Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Young adult · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 780L · 464 pages · 2018
Why we'd hand it over
A paranormal dystopia that earns its emotional weight through Juliette's claustrophobia and her slow, hard-won recognition that her power doesn't define her worth—intense, sometimes operatic, but genuinely moving.