Teen Book Match

Since you liked The Giver, here are a few titles you might
like.

Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin.
After she is kidnapped from the exclusive boarding school she attends,heiress Marnie Skyedottir must rethink her idealized relationship with her mother, her own sense of who she is, and her relationships with others.

I am going to suggest some titles based on reviews and also based on comments of other readers. I am also going to take into account what you said you liked about the book. I have asked our library to order some titles by Hillary Frank, so that I can familiarize myself with her work. It is always fun to be introduced to a new author! I hope you will like some of these titles - all from the library's young adult collection.

Here are some other titles you may enjoy.

Beauty by Susan Wilson.
Every reader is familiar with the popular tale of Beauty and the Beast. But what if the fairy tale came true? Beauty tells the story of a modern woman who learns to love the deeper man, beyond all appearances; it is a totally credible, contemporary retelling of the classic tale.

I'm so glad you made a Book Match request in order to kill two birds
with one stone: something you can have a good laugh reading and then
write an easy critique! I hope you'll find something that grabs you
from the list of books below.

Here are some suggestions for books with school drama/situations and
plots that keep you guessing at the ending, which were a couple of the things you said you liked about Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks.
When Jess and Sari, best friends since seventh grade, begin their
freshman year of high school and Sari becomes obsessed with a senior
boy, Jess wonders if their friendship will survive.

Here are some suggestions for books with school drama/situations and
plots that keep you guessing at the ending.

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin.
Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young
age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.

Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks.
After moving with his mother to a trailer park to care for an injured
aunt, eleven-year-old Jamie Reardon struggles to cope with a deeply
buried secret.

If you liked Back in Black, here are some other titles with a little suspense or romance you might like:

Here are a few recommendations with a little romance, some happy some a bit sad, one paranormal, and one a beloved classic.

I'd particularly recommend The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray and A Great and Terrible Beauty.

A Nightmare's Dozen: Stories From the Dark illustrated by Michael Hussar edited by Michael Sterns.
Frightening tales from a multitude of authors promise to keep you awake at night.

Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan.
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an
encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make
life-changing choices.

Here are some suggestions of novels in verse that I think will appeal to a teenage boy.

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes.
While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poem they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their classmates.

Comfort by Carolee Dean.
Kenny fantasizes about escape from his small hometown of Comfort, Texas, following his father's release from prison.