Misfits
Here’s a list of great books for any teen who’s ever felt like they didn’t fit in.
 Vintage Veronica - Erica S. PerlAfter getting a job at a vintage clothing shop and quickly bonding with two older girls, fifteen-year-old Veronica finds herself making bad decisions in order to keep their friendship. |
 The Fat Boy Chronicles – Diane LangOverweight and bullied by his classmates, teenaged Jimmy Winterpock relates in his English class journal the life-changing events of his freshman year in high school. |
 How to Say Goodbye in Robot – Natalie StandifordBea, the new girl in a school where most of the kids have known each other since kindergarten, befriends Jonah, an outcast deemed Ghost Boy after a cruel middle-school prank. |
 Stargirl – Jerry SpinelliIn this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever. |
 The Misfits – James HoweFour students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names. |
 Sorta Like a Rock Star – Matthew QuickEven though Amber Appleton is homeless and living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist. |
 Into the Wild Nerd Yonder – Julie HalpernWhen high school sophomore Jessie’s long-term best friend transforms herself into a punk and goes after Jessie’s would-be boyfriend, Jessie decides to visit “the wild nerd yonder” and seek true friends among classmates who play Dungeons and Dragons. |
 You Don’t Know Me — David Klass14-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother’s abusive boyfriend and problems at school. |
 Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature – Robin BrandeAfter obeying her conscience once leaves her alienated from her parents and former friends from a conservative church, Mena has to decide if it’s worth it to stand up for what she believes in a second time. |
 Rule of the Bone – Russell BanksChappie, a homeless kid rejected by his parents and in trouble by the police, takes refuge with a group of biker thieves. |
