18 books like Gift

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Miki Falls - Autumn #3 Mark Crilley · 2007 · ★ 3.5 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Since Miki Yoshida gained Hiro Sakurai's confidence, she is resolved to keep his trust as he reveals more about his secret mission. Shares: High school students, Secrets, High schools, Love

Eleventh grade burns Z Brewer · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Things have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad's former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad's blood. And Vlad's arch enemy, D'Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all. With death… Shares: High school students, High schools, Horror stories, Schools

Girl Blake Nelson · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate An account of three years in a teenage girl's life as she forges an identity between two contrasting worlds--her straight-laced school and Portland's underground music scene. Shares: High school students, High schools, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction

Perfect Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem. Three years ago, Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and their best friend Alison were the girls at Rosewood Day School. They clicked through the halls in their Miu Miu flats,… Shares: Secrets, High schools, Schools, Friendship

The Prank Ashley Rae Harris · 2011 · ★ 3.0 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Bridgewater High junior Jordan, eager to fit in with a popular crowd, takes part in a series of pranks that go horribly wrong, and as she and her friend Charlie investigate, they begin to wonder if the spirit of a prank victim who died twenty years earlier is to blame. Shares: High school students, High schools, Horror stories, Schools

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate 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

Radio Silence Alice Oseman · 2016 · ★ 4.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Moderate A studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges their courage and forces them to confront issues in the form of backlash and censorship. Shares: Secrets, High schools, Coming-of-age, Schools

Tenth Grade Bleeds Z Brewer · 2009 · ★ 4.2 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate It's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend Henry doesn't want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren't enough, it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him. When months go by with no word from Uncle Otis and D'Ablo shows up demanding Vlad's… Shares: High school students, High schools, Horror stories, Schools

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Stephenie Meyer · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This novella tells the story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable… Shares: High schools, Love, Horror stories, Schools

Breaktime Aidan Chambers · 1978 · ★ 3.5 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A classmate's challenge to prove that literature is ever related to real life spurs Ditto to chronicle his amazing life-changing adventures during spring break, but he leaves it up to his friend to decide if it is true, or just a story. Shares: Adolescence, Coming-of-age, Friendship, Children's fiction

Fat Angie e. E. Charlton-Trujillo · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a gym full of kids—Angie’s back at high school just trying to make it through each day. That is, until the arrival of KC Romance, a girl who knows too well that the package doesn’t… Shares: High school students, High schools, Schools, Friendship

Lock-in Jonathan Mary-Todd · 2011 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When a high school lock-in, meant to ease tensions between the lacrosse team and a group that likes to play werewolf, goes awry, Jackie does not know if she is safer in the panic of the dark hallways or with the crazed student council president determined to maintain control. Shares: High schools, Horror stories, Schools, Children's fiction

I love him to pieces Evonne Tsang · 2011 · ★ 3.4 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first date, a zombie-producing fungus sends them on the run. Shares: High school students, High schools, Horror stories, Schools

Twelfth grade kills Z Brewer · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Council of Elders, having been informed that Tomas still lives, puts off Vlad's execution, providing Vlad the opportunity to try to set some things right. Shares: High school students, High schools, Horror stories, Schools

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Gabrielle Zevin · 2007 · ★ 3.7 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate 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, Friendship, Children's fiction

How to Be Popular Meg Cabot · 2006 · ★ 3.6 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be Popular. What does it take to be popular? All Steph has to do is follow the instructions in The Book, and soon she'll be partying with the It Crowd (including school quarterback Mark… Shares: High schools, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Breakfast Served Anytime Sarah Combs · 2014 · ★ 3.6 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Spending the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, Gloria struggles with the recent loss of her grandmother while trying to meet new friends and make the best of her new circumstances. Shares: Adolescence, High school students, Coming-of-age, Friendship

Killer Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Secrets, High schools, Friendship, Children's fiction Shares: Secrets, High schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

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