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All Our Broken Pieces by L. D. CrichtonMusically gifted seventeen-year-old Kyler and his new neighbor Lennon, who is crippled by her OCD, discover that the strength to survive, live, and love can be found in unexpected places. TEEN REALISTIC CRICHTON L.D. |
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Focused by Alyson Gerber Diagnosed with ADHD after years of struggling through school with a mind that has difficulty focusing, Clea uses her love of chess to develop better concentration skills and block out challenging symptoms and distractions. TEEN REALISTIC GERBER ALYSON
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Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart Lily is a transgender girl. Dunkin just moved from his childhood hometown, copes with bipolar disorder, and holds a painful secret. One summer morning, they find friendship in feeling like outsiders, and their lives forever change. TEEN REALISTIC GEPHART DONNA
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Sidetracked by Diana Harmon Asher With ADD and phobias of everything from hard-boiled eggs to gargoyles, Joseph spends most of his time in the safe space of the Resource Room, away from the school bully with other misfit kids. When his favorite teacher practically forces him to join the track team, Joseph finds himself off the sidelines and with a new friend. TEEN REALISTIC ASHER DIANA
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Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Finley retreats from depression in Everwood, the forest kingdom that exists in her writing. When Everwood turns real, it holds more mysteries than she’d ever imagined, including a pirate family she isn’t allowed to talk to, ash-covered trees, and a strange old wizard living in a house made of bones. Finley must save this world in order to save herself. TEEN REALISTIC LEGRAND CLAIRE
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The Year I Didn't Eat by Samuel Pollen Max’s journal chronicles his unfiltered thoughts, efforts to control his anorexia, and feelings for the new girl at school, Evie. When his older brother gives him a geocache box to safely store his journal, someone finds it and starts writing to him, and the two take comfort in confiding in one another about their problems. TEEN REALISTIC POLLEN SAMUEL
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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Told in alternating voices, Theodore and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--and begin an unlikely relationship. Each day, Theodore finds something to keep him here, alive, and awake, while Violet lives for the future, grieving her sister’s recent death and counting the days until graduation and escaping her small Indiana town. TEEN REALISTIC NIVEN JENNIFER
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American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottWhen Teodoro's adored older brother, Manny, returns from a tour in Iraq with devastating PTSD, the brothers take a road trip to visit loved ones, explore the challenges faced by their family, and to help T. win the heart of Wendy Martinez. TEEN REALISTIC FLORES-SCOTT PATRICK |
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Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro Moss sometimes wishes he could be someone else--without panic attacks, whose father was still alive, who hadn’t become a rallying point for a community because of one horrible night. When the students at West Oakland High are treated more like criminals, Moss organizes a protest--but who will listen to a group of teens? TEEN REALISTIC OSHIRO MARK
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The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan Grief-stricken Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time and search for her mother’s spirit, chasing ghosts, uncovering tragic family secrets, and reconciling the truth of her mother’s suicide. TEEN REALISTIC PAN EMILY
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Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman Caden’s friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. A brilliant high school student struggling with schizophrenia, Caden believes he is on a journey to reach the bottom of the deepest place on Earth as the ship’s artist in residence. Pretending to join the school track team, Caden walks for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head. TEEN REALISTIC SHUSTERMAN NEAL
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The Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisStruggling with constant visions of the future whenever he touches an object or person, 16-year-old ice cream shop employee Alex Rufus finds his life upended when he has a premonition about the imminent death of his brother. TEEN REALISTIC MORRIS BRITTNEY |
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Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Darius doesn’t really fit in at home in America, and he’s sure things will be the same in Iran. He speaks better Klingon than Farsi and knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones...and his clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters. Everything changes when he meets Sohrab, a friend who makes him feel so much better than okay. TEEN REALISTIC KHORRAM ADIB
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Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia With millions of webcomic fans throughout the world, Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. When a new boy at school tempts her to live offline, she must find the courage to be herself. TEEN ROMANCE ZAPPIA FRANCESCA
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Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone Samantha hides the severity of her OCD and looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. When a new friend introduces her to a group of misfits in the poetry club, Samantha must learn to be herself while coping with a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear. TEEN REALISTIC STONE TAMARA
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The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter Cassie emancipates herself from the mental hospital where she had been committed against her will for something she claims she did not do. While Cassie tries to start over at college, her estranged mother appears, throwing everything she believes about herself into question. TEEN REALISTIC KLETTER KERRY
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Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake Torn between loyalties when her beloved twin brother is accused of sexual assault by her friend, Mara is forced to confront feelings about her family, her sense of right and wrong, past trauma, and the future with her girlfriend. TEEN REALISTIC BLAKE ASHLEY
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Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley Agoraphobic Solomon hasn’t left his house in three years. Lisa is desperate to get into a top-tier psychology program and is determined to fix him. What started as an experiment leads to a real friendship between the two and Lisa’s boyfriend, Clark. TEEN REALISTIC WHALEY JOHN
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History is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraSecrets are revealed as OCD-afflicted Griffin grieves for his first love, Theo, who died in a drowning accident. TEEN REALISTIC SILVERA ADAM |
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Hold Still by Nina LaCour The journal which once only seemed to chronicle Ingrid’s descent into depression, becomes the tool by which her best friend Caitlin reconnects with all of those who loved Ingrid after losing her to suicide. With family and newfound friends, Caitlin encounters first love, broadens her horizons, and realizes that true friendship didn’t die with Ingrid. TEEN REALISTIC LACOUR NINA
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How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox Biz sees her father every day, though he died when she was seven. When he suddenly disappears, she must learn to navigate grief and inter-generational mental illness while also finding hope. TEEN REALISTIC FOX HELENA
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I Will Save You by Matt de la PeñaSeventeen-year-old Kidd Ellison runs away to work for the summer at a beach campsite in California where his hard work and good looks lead to friendship and love--but painful past memories surface in menacing ways. TEEN REALISTIC PENA MATT |
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After meeting at Aspen Springs Mental Hospital following each of their suicide attempts, three teens connect with each other in a way that they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives. TEEN REALISTIC HOPKINS ELLEN |
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Kat and Meg Conquer the World by Anna Priemaza Kat’s anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to people. Meg hates being alone, but her ADHD keeps pushing people away. When the two are paired for a year-long science project, they discover one thing in common: an obsession with an online gaming star and his hilarious videos. TEEN REALISTIC PRIEMAZA ANNA
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Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert When Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school, she grapples with her bisexuality as she and her brother, Lionel--recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder--fall in love with the same girl. TEEN REALISTIC COLBERT BRANDY
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Made You Up by Francesca Zappia Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to get into college. She’s pretty optimistic about her chances until she runs into Miles. Didn’t she imagine him? Soon, Alex is making friends, partying, and falling in love--while wondering if she is prepared for normal teenage life. TEEN REALISTIC ZAPPIA FRANCESCA
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The Memory of Light by Francisco X Stork After Vicky wakes from a suicide attempt in a psychiatric hospital, she befriends Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; and E.M., always angry; under the guidance of the compassionate Dr. Desai, who helps her through the first steps towards self-acceptance and confronting the challenges that prompted her depression. TEEN REALISTIC STORK FRANCISCO
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The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi LeeDesperate to escape his father's high expectations and his own grief in the aftermath of his mother's passing, sole heir Adrian Montague embarks on a search for his disowned siblings after discovering that he is not an only child. TEEN HISTORICAL LEE MACKENZI |
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Radio Silence by Alice OsemanA studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges their courage and forces them to confront issues in the form of backlash and censorship. TEEN REALISTIC OSEMAN ALICE |
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai ChimWorking almost constantly to help out at her father’s restaurant and care for her siblings, a teen from a migrant Asian family starts dating a delivery boy before her mother’s progressing mental illness upends everything she understood about her family. TEEN REALISTIC CHIM WAI |
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This is My Brain in Love by I. W. GregorioA dual-narrative romance that explores themes of mental health and self-acceptance follows the experiences of a teen filmmaker and an aspiring school paper editor who work together to upgrade and promote a struggling Chinese restaurant. TEEN ROMANCE GREGORIO I.W. |
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Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall While trying to get the groceries from her front porch, Noah, a girl struggling with OCD and agoraphobia, meets her sweet and funny neighbor, Luke. In order to let Luke into her world, Noah must learn to accept herself. TEEN REALISTIC GORNALL LOUISE
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What I Lost by Alexandra Ballard Elizabeth has lost forty pounds, four jean sizes, and a boyfriend--and while she’s finally a size zero, she’s also the newest resident at a treatment center for girls with anorexia (but she’s pretty sure her mom needs treatment as much as she does). Then, Elizabeth begins receiving mysterious packages. Are they from her ex-boyfriend, a secret admirer, or someone playing a cruel trick? TEEN REALISTIC BALLARD ALEXANDRA
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Marigold believes her new home is actually alive--especially after her brother almost dies. While coping with OCD and anxiety, Marigold brings the truth to light once and for all to protect her family. TEEN SUPERNATURAL JACKSON TIFFANY |
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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile boies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss--her life--and Lia is left behind to begin a painful path to recovery, desperately attempting to hold onto the most important thing of all: hope. TEEN REALISTIC ANDERSON LAURIE
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