Teen Shoplifting Books | Summaries & Audio

Trinkets

by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith • 2013

Three girls from different cliques are caught shoplifting and sentenced to the same therapy group.

3.40

4k+

👭 Unlikely Friends 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏘️ Affluent Suburb 📋 Court-Ordered Therapy

Trinkets 89%

Three girls from different cliques are caught shoplifting and sentenced to the same therapy group.

by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith 2013

3.40

4k+ ratings

👭 Unlikely Friends 🏠 Found Family 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏘️ Affluent Suburb 📋 Court-Ordered Therapy

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

by Sean Covey • 2005

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

4.02

2k+

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Summary

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make 86%

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

by Sean Covey 2005

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

Juvenile Delinquency

by Larry J. Siegel • 2004

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

3.73

109

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime 🏙️ Urban Crime 📈 Life Course Criminology

Juvenile Delinquency 85%

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

by Larry J. Siegel 2004

3.73

109 ratings

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime 🏙️ Urban Crime 📈 Life Course Criminology

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel • 2023

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

3.92

103k+

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

The Art Thief 85%

History's most prolific art thief never stole for money. He stole to possess beauty itself.

by Michael Finkel 2023

3.92

103k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Theft 🎨 Aesthetic Obsession 🧠 Collector Psychology 🕵️ Amateur Criminals 💔 Love And Crime

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

3.32

6k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 85%

A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002

3.32

6k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📰 Media Frenzy 🏫 High School Scandal 🛡️ Defending The Innocent

[We All Fall Down] (By

by Robert Cormier • 1991

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

3.80

3k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

[We All Fall Down] (By 85%

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

by Robert Cormier 1991

3.80

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

Age of Opportunity

by Laurence Steinberg • 2014

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

4.03

799

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Age of Opportunity 85%

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

by Laurence Steinberg 2014

4.03

799 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Aces Up 85%

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

You'll Be the Death of Me

by Karen M. McManus • 2021

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

3.73

85k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

You'll Be the Death of Me 85%

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

by Karen M. McManus 2021

3.73

85k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

The Girl in the White Van

by April Henry • 2020

A teen martial artist snatched into a van with a stranger must fight for their freedom.

3.87

5k+

🔓 YA Abduction Thriller ✊ Girls Fighting Back 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Captives Bonding 🥋 Martial Arts Fiction

The Girl in the White Van 85%

A teen martial artist snatched into a van with a stranger must fight for their freedom.

by April Henry 2020

3.87

5k+ ratings

🔓 YA Abduction Thriller ✊ Girls Fighting Back 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Captives Bonding 🥋 Martial Arts Fiction

Six Truths and a Lie

by Ream Shukairy • 2024

Six Muslim teens at a beach bonfire are arrested for a terrorist attack they didn't commit.

3.89

1k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🏛️ Legal Thriller ✊ Teens Vs The System 🤝 Strangers To Allies 🚔 Police Killing

Six Truths and a Lie 85%

Six Muslim teens at a beach bonfire are arrested for a terrorist attack they didn't commit.

by Ream Shukairy 2024

3.89

1k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🏛️ Legal Thriller ✊ Teens Vs The System 🤝 Strangers To Allies 🚔 Police Killing

Accountable

by Dashka Slater • 2023

A racist Instagram account upends a California high school. Punishment is swift; repair never comes.

4.23

6k+

🏛️ Narrative Nonfiction 💻 Online Radicalization 😔 Public Shaming 👦 Teen Boy Culture ⚖️ Restorative Justice

Accountable 85%

A racist Instagram account upends a California high school. Punishment is swift; repair never comes.

by Dashka Slater 2023

4.23

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Narrative Nonfiction 💻 Online Radicalization 😔 Public Shaming 👦 Teen Boy Culture ⚖️ Restorative Justice

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 85%

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967

3.77

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz 85%

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship

by Jack Canfield • 2002

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

4.05

2k+

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship 85%

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

by Jack Canfield 2002

4.05

2k+ ratings

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Framed!

by James Ponti • 2016

The FBI's youngest asset notices everything. A museum heist exposes his best friend's hidden past.

4.38

9k+

🕵️ Child Detective 🖼️ Art Heist Mystery 🔍 Observation And Logic 👫 Partner Sleuths 👶 Search For Birth Family

Framed! 85%

The FBI's youngest asset notices everything. A museum heist exposes his best friend's hidden past.

by James Ponti 2016

4.38

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Child Detective 🖼️ Art Heist Mystery 🔍 Observation And Logic 👫 Partner Sleuths 👶 Search For Birth Family

How Rude!

by Alex J. Packer • 1997

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

4.15

240

🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

How Rude! 85%

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

by Alex J. Packer 1997

4.15

240 ratings

🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II

by Jack Canfield • 1998

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

3.98

7k+

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 85%

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

by Jack Canfield 1998

3.98

7k+ ratings

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer • 2001

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

3.86

563k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Artemis Fowl 84%

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

by Eoin Colfer 2001

3.86

563k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 84%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

The Torn Skirt

by Rebecca Godfrey • 2001

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

3.46

2k+

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

The Torn Skirt 84%

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

by Rebecca Godfrey 2001

3.46

2k+ ratings

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

Money Hungry

by Sharon G. Flake • 2001

Raspberry's money obsession is a wall she builds against the homelessness she barely escaped.

4.10

4k+

🪙 Childhood Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity 😰 Financial Anxiety 🍬 Kid Entrepreneur 🏙️ Urban Middle Grade

Money Hungry 84%

Raspberry's money obsession is a wall she builds against the homelessness she barely escaped.

by Sharon G. Flake 2001

4.10

4k+ ratings

🪙 Childhood Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity 😰 Financial Anxiety 🍬 Kid Entrepreneur 🏙️ Urban Middle Grade

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas).

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra • 1997

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

3.24

8k+

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). Summary

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). 84%

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra 1997

3.24

8k+ ratings

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

The Teenage Brain

by Frances E. Jensen • 2014

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

3.77

6k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

The Teenage Brain 84%

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

by Frances E. Jensen 2014

3.77

6k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

by Bill Mason • 2004

Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.

3.86

1k+

💎 Jewel Heists 🐱 Cat Burglary 🏃‍♂️ Fugitive Life 🧠 Psychology Of Crime 🎲 Addiction To Risk

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief Summary

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief 84%

Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.

by Bill Mason 2004

3.86

1k+ ratings

💎 Jewel Heists 🐱 Cat Burglary 🏃‍♂️ Fugitive Life 🧠 Psychology Of Crime 🎲 Addiction To Risk

Found

by Harlan Coben • 2014

Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.

4.15

16k+

🔎 Teen Detective 👤 Missing Parent ⛹️ Sports Drama 🕵️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Found 84%

Father's grave: only ashes. Mickey Bolitar hunts a secret rescue network, a missing boy, a killer.

by Harlan Coben 2014

4.15

16k+ ratings

🔎 Teen Detective 👤 Missing Parent ⛹️ Sports Drama 🕵️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Shelter

by Harlan Coben • 2011

A dead father, a missing girl, and a stranger who swears the grave is empty.

3.95

35k+

🕵️ Amateur Teen Sleuth 🔍 Missing Girl 🏘️ Suburban Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identities 💛 Found Family

Shelter 84%

A dead father, a missing girl, and a stranger who swears the grave is empty.

by Harlan Coben 2011

3.95

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Teen Sleuth 🔍 Missing Girl 🏘️ Suburban Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identities 💛 Found Family

Ransom

by Chris Bradford • 2014

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

4.33

3k+

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

Ransom 84%

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

by Chris Bradford 2014

4.33

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

Stormbreaker

by Anthony Horowitz • 2000

Blackmailed by MI6, a boy spy discovers a bioweapon hidden in a billionaire's free school computers.

3.98

109k+

🕶️ Teen Spy ⛓️ Coerced Spy 🕹️ Spy Gadgets 🦠 Bioweapon Threat 💰 Evil Billionaire

Stormbreaker 84%

Blackmailed by MI6, a boy spy discovers a bioweapon hidden in a billionaire's free school computers.

by Anthony Horowitz 2000

3.98

109k+ ratings

🕶️ Teen Spy ⛓️ Coerced Spy 🕹️ Spy Gadgets 🦠 Bioweapon Threat 💰 Evil Billionaire

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 84%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

Simply Lies

by David Baldacci • 2023

A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.

3.96

59k+

🎯 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🛡️ Witness Protection 🖼️ Stolen Art 🔐 Family Secrets

Simply Lies 84%

A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.

by David Baldacci 2023

3.96

59k+ ratings

🎯 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🛡️ Witness Protection 🖼️ Stolen Art 🔐 Family Secrets

Gangsta Granny

by David Walliams • 2011

His boring granny was a jewel thief. She needs him for one last heist.

4.23

31k+

🏴‍☠️ Middle Grade Heist 🇬🇧 British Humor 🧓 Quirky Grandmother 🔓 Bonding Through Crime 🕵️ Secret Past

Gangsta Granny 84%

His boring granny was a jewel thief. She needs him for one last heist.

by David Walliams 2011

4.23

31k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Middle Grade Heist 🇬🇧 British Humor 🧓 Quirky Grandmother 🔓 Bonding Through Crime 🕵️ Secret Past

Scorpia Rising

by Anthony Horowitz • 2011

A teen spy is framed for murder by a doppelganger. The target: an American diplomat in Cairo.

4.29

36k+

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 👥 Evil Doppelganger 🎯 Framed For Murder 🕴️ Spy Organization 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Scorpia Rising 84%

A teen spy is framed for murder by a doppelganger. The target: an American diplomat in Cairo.

by Anthony Horowitz 2011

4.29

36k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 👥 Evil Doppelganger 🎯 Framed For Murder 🕴️ Spy Organization 😢 Bittersweet Ending

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

3.95

1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 84%

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition

by Jane Nelsen • 1994

Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.

4.00

360

🧑‍🧒 Teen Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Adolescent Development 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting 🤝 Non-Punitive Parenting

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition Summary

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition 84%

Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.

by Jane Nelsen 1994

4.00

360 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Teen Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Adolescent Development 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting 🤝 Non-Punitive Parenting

The 57 Bus

by Dashka Slater • 2017

Two teens share an Oakland bus eight minutes a day. A lighter flicks, a skirt ignites.

4.09

44k+

🏳️ Agender Experience ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🤝 Restorative Justice 🔍 Race And Justice 💌 Forgiveness Journey

The 57 Bus 84%

Two teens share an Oakland bus eight minutes a day. A lighter flicks, a skirt ignites.

by Dashka Slater 2017

4.09

44k+ ratings

🏳️ Agender Experience ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🤝 Restorative Justice 🔍 Race And Justice 💌 Forgiveness Journey

The Third Eye

by Lois Duncan • 1984

A teenage babysitter's visions find a missing child, pulling her toward a truth she cannot escape.

3.86

4k+

🔮 Psychic Detective 😔 Reluctant Psychic 🧬 Psychic Inheritance 🔍 Missing Children 📼 1980s Setting

The Third Eye 84%

A teenage babysitter's visions find a missing child, pulling her toward a truth she cannot escape.

by Lois Duncan 1984

3.86

4k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Detective 😔 Reluctant Psychic 🧬 Psychic Inheritance 🔍 Missing Children 📼 1980s Setting

Skeleton Key

by Anthony Horowitz • 2006

Teen spy undercover in Cuba, captured by a general who wants a son and a bomb.

4.07

60k+

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🌍 Globetrotting Adventure ☢️ Nuclear Threat 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family Dynamic ⚡ Fast-Paced Action

Skeleton Key 84%

Teen spy undercover in Cuba, captured by a general who wants a son and a bomb.

by Anthony Horowitz 2006

4.07

60k+ ratings

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🌍 Globetrotting Adventure ☢️ Nuclear Threat 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family Dynamic ⚡ Fast-Paced Action

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions 🏃 Rescue Mission 📖 Stories Within Stories

City of Lies 84%

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions 🏃 Rescue Mission 📖 Stories Within Stories

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus • 2019

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

3.91

174k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

Two Can Keep a Secret 84%

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

by Karen M. McManus 2019

3.91

174k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

Seconds Away

by Harlan Coben • 2012

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

4.06

20k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Seconds Away 84%

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

by Harlan Coben 2012

4.06

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

The Killing

by Robert Muchamore • 2005

A thirteen-year-old spy infiltrates a London crime family to expose a murder and casino heist.

4.15

22k+

🕵️ Child Spies 💥 Training Gone Wrong 👫 Sibling Bond ⚖️ Corrupt Authority 🔫 Crime Family

The Killing 84%

A thirteen-year-old spy infiltrates a London crime family to expose a murder and casino heist.

by Robert Muchamore 2005

4.15

22k+ ratings

🕵️ Child Spies 💥 Training Gone Wrong 👫 Sibling Bond ⚖️ Corrupt Authority 🔫 Crime Family

Girl, Missing

by Sophie McKenzie • 2006

An adopted teen finds her face on a missing-children poster and flies to America for answers.

3.80

19k+

🔍 Missing Child Case 🧩 Adoption Search 🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🔒 Family Secrets 🧬 Biological Family

Girl, Missing 84%

An adopted teen finds her face on a missing-children poster and flies to America for answers.

by Sophie McKenzie 2006

3.80

19k+ ratings

🔍 Missing Child Case 🧩 Adoption Search 🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🔒 Family Secrets 🧬 Biological Family

Hokus Pokus

by Fern Michaels • 2007

Blackmailed for running a secret escape network, a Supreme Court justice turns to exiled vigilantes.

4.28

7k+

💥 Vigilante Justice 💪 Women Vigilantes 🖤 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 😂 Humorous Suspense

Hokus Pokus 84%

Blackmailed for running a secret escape network, a Supreme Court justice turns to exiled vigilantes.

by Fern Michaels 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

💥 Vigilante Justice 💪 Women Vigilantes 🖤 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 😂 Humorous Suspense

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart • 2008

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

3.80

51k+

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 84%

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

by E. Lockhart 2008

3.80

51k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

Allegedly

by Tiffany D. Jackson • 2017

Convicted at nine of killing a baby, a pregnant teen fights the system for her child.

4.02

84k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Wrongfully Accused 🏠 Foster Care System 💔 Mother-Daughter Trauma

Allegedly 84%

Convicted at nine of killing a baby, a pregnant teen fights the system for her child.

by Tiffany D. Jackson 2017

4.02

84k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Wrongfully Accused 🏠 Foster Care System 💔 Mother-Daughter Trauma

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic

by Foster W. Cline • 1992

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

4.09

2k+

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication ❤️ Empathic Discipline 🦅 Raising Independent Teens

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic 84%

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

by Foster W. Cline 1992

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication ❤️ Empathic Discipline 🦅 Raising Independent Teens

Jumper

by Steven Gould • 2002

A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.

3.93

16k+

🔮 Teleportation Power 🔋 Grounded Superpowers 💥 Power Born From Trauma 🏙️ Gritty Survival 🕵️ Government Pursuit

Jumper 84%

A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.

by Steven Gould 2002

3.93

16k+ ratings

🔮 Teleportation Power 🔋 Grounded Superpowers 💥 Power Born From Trauma 🏙️ Gritty Survival 🕵️ Government Pursuit

The Lost Colony

by Eoin Colfer • 2006

A teenage genius hunts time-displaced demons, but a rival prodigy reaches their island first.

4.01

160k+

🌟 Rival Child Geniuses 🔐 Heist Mission ⏳ Time Displacement 🧚 Fairy Underworld 👹 Demon Realm

The Lost Colony 84%

A teenage genius hunts time-displaced demons, but a rival prodigy reaches their island first.

by Eoin Colfer 2006

4.01

160k+ ratings

🌟 Rival Child Geniuses 🔐 Heist Mission ⏳ Time Displacement 🧚 Fairy Underworld 👹 Demon Realm

Big Girl Small

by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

3.34

3k+

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Girl Small 84%

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

by Rachel DeWoskin 2011

3.34

3k+ ratings

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

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