Fresh, exciting titles for Sophomore English class?

Hello all!

I am a high school English teacher and I work in an international American school in Central Asia. I have a sophomore literature class this coming academic year and because our curriculum is such that we can choose any books to teach, I would love some suggestions for books that you wish you could have read in high school! Fresh, exciting narratives that would get students hooked.

Ages in my class range from 13-16 (ugh) so it’s a bit hard to find a good balance of appropriate content. A little spiciness is okay, though. Especially if it’s more literary. I can work with that!

Reading levels are also all over the place but I can differentiate. Last year we did Fahrenheit 451 and it worked out well.

The kids have diverse backgrounds and I like to study novels with universal themes.

Thanks! 🙂