I have read these books recently or years ago. Either way, they left a lasting impression on me.
I’ll add more books later.
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
- Clockwork Girl by Athena Villaverde
- Daytripper by Fábio Moon
- Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
- Fairytale Retellings Series by Jackson Pearce
- Helium by Rudy Francisco
- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- Reflection by Elizabeth Lim
- Snow Like Ashes Series by Sara Raasch
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Dark Artifices Series by Cassandra Clare
- The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
- The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
- The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling and Brooke S. Passey
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness by Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett
- The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
- The Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal Shusterman
- The Testing Series by Joelle Charbonneau
- The Young Elites Series by Marie Lu
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
- Unwind Dystology Series by Neal Shusterman
- Warcross Series by Marie Lu
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman
- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
- Yesterday I Was the Moon by Noor Unnahar