Don't worry; I wouldn't offer you such a book unless there was a gun put to my head.
Speak: Laurie Halse Anderson
Thirteen Reasons Why: Jay Asher
Cirque Du Freak: Darren Shan
Peeps series/ Uglies series: Scott Westerfield
Those are the teenage books I can remember thinking were really good when I read them. The books I've been reading lately have been by Anne Rice, Stephen King, and Neil Gaiman. They're definately mature authors, but you should check them out nonetheless.
