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Ages 13–18

Young Adult

Curated books for young adult readers — sorted by Fern, reviewed by humans.

The empty chair

Bess Kaplan

griefloss

Secrets of strangers

Alice Thomas Ellis

family relationshipsadolescence

Anyway

Arthur Salm

self-acceptancematuration

If Only

Sue Vyner

familyabsence and loss

Standing against the wind

Traci L. Jones

self-confidencefamily conflict

Evie Brooks is marooned in Manhattan

Sheila Agnew

adjustmentfamily

Walking Mary

James VanOosting

family relationshipstoleration

Gilda Joyce, psychic investigator

Jennifer Allison

mystery and investigationfamily secrets

The lightkeeper's daughters

Jean Pendziwol

family secretsresilience

Saddled with chances

Deb Loughead

horsesresponsibility

The little woods

McCormick Templeman

friendshipmystery

There's no base like home

Mendoza, Jessica (Sports analyst)

familysisterhood

Elsie at Ion: Book 19 (Elsie Dinsmore: the Original Elsie Classics)

Martha Finley

faithfamily

Incinerator

Niall Leonard

resiliencesocial inequality

Just peachy

Jean Ure

self-discoveryidentity

When Ratboy lived next door

Chris Woodworth

familyfriendship

Foundling

Ruthie Pearlman

identityfamily

Stardust and moonbeams

Brigitte Gutsche

emotionsfamily relationships

Flat-out Celeste

Jessica Park

first loveself-discovery

The Hemingway Tradition

Kristin Butcher

grief and lossfamily relationships

A secret music

Susan Doherty Hannaford

mental healthfamily dynamics

Juggling act

M. C. Millman

identityfamily

Joker and the Thief, The

Raymond Obstfeld

self-perceptionidentity

Three Chords and a Beat

Chris Everheart

griefbrotherhood

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