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50 Books Every Teen Should Read — Flavorwire

With all the recent discussion about To Kill a Mockingbird, I was inspired to re-read the #2 Most Classic Novel for Teenagers (#1 is The Catcher in the Rye, of course). And, well, it's great. But also, it's not exactly the most relevant thing for teenagers in 2016 — at least not relevant enough that it should be the pinnacle of their reading list, promised to change their minds about everything. As Jenny Slate might say in my favorite Jenny Slate performance of all time: "Everybody can do everything now! I can't relate to that goddamn story! Just read a frickin' Dilbert and go to sleep." Well, let's not go crazy, because there are tons of great books that are utterly relevant to modern teenagers — or at least should be. From old books to brand-new ones, from YA to poetry, from sci-fi to nonfiction, here are 50 books every modern teenager (and many modern adults) should read.
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
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We the Animals
We the Animals
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
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After Claude (Iris Owens)
After Claude (Iris Owens)
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Hunger Games
Hunger Games
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Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm : A New English Version (Philip Pullman)
Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm : A New English Version (Philip Pullman)
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Transformations
Transformations
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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
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Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
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Weetzie Bat
Weetzie Bat
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Persepolis
Persepolis
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The Lover
The Lover
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
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Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet
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Every Day
Every Day
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
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How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman
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BLACK SWAN GREEN
BLACK SWAN GREEN
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Magic for Beginners
Magic for Beginners
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I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
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Step Aside, Pops - A Hark! a Vagrant Collection (Kate Beaton)
Step Aside, Pops - A Hark! a Vagrant Collection (Kate Beaton)
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Ooga Booga
Ooga Booga
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The Bloody Chamber
The Bloody Chamber
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
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Project X (Jim Shepard)
Project X (Jim Shepard)
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Among Others
Among Others
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Crush (Richard Siken)
Crush (Richard Siken)
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If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
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Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox
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The Rest of Us Just Live Here (Patrick Ness)
The Rest of Us Just Live Here (Patrick Ness)
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