Reality Is Sometimes Scarier Than Horror

I've stated before that to me the scariest books are the ones that take place in everyday life.  Stories of kidnappings, murders, and abuse.  Here are some scary realistic books for teens . . .

The Boy From the Basement by Susan Shaw
A twelve-year-old boy is confined to his basement without food or clothing.

The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer
In Mallory, New York, as five sisters, aged eleven to seventeen, deal with assorted problems, conflicts, fears, and yearnings, a mysterious middle-aged man watches them, fascinated, deciding which one he likes the best.

After by Amy Efaw
In complete denial that she is pregnant, straight-A student and star athlete Devon Davenport leaves her baby in the trash to die, and after the baby is discovered, Devon is accused of attempted murder.
 Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

Pictures in the Dark by Patricia McCord
Life with their mentally ill mother becomes unbearable for twelve-year-old Sarah and fifteen-year-old Carlie as they are deprived of food and forbidden to use the bathroom.