| 100% | THESILVERARROW | 14 | Lev Grossman novel about a girl whose rich uncle sends her a steam locomotive with special powers (3 wds.) |
| 32% | THEBRIGHTSWORD | 14 | Lev Grossman novel about a knight who arrives in Camelot after the death of King Arthur (3 wds.) |
| 32% | TIGEREYES | 9 | Young adult novel by 38-Across about a girl coping with the death of her father (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Novel by 18-Across about Fanny Price, a girl sent to live with wealthy relatives: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CARRIE | 6 | Horror novel about a girl with telekinetic powers |
| 31% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 31% | HELPTHECHILD | 12 | "God ___," 2014 novel by Toni Morrison about a blue-black skinned girl who is neglected by her light-skinned parents: 3 wds. |
| 30% | THETORNSKIRT | 12 | Novel by 47-Across about a high schooler who becomes obsessed with a homeless girl (3 wds.) |
| 29% | WHEREWEBELONG | 13 | Emily Giffin novel about a television producer reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption (3 wds.) |
| 29% | YOUNGJANEYOUNG | 14 | Novel by 44-Across about a political intern who changes her identity when an affair with her boss becomes public (3 wds.) |
| 28% | WHATYOUWISHFOR | 14 | Katherine Center novel about a school librarian and her relationship with the principal (4 wds.) |
| 27% | NEEDTOKNOW | 10 | 2021 Doja Cat hit whose title refers to her curiosity about a particular man: 3 wds. |
| 27% | HOWTOWALKAWAY | 13 | Katherine Center novel about a plane crash survivor who falls in love with her physical therapist (4 wds.) |
| 27% | AMILLIONJUNES | 13 | Emily Henry novel about a young woman who finds a connection with the son of her family's enemy when he returns home one summer (3 wds.) |
| 27% | TENDAYSIN | 9 | With 37-Across, new ABC series about a TV producer whose daughter goes missing: 3 wds. |
| 27% | PLAYEDWITHFIRE | 14 | "The Girl Who ___," sequel novel about Lisbeth Salander in a dangerous investigation: 3 wds. |
| 27% | KINGOFSCARS | 11 | 2019 fantasy novel by 30-Across about a young ruler with dark powers trying to rebuild his country after a civil war (3 wds.) |
| 26% | TRUEBELIEVER | 12 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a science journalist who falls in love with a girl in Boone Creek: 2 wds. |
| 26% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 26% | DEENIE | 6 | Judy Blume novel about a girl with scoliosis |
| 26% | SMILE | 5 | Raina Telgemeier graphic novel about a girl with braces |
| 26% | FUNNYSTORY | 10 | 2024 romance novel by 44-Across about a librarian who becomes roommates with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex (2 wds.) |
| 25% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | 1998 18-Across novel about a missing woman that was made into a 2007 Ben Affleck film: 3 wds. |
| 25% | FERNARABLE | 10 | Girl with a botanical name in a children's novel featuring a spider who saves a pig with messages in her web (2 wds.) |
| 25% | BELIEVESINME | 12 | "She ___," a song by Kenny Rogers about a songwriter whose beloved is his biggest source of support: 3 wds. |
| 25% | LILYANDDUNKIN | 13 | Donna Gephart young adult novel about a transgender teenager who befriends a classmate with bipolar disorder (3 wds.) |
| 24% | THEMAGICIANS | 12 | Lev Grossman novel set in a school for aspiring sorcerers (2 wds.) |
| 24% | SMILE | 5 | Graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier about a girl with braces |
| 24% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| 24% | WHATALICE | 9 | With 19-Across, 2009 Liane Moriarty novel about a mother who develops amnesia: 2 wds. |