Secrets in Teen Fiction
Book of One Hundred Truths by Julie Schumacher
A True and Faithful Narrative by Katherine Sturtevant
- Pub Date: 2006
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Historical, Writers, Guilt
- Meg is secretly writing a narrative of her friend Edward's capture and eventual release by pirates.
Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz
This is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis
- Pub Date: 2007
- Middle and high school interest
- Logan witnessed something traumatic that changed everything.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Melinda can't talk about what happened to her at the party just before school started.
The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecelia Galante
- Pub Date: 2009
- Middle school interest
- See also: Religion
- Agnes and Honey learn some pretty big secrets when they leave the commune where they grew up.
Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
- Pub Date: 2016
- Middle school interest
- See also in Children's: Intergenerational, Summer Vacation, Divorce, Writers
- See also in Teen: Extended Family
- Finlay is sent to her estranged grandparents house for the summer where she meets all sorts of family she never knew and finds secrets her family would prefer to keep.
Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor
- Pub Date: 2011
- Middle school interest
- See also in Children's: Summer Vacation
- See also in Teen: Long Lost Parents
- Raine's mother decides to spend the summer at an artist's colony, but she is clearly keeping something from Raine about why they are there.
The Truth about Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
- Pub Date: 2015
- Middle school interest
- See also: Food/Cooking, Sisters
- Gigi discovers a that her mother may not be dead after all, and she is determined to find her--and find out why her sister lied to her.
Eleven Things I Promised by Catherine Clark
- Pub Date: 2016
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: To Do Lists
- Frances is keeping a secret for her BFF Stella.
Bang by Barry Lyga
Endangered by Lamar Giles
- Pub Date: 2015
- High School Interest
- Diversity: Mixed race protagonist
- I wrote about it: Books to Keep you Guessing
- Lauren Daniels secretly runs a photoblog that specializes in "justice," but someone knows her secret.
The Ring and the Crown by Melissa De la Cruz
- Pub Date: 2014
- High school interest
- See: Marriage, Political Intrigue
- Set in an alt-past in which there is magic in the early 20th century and all sorts of secrets at the royal court.
Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale
- Pub Date: 2012
- High school interest
- See also: Making Decisions
- All sorts of family secrets are revealed after Rosie's mother dies.
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
- Pub Date: 2013
- High school interest
- See also: Labels
- Rafe doesn't tell anyone that he is gay at his new school to avoid being stereotyped as "the gay kid."
Hush by Eishes Chayil
Into the Dim by Janet Taylor
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
- Pub Date: 2007
- High school interest
- See also: Senior Year
- Jade meets a guy with a baby at the zoo, but soon learns that he has a secret. Not to mention, she keeps her relationship with him a secret from her parents.
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
- Pub Date: 2007
- High school interest
- See also: Guilt, Stepparents
- Kip committed a horrible crime as a child and must change his name and keep it a secret to move on with his life.
Incantation by Alice Hoffman
- Pub Date: 2006
- High school interest
- See also: Religion, Historical
- Estrella's world changes when she finds out her family have been secretly practicing the Jewish faith during the Spanish Inquisition.
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
- Pub Date: 2007
- High school interest
- Ben doesn't tell anyone that he only has a year to live.
Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
- Pub Date: 2007
- High School interest
- See also: Multiple Narrators
- Three girls make up a story to cover their tracks and it gets out of hand.
Tempest by Julie Cross
- Pub Date: 2012
- High school interest
- See also: Trust No One
- On my blog: If you like... Time Travel
- Jackson tries to keep his ability to time travel a secret, and later he learns that his father has some pretty big secrets too.
If Birds Fly Back by Carlie Sorosiak
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- See also: Post High School, Multiple Narrators, Long Lost Parents, Sisters, DIY, Losing Virginity
- Sebastian's mom has kept his father's identity a secret for his whole life. When he finds out, he wants to get to know his father. He gets to know Linny along the way, but when he finds out Linny is keeping a secret from him, it may be the end of their relationship.
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Flygirl by Sherri Smith
- Pub Date: 2009
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Historical, Goal Oriented Girls
- Ida Mae Jones passes as white to join the WASP during WWII.
Witchtown by Cory Putman Oakes
- Pub Date: 2017
- Middle and high school interest
- There are all sorts of secrets in Witchtown, including the fact that Macie and her mom are there to steal from the haven.
The Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- See also: Disguised
- Margaret is really a princess and August has made some bad business decisions. Soon Helena is keeping secrets too.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- Pub Date: 2017
- Middle/High school interest
- Graphic Novel
- Prince Sebastian secretly wears dresses and employs a seamstress to help him transform into Lady Crystallia.
Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- Companion to The Glittering Court
- See also: Marriage, Disguised
- Mira has all sorts of secrets: she's working as a spy, she's colluding with pirates, and she's only in the Glittering Court to free her brother.
The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead
- Pub Date: 2018
- High school interest
- Companion to The Glittering Court & Midnight Jewel
- Tamsin is determined to be the best girl in The Glittering Court because she has a secret daughter to provide for.
The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
- Pub Date: 2016
- High school interest
- See also: Revenge, Marriage
- Shahrzad marries the Caliph after he has her best friend killed with the intention of avenging her friend's death, but she finds the situation more complex that she thought.
The Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin
- Pub date: 2012
- High school interest
- See also: Set in MN, Historical, Making Decisions
- Garnet spends a summer with distant family and keeps a secret friendship from them. Eventually she learns a secret from her cousin.
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Kiss of Deception by Mary Pearson
- Pub Date: 2014
- High school interest
- See also: Marriage, Royalty
- Lia is a princess who runs away to escape an arranged marriage.
Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
- Pub Date: 2015
- High school Interest
- See also: Historical Fiction
- When Grace escapes the asylum her father locked her in for another, she pretends to be mute.
Fake ID by Lamar Giles
- Pub Date: 2014
- High school interest
- Nick starts yet another school with a new identity as part of the Witness Protection program.
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
- Pub Date: 2018
- High school interest
- Rielle and Elianna both have secrets they are keeping from everyone.
Dance of Thieves by Mary Pearson
- Pub Date: 2018
- High school interest
- Kazi is keeping her true mission secret while Jase is also not telling Kazi everything.
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
- Pub Date: 2019
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Historical Fiction, Journalism
- Jo Kuan keeps her identity and living situation secret from her employers.
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