This document provides summaries of 12 books that could be used for a book group focusing on characters that experience growth through conflicts and struggles. The books described include Graceling by Kristin Cashore about a young fighter named Katsa who must redeem herself from her Grace of killing. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher follows Clay Jenkins who listens to cassette tapes from his classmate Hannah explaining her decision to commit suicide. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult tells the aftermath of a school shooting from multiple perspectives.