Books I Read in School
S.E. Hinton’s classic middle and high school staple centers on Ponyboy Curtis and his choice between staying a "Greaser" or becoming a "Soc.
The Outsiders
Peeta Mellark won over The Hunger Games fandom with his ultimate "golden retriever energy" by baking this specific item for Katniss.
Bread
This is the complete title of Holly Jackson's smash-hit debut novel, which centers on high schooler Pip Fitz-Amobi investigating a closed local murder case.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder?
Ali Novak’s hit Wattpad novel about Jackie Howard moving in with a chaotic family of twelve boys in Colorado became a massive Netflix series
What is My Life with the Walter Boys?
The cover of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars features one black and one white version of these shapes containing the title and author's name.
Clouds
In Lois Lowry's widely assigned dystopian novel, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to become the next Receiver of Memory for his tightly regulated community.
The Giver
In The Fault in Our Stars, this mega-charming love interest uses a metaphor involving an unlit cigarette to look cool in front of Hazel.
Augustus Waters
In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Pip starts a true-crime version of this digital media format to document her investigations after her first case goes viral.
A podcast
DAILY DOUBLE: Prolific YA author Jenny Han achieved the rare feat of having two separate book series adapted into major streaming hits by different platforms in the exact same year: 2022
To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty?
The original hardcover of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight features a dramatic close-up of a pair of hands holding this single piece of red fruit.
Apple
William Golding’s psychological drama follows a group of British schoolboys who find themselves stranded on an unpopulated island with disastrous, savage results.
Lord of the Flies
This sweet, long-haired boy from The Summer I Turned Pretty serves up maximum golden retriever charm compared to his brooding brother Conrad.
Jeremiah Fisher
In Five Survive, this 18-year-old main character must outsmart a hidden sniper while dealing with the grief of her mother's unsolved murder
Red
Sara Shepard wrote the massive 16-book YA series about Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily being stalked by a mysterious blackmailer
Pretty Little Liars
The cover of Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End features a dark night sky where the silhouettes of the two main characters are walking on top of this glowing object.
Moon
This 1953 dystopian masterpiece by Ray Bradbury explores a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.
Fahrenheit 451
In Alice Oseman's Heartstopper series, this sweet-natured, protective rugby star is the literal definition of a golden retriever boyfriend to Charlie Spring.
Nick Nelson
Pip’s loyal, supportive, and instantly lovable partner-in-crime-solving throughout the Good Girl trilogy is this character
Ravi Singh
E. Lockhart's bestselling mystery about the wealthy Sinclair family and a tragic accident on a private island was adapted into an Amazon Prime Video series.
We Were Liars
Kiera Cass's The Selection features a girl looking into a mirror, wearing an elaborate, voluminous prom-style dress of this specific color.
Light Blue
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows young Scout Finch and her lawyer father, Atticus, in 1930s Alabama.
To Kill a Mockingbird?
In the dystopian romance series Shatter Me, this fiercely loyal, sunny childhood friend turned resistance soldier serves as the warm, open-hearted contrast to Warner's dark energy
Adam Kent
The tense, camera-filled mystery of The Reappearance of Rachel Price takes place in this fictional small town in New Hampshire.
Gorham
This 2007 CW teen drama phenomenon—which launched the careers of Blake Lively and Leighton Meester—was originally based on a YA book series by Cecily von Ziegesar.
Gossip Girl
Setting a bold, dramatic tone for its mythic mashup, the cover of Julie Berry's If Looks Could Kill features a graphic design of this mythical creature.
Medusa