18 books like Catalyst
Running Loose
Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.
Shares: High school seniors, Teenage Girls, Death, Children's fiction
L8r, g8r
Angela, Zoe and Maddie are finally seniors and ready for the great year they deserve. After two years of fighting, experimentation and some hilarious stories, they are prepared to enjoy the fruits of seniority - even though being top dogs at school means thinking about college, sex and even the impending end of their inseparable trio.
Shares: High school seniors, Schools in fiction, High schools, Schools
The Carrie diaries
Tells the story of Manhattan columnist Carrie Bradshaw's high school years, her relationships with her peers, and how she became a writer.
Shares: High school seniors, High schools, Schools, Children's fiction
Inbetween
Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin?…
Shares: Teenage Girls, Death, Children's fiction
Boy Who Owned the School
Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz.
Jacob, who is usually in a fog anyway, has the the job of running the fog machine. The problem is that Maria…
Shares: High schools, Schools, Children's fiction
Prom
Ashley Hannigan is one of the few people in her urban Philadelphia high school who doesn't care about the prom. It's pretty much the only good thing that happens there, and everyone plans to make the most of it--especially Ash's best friend, Natalia, who's the head of the committee and has prom stars in her eyes. Then the faculty advisor is busted for taking the prom money and Ash finds herself…
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Ghostgirl
Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.And if I should die before I awake,I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she's dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative…
Shares: High schools, Teenage Girls, Death, Schools
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Shares: Schools in fiction, Schools, Children's fiction
Full Moon Kisses
This enticing paranormal romance featuring werewolves and the popular girl who loves them is a great conclusion to the Full Moon series.What will Celeste do now that both her heroic boyfriend, Brandon, and her popular ex-boyfriend, Nash, are werewolves? And someone wants to turn her into a werewolf, too. Life is complicated under Legend Run's full moon.Perfect for fans of Ellen Schreiber's New…
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Me, the Missing, and the Dead
Me: Lucas Swain—I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed. The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened to him, and nobody cares except me. It's enough to drive you crazy. The Dead: That's Violet . . . in the urn. Speaking of crazy—I know she's trying to tell me something, and I think…
Shares: Fathers, Death, Children's fiction
One Of Us Is Lying
Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of…
Shares: High schools, Schools, Children's fiction
Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad.
Shares: Schools in fiction, High schools, Schools, Children's fiction
ttyl
Three girls, One Chatroom, a lot of drama.
Shares: Schools in fiction, High schools, Schools, Children's fiction
A fine, fine school
When a principal loves his school so much that he wants the children to attend classes every day of the year, it is up to his students to show him free time is a good thing, too.
Gallery WINNER: voted the favorite Gallery Book for the year in the Triple Crown Children's Book Award program, advancing uplifting, wholesome, mainstream literature.
Shares: Schools in fiction, Schools, Children's fiction
Wildlife
Two sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university--one thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other to find themselves.
Shares: High schools, Teenage Girls, Schools, Children's fiction
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
When Leila develops a crush on a new female student she has to decide if her sexuality is something she wants to share with everyone else.
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Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime
When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results.
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
Shares: High schools, Schools, Children's fiction