By Baskin, Julia 

During the second half of their freshman year at Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School, four girls kept a shared notebook that served as a joint diary and a compendium of letters to one another.

By Danziger, Paula and Ann M. Martin  Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state.

By Chbosky, Stephen 

A tale of adolescence whose hero is Charlie, a high school freshman in Pennsylvania. The novel follows Charlie as he is introduced to love, literature and pot.

By Sheldon, Dyan  Sixteen-year-old Janet Bandry keeps a diary as she deals with an annoying family, school, a quirky best friend, and trying to find herself through vegetarianism, literature, romance, and her "Dark Phase."

By Cabot, Meg 

The comical misadventures of Mia Thermopolis, a New York City teenager who just happens to also be princess of Genovia.

By Cabot, Meg  Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.

By Rapp, Adam 

"Punkzilla" is on a mission to see his older brother "P", before "P" dies of cancer. Still buzzing from his last hit of meth, he embarks on a days-long trip from Portland, Ore. to Memphis, Tenn., writing letters to his family and friends. Along the way, he sees a sketchier side of America and worries if he will make it to see his brother in time.

By Van Draanen, Wendelin  After running away from her fifth foster home, Holly, a twelve-year-old orphan, travels across the country, keeping a journal of her experiences and struggle to survive.