship

Cover of Yearbook

Yearbook

Ally Condie

Ages 13–18self-discoveryfaith and values

Cover of This Must Be Love

This Must Be Love

Tui T. Sutherland

Ages 13–18first lovefriendship

Cover of Nailed

Nailed

Patrick Jones

Ages 13–18self-perceptionidentity

Cover of Haunting of Hawthorne (Passages Hi

Haunting of Hawthorne (Passages Hi

Anne E. Schraff

Ages 12–16paranormal mysteryacceptance

Cover of Seven kinds of ordinary catastrophes

Seven kinds of ordinary catastrophes

Amber Kizer

Ages 12–16humorhigh school life

Cover of Theres Something About Roxy New York Minute #2

Theres Something About Roxy New York Minute #2

Madison Oaks

Ages 9–14twinssisterhood

Cover of Never too late

Never too late

A. Destiny

Ages 13–18self-discoverytheater and performance