Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

At his father’s insistence, seventeen-year-old Marcelo is leaving behind the familiar sheltered world of his special-ed school to spend the summer working in the mail room of his father’s high-powered law firm. The real world, as seen through Marcelo’s eyes, turns out to be an often confusing mix of true and false friends, honesty and lies, that he must first learn to navigate and then choose to accept or reject for himself.

Beastly by Alex Flinn

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This book is a 21st-century version of Beauty and the Beast set in New York City and starring a super rich, handsome and popular prep student, Kyle. After a senseless act of social cruelty directed at an unsuspecting girl, Kyle is turned into a beast and must come to grips with his new reality.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Fans of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series will love this story of a paranormal romance featuring werewolves.