Need Some Drama?

Here’s a list of books with drama and often have some romance too!
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Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Three teenaged girls from very different backgrounds, thrown together to pick peaches in a Georgia orchard, spend a summer in pursuit of the right boy, the [...]

Adult Books Teens Will Like

2012 YALSA Alex Awards List
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year’s publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002.

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High School Student Picks

2012 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominees

After by Amy Efaw
Devon did something that most people couldn’t imagine. Efaw takes readers through the days leading up to and after Devon’s crime, painting an unexpected picture of a truly empathetic character caught up in an unimaginable situation.
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