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50 of the Most Essential High School Stories - Page 2

"High school is a near-universal experience to which we can all relate. It's also a complicated, messy time in life in which one grows from the end of childhood to the cusp of adulthood, so there's a lot of feelings to unpack. The result is that hundreds of books have been written about high school... but these are the 50 most essential, the ones who really get it right and have something to say."
Here's Barnes & Noble's list of what they think are the best high school stories. Do you agree with them? Have you read these stories?
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Election (Tom Perotta)
Election
41
Tom Perotta
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
42
Jenny Han
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
43
Jerry Spinelli
Literally (Lucy Keating)
Literally
44
Lucy Keating
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
45
Angie Thomas
Lock and Key (Sarah Dessen)
Lock and Key
46
Sarah Dessen
Dare Me (Megan Abbott)
Dare Me
47
Megan Abbott
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
48
Jay Asher
Twisted (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Twisted
49
Laurie Halse Anderson
Slave Day (Rob Thomas)
Slave Day
50
Rob Thomas
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