For a reader who just finished
after The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield · age 18+
Nonfiction · grade 12+ · 1010L
This is adult literary fiction—outside our 5–9 age band and the scope of Parentkin entirely.
Same style
by Maya Van Wagenen
Nonfiction · ages 13–18 · grades 8–12 · 1000L
A genuinely funny, unsentimental memoir about the gap between how you think popularity works and how it actually works—Maya's voice is wry and self-aware enough that even kids who think they're too cool for a 'geek story' will read it straight through.
by Steve Sheinkin
Nonfiction · ages 14–18 · grades 9–12 · 1000L
Sheinkin makes Cold War espionage and Pentagon politics viscerally real for teens; a rare nonfiction thriller that justifies its 'most dangerous' claim without simplifying the moral complexity.
by Bennett L. Singer
Nonfiction · ages 13–18 · grades 8–12 · 1000L
Honest, diverse collection of first-person essays from gay teenagers about identity, family, school, and belonging—the gold standard intro for teens questioning their orientation or seeking representation.
