Inspirational books for teen girls

Can anyone recommend books geared towards frum teen girls that answer typical teen questions about being frum, that give a taste for the beauty of it without heavy mussar? I'd really appreciate your suggestions.

I read a really nice book recently called, I think, A new song. I think the author was called Bensussan or something similar.

It's about a teenage girl who goes to live with frum relatives. really nicely written and does not skirt around difficult issues.

It's fiction; but if you want non fiction I recommend Aryeh Kaplan.

Jerusalem Gems answers real questions about issues post seminary girls have about dealing with the world.

Fiction, books by Bracha Goykadosh, Footprints In The Sand and another one - my teens love her writing style, and the way she speaks the language of frum girls today.

Shoshanim magazine - maybe a subscription?
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Gila Manolson - The Magic Touch, Outside Inside, maybe she has one more?

Sukie Gross teen novels - interesting story lines that don't talk down, with frum pride from the teens' point of view casually interdispersed

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Thanks everyone! Could you give me specific titles for Aryeh Kaplan books? Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated too.

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Yaldah Magzine is nice, too---like Shoshanim, but actually written by girls, rather than adults.

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rabbi tatz's book is excellent - called something like "the jewish thinking teenagers guide to life" or some variation of that title

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Rabbi Waldman's book is supposed to be classic.
The Beckermans have books, The Thinking (a few in the series) guide to Jewish Thought, or something like that, may have TMI for some teenagers. Sorry I can't be more helpful, someone's coming in a few minutes.

there are a bunch of kaplan books, most very thin but you can get them in a 2 volume anthology. If I was God is very good, but there are others as well.