The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred
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What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
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58 books — 135 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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books with compelling young narrators
217 books — 176 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
the ultimate Heroine
436 books — 517 voters
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
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58 books — 247 voters

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