Books for Incarcerated Youth

1.
Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)
Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 262,733 ratings
2.
Snitch
Snitch 4.15 avg rating — 3,362 ratings
3.
Street Pharm
Street Pharm 4.09 avg rating — 3,066 ratings
4.
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
The Rose That Grew from Concrete 4.41 avg rating — 12,996 ratings
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Crank (Crank, #1)
Crank (Crank, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 153,364 ratings
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Shortie Like Mine (Shortie Like Mine #1)
Shortie Like Mine (Shortie Like Mine #1) 4.53 avg rating — 2,997 ratings
7.
A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake 4.25 avg rating — 37,795 ratings
8.
Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
by: Nic Sheff
3.98 avg rating — 46,201 ratings
9.
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
by: Coe Booth
4.19 avg rating — 5,052 ratings
10.
Kendra
Kendra
by: Coe Booth
4.14 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
11.
Bronxwood (Tyrell, #2)
Bronxwood (Tyrell, #2)
by: Coe Booth
4.39 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
11.
Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1)
Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 20,481 ratings
13.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,431 ratings
14.
Juvenile In Justice
Juvenile In Justice 4.16 avg rating — 250 ratings
15.
Good Behavior
Good Behavior 3.43 avg rating — 129 ratings
16.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,823 ratings
17.
Lockdown
Lockdown 3.77 avg rating — 1,974 ratings
18.
After
After
by: Amy Efaw
3.73 avg rating — 19,965 ratings
19.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating — 192,414 ratings
20.
16 on the Block
16 on the Block 4.43 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
21.
Mexican WhiteBoy
Mexican WhiteBoy 3.86 avg rating — 5,781 ratings
22.
16 Going on 21 (Denim Diaries #1)
16 Going on 21 (Denim Diaries #1) 4.38 avg rating — 249 ratings
23.
Locked Up
Locked Up 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings
24.
Always Running
Always Running 4.04 avg rating — 8,341 ratings
25.
Tricks (Tricks, #1)
Tricks (Tricks, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 40,955 ratings
26.
I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup
I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup 3.68 avg rating — 74 ratings
27.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,364 ratings
28.
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
by: G. Neri
3.99 avg rating — 6,899 ratings
29.
Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,194 ratings
30.
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,633 ratings
31.
The Afterlife
The Afterlife
by: Gary Soto
3.44 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
32.
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys 4.02 avg rating — 983 ratings
32.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,141 ratings
34.
Rikers High
Rikers High 3.81 avg rating — 888 ratings
35.
Liar
Liar 3.28 avg rating — 8,868 ratings
36.
Smack
Smack 3.91 avg rating — 21,933 ratings
37.
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie 3.90 avg rating — 1,634 ratings
38.
Harlem Hustle
Harlem Hustle 3.73 avg rating — 91 ratings
39.
Black and White
Black and White 3.97 avg rating — 2,654 ratings
39.
Dope Sick
Dope Sick 3.75 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
41.
We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction
We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction
by: Nic Sheff
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
41.
Candy
Candy 3.86 avg rating — 10,696 ratings
43.
Street Love
Street Love 3.68 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
44.
Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses!
Please Don't Remove MarGreat's Glasses! 4.20 avg rating — 83 ratings
44.
Jailbait
Jailbait 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
44.
Ruby (Between the Cracks, #1)
Ruby (Between the Cracks, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 123 ratings
44.
Hard Time: Banged Up Abroad Raving Arizona
Hard Time: Banged Up Abroad Raving Arizona 4.11 avg rating — 1,663 ratings
44.
Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax
Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax 3.67 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
44.
Prison post: Letters of support for Peter Greste
Prison post: Letters of support for Peter Greste
by: Editia
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
44.
She's All Caught Up
She's All Caught Up 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
44.
The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho
The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho 4.39 avg rating — 1,157 ratings
44.
Buses Are a Comin'
Buses Are a Comin' 4.50 avg rating — 918 ratings
44.
The Car Thief
The Car Thief 4.72 avg rating — 317 ratings
54.
Can't Get There from Here
Can't Get There from Here 3.97 avg rating — 3,107 ratings
54.
Tattooed Teardrops (Tamara's Teardrops #1)
Tattooed Teardrops (Tamara's Teardrops #1) 3.93 avg rating — 99 ratings
54.
Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail
Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail 3.93 avg rating — 813 ratings
54.
Basketball Junkie
Basketball Junkie 4.11 avg rating — 1,558 ratings
54.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row 4.65 avg rating — 75,646 ratings
54.
The End of the Line
The End of the Line 3.84 avg rating — 223 ratings
60.
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King 4.26 avg rating — 5,793 ratings
60.
Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa
Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa 4.55 avg rating — 1,779 ratings
62.
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence 4.03 avg rating — 184 ratings
62.
No Disrespect
No Disrespect 4.27 avg rating — 3,754 ratings
64.
Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence, A True Story in Black and White
Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence, A True Story in Black and White 4.03 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
64.
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul 4.60 avg rating — 5,896 ratings
64.
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member 4.01 avg rating — 6,560 ratings
67.
UnWholly (Unwind, #2)
UnWholly (Unwind, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 65,450 ratings
68.
The Knife and the Butterfly
The Knife and the Butterfly 3.73 avg rating — 358 ratings
69.
Pregnant Pause
Pregnant Pause
by: Han Nolan
3.76 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
70.
What Can't Wait
What Can't Wait 3.84 avg rating — 672 ratings
71.
I Will Save You
I Will Save You 4.07 avg rating — 1,947 ratings
72.
Dirt Road Home (Alabama Moon, #2)
Dirt Road Home (Alabama Moon, #2)
by: Watt Key
4.11 avg rating — 731 ratings
73.
Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth
Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth 4.29 avg rating — 805 ratings
74.
Alabama Moon (Alabama Moon, #1)
Alabama Moon (Alabama Moon, #1)
by: Watt Key
4.06 avg rating — 5,176 ratings
75.
Revolver
Revolver 3.72 avg rating — 5,353 ratings
76.
You
You 3.38 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
77.
Ten Mile River
Ten Mile River 3.61 avg rating — 247 ratings
78.
Everwild (The Skinjacker Trilogy, #2)
Everwild (The Skinjacker Trilogy, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 14,619 ratings
79.
The Compound (The Compound, #1)
The Compound (The Compound, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 24,287 ratings
80.
Life in Prison
Life in Prison 3.90 avg rating — 760 ratings
81.
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 62,217 ratings
82.
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm
Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm 3.77 avg rating — 401 ratings
83.
We Were Here
We Were Here 4.10 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
84.
Sleep Toward Heaven
Sleep Toward Heaven 3.84 avg rating — 2,407 ratings
85.
Imani All Mine
Imani All Mine 4.20 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
86.
C-Train and Thirteen Mexicans
C-Train and Thirteen Mexicans 4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings
87.
Hole in My Life
Hole in My Life 3.77 avg rating — 7,990 ratings
88.
Outrunning the Darkness (Urban Underground #1)
Outrunning the Darkness (Urban Underground #1) 4.04 avg rating — 266 ratings
89.
Rooftop
Rooftop 3.86 avg rating — 805 ratings
90.
Shadows of Guilt (Urban Underground #2)
Shadows of Guilt (Urban Underground #2) 4.12 avg rating — 192 ratings
91.
The Fairest (Urban Underground, #8)
The Fairest (Urban Underground, #8) 4.04 avg rating — 69 ratings
92.
If You Really Loved Me
If You Really Loved Me 4.35 avg rating — 285 ratings
93.
One of Us
One of Us 4.10 avg rating — 86 ratings
94.
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing 3.91 avg rating — 487 ratings
95.
Rucker Park Setup
Rucker Park Setup 3.99 avg rating — 645 ratings
96.
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand 4.18 avg rating — 2,501 ratings
97.
Hot Girl
Hot Girl 4.40 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
98.
Ninety-Nine Problems
Ninety-Nine Problems 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings
99.
Hustlin' (Drama High, #7)
Hustlin' (Drama High, #7)
by: L. Divine
4.63 avg rating — 2,205 ratings