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  1. 1Today Tonight Tomorrow (2019)Today Tonight Tomorrow (2019) 7.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2019Rowan and Neil have spent high school turning test scores and student elections into a running contest. When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has one more shot at beating him in a Seattle-wide senior class game. This is the lightest read here for anyone who’s wondered what a rivalry might look…0
  2. 2Huda F Wants to Know? (2025)Huda F Wants to Know? (2025) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2025Huda’s junior-year plan leaves room for clubs, volunteering, the ACT, and a scholarship essay. Then her parents announce their divorce, and her grades start to slip. The third Huda F graphic novel is a good pick for a reader who wants jokes alongside an honest look at how little a school planner…0
  3. 3Grapefruit Moon (2023)Grapefruit Moon (2023)Published Jan 1, 2023At an elite private school in Belfast, Drew wants a route to university and feels pressure to go along with the powerful students who set the school’s social rules. Wealthier Charlotte has room to ask whether she even wants the future they’re all being steered toward. The two viewpoints make it…0
  4. 4You Should See Me in a Crown (2020)You Should See Me in a Crown (2020) 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2020Liz’s plans for college and its orchestra depend on financial aid. When that falls through, the scholarship her Indiana school gives its prom royalty sends her into a popularity contest she never wanted to enter. The romance and the campaign give this one a lighter touch while Liz works out what…0
  5. 5If You Could See the Sun (2022)If You Could See the Sun (2022) 8.1/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2022Alice’s scholarship to a Beijing international boarding school still leaves tuition her parents can no longer pay. When she gains the power to turn invisible, she charges classmates for information she can get unnoticed. A supernatural setup makes the consequences bigger, but the detail that…0
  6. 6It's Kind of a Funny Story (2000)It's Kind of a Funny Story (2000) 4.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2000Craig works his way into a selective Manhattan high school and finds the pressure harder to live with once he’s there. A mental health crisis takes him to a hospital, where he has time to question the future he had planned. The humor makes a heavy story about depression and suicidal thoughts more…0
  7. 7The Ivies (2021)The Ivies (2021) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2021Olivia is a scholarship student among girls who treat getting into elite colleges as a competition they can manage by controlling who applies where. Put this in the thriller pile for its murder plot. The pressure behind it is quieter and recognizable, especially the difference between competing…0
  8. 8I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (2017)I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (2017) 8.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2017Julia wants to write and go away to college, which runs against what her family in Chicago expects after her sister’s death. An English teacher offers help with her application. It’s a small gesture with real consequences in a story where deciding to leave is only part of figuring out how to go.0
  9. 9Goodbye, Perfect (2019)Goodbye, Perfect (2019)Published Jan 1, 2019Just before the GCSE exams, Eden discovers that her high-achieving best friend Bonnie has run away with their music teacher. Their friendship gives this novel a way to look at how much adults and classmates can miss when someone keeps doing well at school. It’s a heavier read that deals with an…0
  10. 10Blue Period 1Blue Period 1Yatora already knows how to get good grades. Once a painting pulls him into art, he has to start learning what it takes to get into a competitive Japanese art university. Start with this volume if you want a school story where being good at the old work gives a student very little practice at being…0