The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

Before I fall by Lauren Oliver After one fateful night, Sam wakes up with no future at all. Trapped reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares Four teenage girls, best friends since earliest childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures.

Scythe by Neal Shusterman "In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes').

The book thief by Markus Zusak / Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding.

The outsiders by S.E. Hinton / The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.

Monster by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers.