No empire-line dresses, no three-headed aliens, no smug vampires, no goblins, and no talking rabbits. Real characters making tough decisions about life right now.
	The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2008)
	Go ask Alice by Anonymous (1971)
	Shark girl by Kelly Bingham (2007) First book in the Shark girl series
	Lion by Saroo Brierley (2013)
	Junk by Melvin Burgess (1996)
	Stolen by Lucy Christopher (2009)
	The chocolate war by Robert Cormier (1974)
	Moonrise by Sarah Crossan (2017)
	No and me by Delphine de Vigan (2007)
	The happiest refugee by Anh Do (2010)
	Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (2010)
	Before I die by Jenny Downham (2007)
	If I stay by Gayle Forman (2009) First book in the If I stay series
	The fault in our stars by John Green (2012)
	The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2003)
	Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman (2017)
	Please ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (2010)
	Butter by Erin Lange (2012)
	We were liars by E. Lockhart (2014)
	Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (2003) First book in the Saving Francesca series
	One of us is lying by Karen M. McManus (2017) First book in the Bayview High series
	Lucky caller by Emma Mills (2020)
	Monster by Walter Dean Myers (1999)
	The sky is everywhere by Jandy Nelson (2010)
	A monster calls by Patrick Ness (2011)
	A child called It by Dave Pelzer (1995) First book in the A child called It series
	My sister's keeper by Jodi Picoult (2004)
	Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (2012)
	Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (2012)
	The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
	Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli (2015) First book in the Simon series
	Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (2019)
	Thirteen reasons why by Jay Asher (2007)
	The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
	Toffee by Sarah Crossan (2019)
	Winter town by Stephen Emond (2011)
	Ruby Red by Linzi Glass (2007)
	Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough (2018)
	Dear Vincent by Mandy Hager (2013)
	Red tears by Joanna Kenrick (2007)
	The moth diaries by Rachel Klein (2002)
	Puberty blues by Kathy Lette & Gabrielle Carey (1979)
	In ecstasy by Kate McCaffrey (2008)
	Rose by any other name by Maureen McCarthy (2006)
	Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates (2002)
	Come clean by Terri Paddock (2004)
	Ketchup clouds by Annabel Pitcher (2012)
	A voice in the distance by Tabitha Suzuma (2008)
	Make lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff (1993) First book in the Make lemonade series
	Lottery by Patricia Wood (2007)