Great Fiction About Teen Issues
Explore the best fiction books about teen issues, from identity and relationships to mental health and bullying. Find compelling stories that resonate with young readers.
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Story of a Girl
by Sara Zarr
After being caught in a compromising situation with her brother's best friend in the back of a car, Deanna's life is forever changed as vicious …
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Define "Normal"
by Julie Anne Peters
From National Book Award Finalist Julie Anne Peters This thoughtful, wry story is about two girls--a "punk" and a "prep"--who find themselves facing each other …
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Inexcusable
by Chris Lynch
High school senior and football player Keir sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friend whose date …
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Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** “Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” —Chicago Tribune …
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Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and for All To find the truth you’ve got to be willing to hear …
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Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
The daughter of a judge in a New Hampshire school shooting case witnessed the events, but cannot remember the last several minutes of the attack.
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The Burn Journals
by Brent Runyon
Fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Running with Scissors, and Girl, Interrupted will be entranced by this remarkable true story of teenage despair and recovery. “[The …
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Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
Based on a real-life event and written in verse, this novel relates the disturbing story of one girl's descent into addiction.
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Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson
From New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the …
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Perfect
by Natasha Friend
Following the death of her father, a thirteen-year-old uses bulimia as a way to avoid her mother's and ten-year-old sister's grief, as well as her …
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Whirligig
by Paul Fleischman
Brent Bishop longs to have the popular Brianna strolling around school on his arm. But when she rejects him at a classmate's party, Brent's hopes …
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A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate …
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Surrender
by Sonya Hartnett
As he is dying, a twenty-year-old man known as Gabriel recounts his troubled childhood and his strange relationship with a dangerous counterpart named Finnigan, realizing …
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Jay's Journal
by Beatrice Sparks
Jay's journal reveals his growing involvement with witchcraft before his suicide at age 16.
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Cut
by Patricia McCormick
"A tingle arced across my scalp. The floor tipped up at me and my body spiraled away. Then I was on the ceiling looking down, …
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Driver's Ed
by Caroline B. Cooney
Driver’s Ed was like so many things in school. If the parents only knew . . .
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Fade to Black
by Alex Flinn
Three perspectives -- one truth The victim: After his windshield was shattered with a baseball bat, HIV-positive Alex Crusan ducked under the steering wheel. But …
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Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates
Big Mouth No I did not. I did not, I did not. I did not say those things, and I did not plan those things. …
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Freewill
by Chris Lynch
A teenager trying to recover from the tragic death of his father and stepmother believes himself to be responsible for the rash of teen suicides …
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Shattering Glass
by Gail Giles
When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.
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Deadville
by Ronald Koertge
Sleepwalking through life since his younger sister died of cancer two years earlier, Ryan finds reasons to start living his life when he begins visiting …
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The Rules of Survival
by Nancy Werlin
Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive …
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Lucas
by Kevin Brooks
Caitlin's life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer's day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she …
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Bottled Up
by Jaye Murray
Pip’s desperate to escape his life—he’s been skipping classes, drinking, getting high. Anything and everything to avoid his smug teachers, his sweet but needy little …