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Calling all stans of The Clique, Gossip Girl, and Uglies!

We Know A Book You’ll Love Based On Your Favorite Book As A Teen

Choose your favorite book or series you read as a teen:

If you couldn’t get enough of the ultra-swanky lives of the Upper East Side’s richest teenagers, you will devour the Crazy Rich Asians series. In the first book of the series, an NYU professor named Rachel gets invited by her boyfriend Nick to spend the summer at Nick’s family’s home in Singapore. What Rachel doesn’t know is that Nick comes from one of the most wealthy yet secretive families in the entire country. You won’t be able to stop reading as you find out more about Nick’s family and just how wealthy they really are. Full of opulence, back-stabbing, and revenge, this series will fill the void that’s been left ever since you finished the Gossip Girl series. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Rich-Asians-Kevin-Kwan/dp/0345803787) or [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crazy-rich-asians-kevin-kwan/1112787602), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345803788).

_Crazy Rich Asians_ series by Kevin Kwan

Originally published online as a Twilight fan fiction called _The Office_, _Beautiful Bastard_ follows Claire, an MBA student, and her strict (yet really hot) boss Bennett. First at odds with each other, the pair end up developing a sexual relationship, leading Claire to wonder if she’s jeopardizing her future career. If _Twilight_ awakened your desire for dramatic, high-stakes romance novels, _Beautiful Bastard_ (and its three equally steamy sequels) will quench that thirst. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Bastard-Christina-Lauren/dp/1476730091/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautiful-bastard-christina-lauren/1113517369#/), or [IndieBound.](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476730097)

_Beautiful Bastard_ series by Christina Lauren

If the girls from _The Clique_ series grew up and moved to the Upper East Side, they would be the women in _Primates of Park Avenue_. Wednesday Martin writes about her experience trying to find her place in a group of Upper East Side mothers, but the true charm of the memoir comes out when Martin starts to “study” this interesting group of women as an anthropologist, which happens to be her academic background. Humorous and fascinating, it’s the perfectly juicy story you’ve been craving since you last read about Claire trying to win over The Pretty Committee. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Primates-Avenue-Wednesday-Martin-Ph-D/dp/1476762716), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/primates-of-park-avenue-wednesday-martin-phd/1120678865), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476762715).

_Primates of Park Avenue_ by Wednesday Martin

In _Goodbye, Vitamin_, Ruth moves back home to care for her father, who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Khong does a beautiful job at injecting humor and life into a story about illness, much like John Green does throughout _The Fault In Our Stars_. Surprisingly optimistic, _Goodbye, Vitamin_ will delight, entertain, and make you really appreciate the time you have with your parents. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Memoir-Body-Roxane-Gay/dp/0062362593/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goodbye-vitamin-rachel-khong/1124568883?ean=9781250109163#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250109163).

Goodbye, Vitamin by _Rachel Khong_

Roxane Gay’s memoir _Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body_ primarily explores her nearly lifelong struggle with obesity, but she also explains how her struggles stemmed from a rape that occurred when she was 12 years old. _13 Reasons Why_ also tackles topics of teenage sexual assault, and both books do so in honest, raw ways. Roxane’s story will stay with you long after you finish the book, and it will make you more aware that you can never truly tell what someone is going through just by looking at them. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Memoir-Body-Roxane-Gay/dp/0062362593/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=hunger+a+memoir+of+my+body&qid=1506376474&s=books&sr=1-1), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hunger-roxane-gay/1122682072?ean=9780062362599#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062362599).

_Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body_ by Roxane Gay

Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy meet as children in Hailsham, a secluded boarding school in England where teachers are always telling their students how “special” they are. Just like in the world of _Uglies_, that specialness comes at a price, and the truth about Hailsham causes Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy to consider their role in this supposed utopia. Both novels deal with emotional and physical change, and what can happen when you try to defy society’s plan for you. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Never-Let-Me-Kazuo-Ishiguro/dp/1400078776/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/never-let-me-go-kazuo-ishiguro/1100259019?ean=9781400078776#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400078776).

_Never Let Me Go_ by Kazuo Ishiguro

In _Modern Lovers_, three friends who have known each other since college struggle with the challenges their friendships have as they get older, have their own children, and fall in love with each other. It explores the same topics that Quentin and his friends go through during their road trip in Paper Towns, but in a much more mature tone. If we ever got a sequel to _Paper Towns_ that shows what Quentin and his friends are like as adults (looking at you, John Green!), it would be pretty darn similar in tone to _Modern Lovers_. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Lovers-Emma-Straub/dp/1594634688/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/modern-lovers-emma-straub/1122789447?ean=9781594634680#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594634680).

_Modern Lovers_ by Emma Straub

When 10-year-old orphan Noel Bostock is evacuated from London during World War II, he finds himself in the care of Vee, a con artist who is always frantically trying to pay back her many debts. An unlikely pair, the two team up to scheme their way into money opportunities for Vee and a new lease on life for Noel. Charming, quirky, and witty, _Crooked Heart_ has the same oddball, darkly comedic tone that drives _A Series of Unfortunate Events_, and the novel’s interesting characters will keep you hooked from beginning to end. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Crooked-Heart-Novel-Lissa-Evans/dp/0062364847/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crooked-heart-lissa-evans/1119954492?ean=9780062364845#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062364845).

_Crooked Heart_ by Lissa Evans

When businessman Richard Mayhew stops to help an injured girl on the sidewalk, he falls through a crack and finds himself in a mysterious city under the streets of London. Filled with monsters, angels, murderers, and more curious things, the underground world forces good-hearted, ordinary Richard to become an unlikely hero, just like our beloved Harry’s introduction to the magical world. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Illustrated-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0062821334/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/neverwhere-neil-gaiman/1100109136?ean=9780062459084#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062476371).

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Piper Kerman’s fish-out-of-water memoir about serving a year in a women’s federal prison for a crime she committed years earlier will remind you of Stanley Yelnats’ experience trying to find his way after being sent to Camp Green Lake. Even though both books use a correctional facility as a backdrop, the true heart of each story lies in the complex supporting characters that shift how Piper and Stanley (respectively) view the world around them. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Orange-New-Black-Womens-Prison/dp/0385523394/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/orange-is-the-new-black-piper-kerman/1101999320?ean=9780385523394#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385523394).

_Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison_ by Piper Kerman

In _The Girl With All the Gifts_, a dystopian society is infected by a fungal infection, wiping away most of humanity. The infected are referred to as “hungries” because they feed on the flesh of healthy humans. But in a guarded area of England called Beacon, a study is being conducted of special children hungries who have retained their mental ability and can control their hunger. It’s at Beacon where we meet the test subject Melanie, an extremely smart 10-year-old who, at first, doesn’t understand what she is and why she’s being tested on. But like Jonas in _The Giver_, Melanie comes to understand the burden of her “gift” and soon learns the price we pay when we put too much pressure on society’s youth to save humanity. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Girl-All-Gifts-M-Carey/dp/0316334758/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girl-with-all-the-gifts-m-j-carey/1114171409?ean=9780316334754#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316334754).

_The Girl With All The Gifts_ by M.R. Carey

Lev Grossman’s _The Magicians_ series follows a group of 20-something magicians who, during their time at a college of magic in New York, discover the existence of a magical land called Fillory. Grossman often cites Narnia as inspiration for Fillory, so if you’re looking to lose yourself in a new fantasy world, you should dive into _The Magicians_ and its two sequels. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Magicians-Novel-Trilogy/dp/0452296293/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-magicians-trilogy-box-set-lev-grossman/1121401868?ean=9780147517388#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780452296299).

_The Magicians_ series by Lev Grossman

Set in the Old West, _Lonesome Dove_ follows a group of retired Texas Rangers as they herd a group of cattle from Texas to Montana. Considered one of the best novels ever written about America’s last great wilderness, _Lonesome Dove_ exposes the rough, raw side of the often-romanticized Wild West. The main characters evolve from drunk, listless men to a pair of heroes who we root for as they continue down the trail. If you loved Laura’s adventures on the prairie, you’ll be captivated by Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Lonesome-Dove-Novel-Larry-McMurtry/dp/1439195269/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lonesome-dove-larry-mcmurtry/1001920809?ean=9781439195260#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439195260).

_Lonesome Dove_ by Larry McMurtry

_The Interestings_ follow a group of friends from when they first meet as teenagers at a summer art camp through their lives as adults. As they get older, the main characters learn how their talents, passions, and vision for their life can change and evolve due to unanticipated circumstances. Poignant, dramatic, and complex, _The Interestings_ explores the same overarching theme that _Looking for Alaska_ does: how to make meaning out out of our ordinary lives. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Interestings-Novel-Meg-Wolitzer/dp/1594632340/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-interestings-meg-wolitzer/1112223023?ean=9781594632341#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594488399).

_The Interestings_ by Meg Wolitzer

In _Bridge to Terabithia_, Jesse and Leslie form an unlikely friendship when they create a magical forest kingdom called Terabithia to escape their problems, and in Jesmyn Ward’s _Salvage the Bones_, it’s that same power of friendship that conquers all. _In Salvage the Bones_, a group of children in Mississippi must come together for support as they all are growing up in essentially parentless households. With a hurricane threatening their coastal town, the children protect, nurture, and love each other to survive the harsh conditions, before, during, and after a hurricane hits. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Salvage-Bones-Novel-Jesmyn-Ward/dp/1608196267/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/salvage-the-bones-jesmyn-ward/1100650325?ean=9781608196265#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781608196265).

_Salvage the Bones_ by Jesmyn Ward

Fourteen-year-old Turtle has a tough life — ever since the death of her mother, she’s lived with her father, an abusive man who obsesses over preparing for the end of the world. She lives in filth, she’s struggling in school, and she doesn’t want to make friends with anyone. But when Turtle meets Jacob, a cool high school boy who represents the world her father rejects, she realizes how unsafe and unstable her living situation is. Turtle sets out to escape her old life and embrace freedom, becoming her own hero, just as Katniss does when she defies the Capitol in the _Hunger Games_ series. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/My-Absolute-Darling-Gabriel-Tallent/dp/0735211175/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-absolute-darling-gabriel-tallent/1125365738?ean=9780735211179#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735211179).

_My Absolute Darling_ by Gabriel Tallent

Jeff and Kim Sanders are a wealthy couple who want to give their daughter Hannah the perfect sweet sixteen party. They invite four of Hannah’s friends over for a simple sleepover, but a tragic incident occurs, which ultimately reveals dark secrets about the Sanders’ seemingly flawless life. Just like the _PLL_ series, _The Party_ uses a suburban, idyllic backdrop to juxtapose the lies children and parents keep from each other. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Party-Novel-Robyn-Harding/dp/1501161245/), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-party-robyn-harding/1124860806?ean=9781501161247#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501161247).

_The Party_ by Robyn Harding

If you were a _Goosebumps_ fan as a teenager, you know you love a good novel that can scare the crap out of you, and Caroline Kepnes’ novel explores how relationships in the age of social media can be downright terrifying. In _You_, Joe uses modern technology to obsessively stalk a girl named Beck, and the suspenseful plot is guaranteed to keep you up at night. Get it on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/You-Novel-Caroline-Kepnes/dp/1476785600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=you+Caroline+Kepnes&qid=1506377713&s=books&sr=1-1), [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-caroline-kepnes/1118635565?ean=9781476785608#/), or [IndieBound](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476785608).

We Know A Book You’ll Love Based On Your Favorite Book As A Teen

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