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Teen Books About Tough Stuff |
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Faceless by Alyssa B. SheinmelMaisie is a normal sixteen-year-old, until an electrical fire caused by a lightning strike leaves her face partially destroyed, but after a full face transplant she soon discovers how much her looks shaped her own identity and her relationship with those around her, including her boyfriend. TEEN REALISTIC SHEINMEL ALYSSA |
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The Fall by James PrellerIn writing in his journal about middle school classmate Morgan Mallen's suicide from bullying, Sam explores whether he was a friend, or one of the bullies who ignored her at school and tormented her online. TEEN REALISTIC PRELLER JAMES |
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Fix Me by Rune MichaelsStruggling with painful memories of her parents' fatal car accident and abuse at the hands of her violent twin brother, orphan Leia hides in the elephant habitat at the local zoo, where she works through her trauma while befriending the head zookeeper's son. By the author of Genesis Alpha. TEEN REALISTIC MICHAEL RUNE |
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The Summer of Owen Todd by Tony AbbottWhen a well-liked babysitter from his church begins to molest him, 11-year-old Sean confides in his best friend, Owen, who struggles to figure out what to do, in a sensitively told tale about friendship and courage. By the award-winning author of Firegirl. Simultaneous eBook. TEEN REALISTIC ABBOTT TONY |
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34 Pieces of You by Carmen RodriguesAfter Ellie dies of a drug overdose, her brother, her best friend, and her best friend's sister face painful secrets of their own when they try to uncover the truth about Ellie's death. TEEN REALISTIC RODRIGUES CARMEN |
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Allegedlyby Tiffany D. JacksonWhen Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old. TEEN MYSTERY JACKSON TIFFANY |
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All the Rage by Courtney SummersAfter being assaulted by the sheriff's son Kellan and bullied by her former friends, Romy finds refuge working at a diner outside town, but when news surfaces of Kellan assaulting another girl, she must decide whether to risk speaking out again. TEEN REALISTIC SUMMERS COURTNEY |
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Because I am Furniture by Thalia ChaltasDisregarded by a father who abuses her siblings and considers her unworthy of acknowledgement, Anke experiences her first feelings of confidence after making the school volleyball team and struggles to find a voice that will help her improve her home life. TEEN REALISTIC CHALTAS THALIA |
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By the Time You Read This, I'll be Dead by Julie Anne PetersHigh school student Daelyn Rice, who has been bullied throughout her school career and has more than once attempted suicide, again makes plans to kill herself, in spite of the persistent attempts of an unusual boy to draw her out. TEEN REALISTIC PETERS JULIE |
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Dime by E. R. FrankFourteen-year-old Dime, a foster child in Newark, New Jersey, finds love and family as a prostitute, but when her pimp rejects her for a new girl, will Dime have the strength to leave? TEEN REALISTIC FRANK E.R. |
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Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. BickAn emotionally damaged sixteen-year-old girl begins a relationship with a deeply troubled older man. TEEN REALISTIC BICK ILSA |
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Fallout by Ellen HopkinsWritten in free verse, the final volume of a trilogy explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequence of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives. 250,000 first printing. TEEN REALISTIC HOPKINS ELLEN |
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew QuickA day in the life of a suicidal teen boy saying good-bye to the four people who matter most to him. TEEN REALISTIC QUICK MATTHEW |
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Infandous by Elana K ArnoldSeventeen-year-old Sephora, a surfer and artist who loves fairy tales and mythology, struggles with a secret so horrible she cannot speak it aloud, especially not to her single mother, although they have always been unusually close. TEEN FANTASY ARNOLD ELANA |
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Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsAs fifteen-year-old Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. TEEN SUPERNATURAL REYNOLDS JASON |
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The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemoreAfter Ciela and Lock are sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her family's possibly-magical pastelería and his secret forest of otherworldly trees. TEEN REALISTIC MCLEMORE ANNA-MARIE |
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Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D SchmidtTwelve-year-old Jack narrates the story of foster teen Joseph, who after serving time in a juvenile facility has been placed with a family on a rural Maine farm and who resolves to track down the daughter he has never met. TEEN REALISTIC SCHMIDT GARY |
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Silent Alarm by Jennifer BanashAlys' everyday world of school assignments, violin lessons and time spent with friends is shattered when her brother inexplicably brings a gun to school and kills several classmates and teachers before committing suicide. TEEN REALISTIC BANASH JENNIFER |
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Scars by C. A. RainfieldFifteen-year-old Kendra, a budding artist, has not felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially since she cannot remember her abuser's identity, and she copes with the pressure by cutting herself. TEEN REALISTIC RAINFIELD C.A. |
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Smashed by Lisa LuedekeHoping to escape her small town life by earning a hockey scholarship, Katie Martin struggles with alcoholism and is aggressively pursued by a popular bully to whom she becomes dangerously indebted after an impulsive, drunken night. TEEN REALISTIC LUEDEKE LISA |
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Trafficked by Kim PurcellA 17-year-old Moldovan girl whose parents have been killed is brought to the United States to work as a slave for a family in Los Angeles. TEEN REALISTIC PURCELL KIM |
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Violent Ends by Shaun David HutchinsonRelates how one boy--who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before--became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from the viewpoints of several victims. Each perspective is written by a different writer of young adult fiction. TEEN REALISTIC VIOLENT |
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