Recommendations based on A Certain Slant of Lightby Laura Whitcomb

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  1. Wake

    by Lisa McMann
    A teenage girl discovers she can enter strangers' dreams and must use her newfound power to prevent a disaster.

    The book begins with multiple flashbacks, all leading to Janie's extraordinary powers and where she stands in the present day. Janie Hannagan is an independent, 17-year-old senior at Fieldridge High ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Angelfall

    by Susan Ee
    An angel apocalypse and a teenage girl's fight for survival.

    It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a ... (Goodreads)

  3. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

    by Alison Goodman
    A young apprentice learns to wield the power of dragons and save the kingdom from destruction.

    Also Known As: Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and Eon (All the same book just published with different publishers) Swordplay, dragon magic–and a hero with a desperate secret ... (Goodreads)

  4. Every Day

    by David Levithan
    A story of love, identity and acceptance, as a person wakes up in a different body each day.

    Every Day is about the story of A, a person who wakes up occupying a different body each day. As described by Frank Bruni of The New York Times , "A. doesn't have a real name, presumably because they ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them

    by E. Lockhart
    A humorous guide for teenage girls on understanding and dealing with boys. Includes tips and tricks for navigating relationships.

    Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep: Kim: Not speaking. Far away in Tokyo. Cricket: Not speaking. Nora: Speaking–sort of. Chatted ... (Goodreads)

  6. Forbidden

    by Tabitha Suzuma
    A forbidden love story between siblings, challenging societal norms and morality.

    She is pretty and talented - sweet sixteen and never been kissed. He is seventeen; gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future. And now they have fallen in love. But... they are brother and sister. ... (Goodreads)

  7. Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 1

    by CLAMP
    Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them all to prevent chaos. With the help of friends, she becomes a Cardcaptor.

    Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Tomoeda which is somewhere near Tokyo . Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Unwind

    by Neal Shusterman
    A dystopian future world where teenagers are subjected to a “harvesting” process that splits them apart.

    Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age ... (Goodreads)

  9. D.N.Angel, Vol. 1

    by Yukiru Sugisaki
    Daisuke Niwa inherits a family curse that turns him into a phantom thief, and he must steal art to unlock his true self.

    Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary middle school student with an extraordinary genetic "condition". Whenever he starts longing for the girl of his dreams, he transforms into the legendary Phantom Thief, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Pandemonium

    by Lauren Oliver
    A teenage girl's fight for freedom and for a chance to make her own choices.

    The book follows up the events of Delirium . Lena is now in the Wilds alone, and the sequel begins by switching the chapters from the present "now" and the past "then" point of view of Lena until ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Vain

    by Fisher Amelie
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery and redemption as she navigates the cutthroat world of fashion modeling.

    If you're looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who's been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she's not as vulnerable as she thought she was and discovers an ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    by Sherman Alexie
    A young Native American boy's struggles to survive in a difficult world.

    The book follows a fourteen-year-old boy living with his family on the Spokane Indian Reservation near Wellpinit, Washington for a school year. It is told in episodic diary style, moving from the ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Unteachable

    by Leah Raeder
    High school student Maise falls for her teacher, but their forbidden romance is threatened by secrets from their pasts.

    Maise O’Malley just turned eighteen, but she’s felt like a grown-up her entire life. The summer before senior year, she has plans: get into a great film school, convince her mom to go into rehab, and ... (Goodreads)

  14. Demon in My View

    by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
    A teenage vampire author discovers that her fictional world is not so imaginary when a real vampire comes into her life.

    The book is set in the fictional town of Ramsa, New York, and centers around teenager Jessica Ashley Allodola. Jessica is gorgeous and has a perfect body, but the people in her town avoid her. At ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Piper's Son

    by Melina Marchetta
    A story of grief, love, and family as Tom rebuilds his life after a tragedy.

    Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca—but five years have passed, and now it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving. ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Silver Kiss

    by Annette Curtis Klause
    A teenage girl falls in love with a vampire who is searching for a way to end his immortal existence.

    Zoë Sutcliff is a young woman who experiences the slow death of her mother, Anne Sutcliff, and the dislocation of her father, Harry Sutcliff. She turns to her sole friend Lorraine, who cannot provide ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Tunnels

    by Roderick Gordon
    Will Burrows and his friend Chester discover a hidden underground world beneath London, full of danger and secrets.

    The main influence in fourteen-year-old Will Burrow's life is his father, Dr. Burrows, and together they share an interest in archaeology and a fascination for the buried past. When Dr. Burrows ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Fade

    by Lisa McMann
    A teenage boy discovers he has the ability to enter people's dreams and alter them, but his power comes with dangerous consequences.

    SOME NIGHTMARES NEVER END. For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Weight of Silence

    by Heather Gudenkauf
    Two young girls go missing in the woods, and their families must confront their secrets and fears to find them.

    When two little girls disappear in the night, the truth about what happened lies in the words they cannot speak.,As dawn’s shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families wake to find ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. The Dead and the Gone

    by Susan Beth Pfeffer
    After an asteroid hits the moon, life in New York City becomes a struggle for survival. Follow the story of a teenage boy and his family.

    Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event–an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Hollow Kingdom

    by Clare B. Dunkle
    A princess embarks on a perilous quest to restore her kingdom from an evil witch.

    The Hollow Kingdom is the October 2003 first book in The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy by Clare B. Dunkle . The protagonist is Kate, a young woman who is forced to marry the goblin king, Marak. This story ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Cardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 1

    by CLAMP
    Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them to prevent chaos. Along the way, she discovers secrets about herself and her family.

    Fourth-grader Sakura Kinomoto found a strange book in her father's library — a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opened it ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Quintana of Charyn

    by Melina Marchetta
    A young girl's quest for self-discovery and purpose in an oppressive kingdom.

    There's a babe in my belly that whispers the valley, Froi. I follow the whispers and come to the road . . . Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi must travel through Charyn ... (Goodreads)

  24. Lips Touch: Three Times

    by Laini Taylor
    Three tales of forbidden love spanning different times and places.

    Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers' souls: Goblin Fruit: In Victorian times, goblin men had only ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Before I Fall

    by Lauren Oliver
    A high school student relives the same day over and over, learning to appreciate life.

    The story begins on a seemingly normal day for the popular 17-year-old Samantha "Sam" Kingston. On February 12, known as " Cupid's Day ," Sam goes about her day as normal with her three best ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Harvesting the Heart

    by Jodi Picoult
    A woman's exploration of her past and present in search of true love and family.

    From the #1, New York Times, Bestselling author of, Leaving Time , Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who abandoned her at five years old. Now, having left her father behind in ... (Goodreads)

  27. Stolen

    by Lucy Christopher
    A teenager's desperate struggle to escape her captor and reclaim her freedom.

    Whilst at a Bangkok airport, 16-year-old Gemma is kidnapped by 24-year-old Tyler “Ty” MacFarlane from a coffee shop after he drugs her coffee. He smuggles her away on a plane to Australia and takes ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Lady Knight

    by Tamora Pierce
    A fantasy adventure of a young woman warrior, struggling to balance her duty and her heart.

    War with the neighboring country of Scanra is declared at last, and Kel finds herself in charge of a refugee camp. Her district commander, Lord Wyldon, has chosen not to place her in control of a ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Saving Francesca

    by Melina Marchetta
    A teenage girl confronting her family's troubles, finding strength in the process.

    MOST OF MY friends now go to Pius Senior College, but my mother wouldn't allow it because she says the girls there leave with limited options and she didn't bring me up to have limitations placed ... (Goodreads)

  30. Trickster's Queen

    by Tamora Pierce
    A young girl embarks on a quest to save her kingdom, learning to become a leader and master of her own destiny.

    Aly’s adventure continues…. No longer a slave, Alanna’s daughter is now spying as part of an underground rebellion against the colonial rulers of the Copper Isles. The people in the rebellion believe ... (Goodreads)