Metamorphosis

Identity

Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
14 year old Mia is trying to lead a normal life as a teen NY when she discovers that her father is the Prince of Genovia and that she is heir to the throne. (sequels)

Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
Longing to live like a “normal” teen, 16 year old actress Kaitlin Burke assumes a false identity.

Derby Girl by Shauna Cross
16 yr old rebel Bliss Cavendar secretly joins a roller derby team in opposition to her beauty pageant loving mother.

How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles
Amy Nelson-Barak has loads of problems living with her Isreali father in Chicago, dealing with her new stepfather and baby stepbrother, and new neighbor boy, Nathan.

Bang! By Sharon Flake
An inner-city  teenage boy struggles with temptations and his identity as his family falls apart.

The Girlfriend Project by Robin Friedman
Reed Walton has never had a girlfriend, but after a “makeover”, his friends set up a website to change this.

Right Behind You by Gail Giles
14 year old Kip adjusts to a new life with a new name after serving 4 years in a mental institution for murdering a friend.

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
While studying studying the Harlem Renaissance, students find friendship and understanding through poetry.

Runaways V. 1-7 by Brian K. Vaughan
A group of teens must chart their own path when they discover they have super powers and that their parents are super-villains.

First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover by M. Perkins
Sameera’s father is running for President and his staff thinks she needs a makeover. But how much change is too much?

King Dork by Frank Portman
High school loser Tom Henderson struggles through school with humor and angst.  But what key does “The Catcher in the Rye” hold to his past?

Cubanita by Gaby Triana
17 year old Isabel is eager to leave Miami and her overprotective mother, but learns about her family’s past and how it will affect her future.

What’s in a Name? by Ellen Wittlinger
As Scrub Harbor debates whether to change it’s name, ten teenagers struggle with identity issues as well.

American Born Chinese by Gene Yang
A graphic novel told in three stories, this graphic novel examines how a young man deals with his Chinese ethnicity while growing up in America.

Metamorphosis

Half-Human by Bruce Coville
A collection of fantasy stories focusing on half-human creatures like mermaids and centaurs, and how they understand their identities.

Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace by M. Davidson
14 year old Jennifer learns the secrets of her family and how everyone has something to hide. (sequels)

Beastly by Alex Flinn
A vain Manhattan private school student is turned into a monster until he can find true love in this retelling of
 “Beauty and the Beast”.

Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivie Harrison
A witch trapped in the famous mirror attempts to free herself by using a peasant girl and a merchant’s daughter.

Sweetblood by Pete Hautman
Does former model student Lucy’s new troubled attitude come from her “proto” vampire friends or her uncontrolled
 diabetes?

A Fast and Brutal Wing by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson
A variety of sources (journals, emails, newspapers) tell the story of a missing author and the teens involved in the disappearance.  Can they truly turn into animals?

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
A travelling salesman transforms into a monstrous cockroach to the horror of his family.

Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
In this modern retelling of Kafka’s book, Gretchen Yee becomes a fly on the wall in the boy’s locker room.

The Twilight Saga (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn) by Stephanie Meyer
Bella is fascinated by a group of beautiful vampires who are struggling to live in harmony with humans.  But can Bella be confident Edward can resist his urges while falling in love with her? Later books introduce werewolves

as well.

I Was a Rat! By Philip Pullman
In this reworking of Cinderella, a rat gets transformed into a page boy and must learn what to be human.

The Boxes by William Sleator
15 year old Annie opens some mysterious boxes left by her uncle, unleashing time altering creatures into the world.

The Fallen, The Stolen and The Chosen by Celia Thomson
In this series, Chloe King falls from San Francisco’s tallest tower to find out that she has cat-like abilities.

Midnighters: The Blue Hour, Touching Darkness & Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld
Jessica Day is the new girl in Bixby Oklahoma.  She soon discovers ‘the Blue Hour’, but what transformation does she go through while there and who else can enter it?

Transformation / Make-overs

The Killer’s Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux
Paolo forms a strong bond with his parent’s killer, Angel, as they work side by side on a Chilean farm.

Sara’s Face by Melvin Burgess
Fame-seeking 17 year old Sara falls under the sway of a rock star who encourages her to have plastic surgery.

Luna: a novel by Julie Anne Peters
15 year old Regan must deal with her transexual brother’s decision to start transitioning to life as a girl.

Make Me Over by Marilyn Singer (ed)
Eleven stories that delve in to the theory, truth and occasional humor associated with our fascination with plastic surgery and reinventing ourselves from the inside out.

Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
Eli knows he has a good chance of getting Huntington’s Disease like his mother, but his father is sure he will not.  Eli’s search for answers leads him to a secret involving genetic engineering that will change his life.

Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras by Scott Westerfeld
What if you lived in a world where everyone got plastic surgery when they turned 16? Who would go along and who would rebel against this event? (sequels)

Parrotfish by  Ellen Wittlinger
Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new male identity.