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moral dilemmas

Books about moral dilemmas for readers of all ages.

Cover of Payback

Payback

Andy McNab, Robert Rigby

Ages 13–18justicerevenge

Cover of Every last promise

Every last promise

Kristin Halbrook

Ages 13–18friendshipsecrets

Cover of My horrible secret

My horrible secret

Stephen Roos

Ages 8–12secretssiblings

Cover of Damage done

Damage done

Amanda Panitch

Ages 14–18secretsfamily loyalty

Cover of No Easy Answers

No Easy Answers

Donald R. Gallo

Ages 12–18decision-makingmoral dilemmas

Cover of Lost innocence

Lost innocence

Chua Tju Siang

Ages 12–18coming of agecrime and consequences

Cover of No Easy Answers

No Easy Answers

Donald R. Gallo

Ages 12–18self-discoverymoral dilemmas

Cover of Out of control

Out of control

Sarah Alderson

Ages 14–18survivaldanger

Cover of The Fix

The Fix

Natasha Sinel

Ages 14–18family secretslove and romance

Cover of Martyn Pig

Martyn Pig

Kevin Brooks

Ages 13–18friendshipfamily conflict

Cover of Shiloh (Scholastic Bookfiles)

Shiloh (Scholastic Bookfiles)

Jeannette Sanderson, Eric Brace, Marvin Terban

Ages 9–12compassionresponsibility

Cover of The Client (adaptation)

The Client (adaptation)

Janet McAlpin, John Grisham

Ages 10–14couragejustice

Cover of Mindscape

Mindscape

M. M. Vaughan

Ages 10–14revengesocial justice

Cover of Getting away with it

Getting away with it

Anne Cassidy

Ages 9–13friendshiphonesty

Cover of No such person

No such person

Caroline B. Cooney

Ages 12–17family secretssibling relationships

Cover of The perfect score

The perfect score

Rob Buyea

Ages 9–13cheatingintegrity

Cover of Break me like a promise

Break me like a promise

Tiffany Schmidt

Ages 14–18family loyaltymoral dilemmas

Cover of Code of honor

Code of honor

Alan Gratz

Ages 12–16family loyaltymoral dilemmas

Cover of Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park

Blake Nelson

Ages 14–18guilt and consequencesidentity and self-discovery

Cover of Bomb

Bomb

Steve Sheinkin

Ages 12–18historyscience and discovery

Cover of Double Cross

Double Cross

Malorie Blackman

Ages 13–18gangsterrorism

Cover of Drowning is inevitable

Drowning is inevitable

Shalanda Stanley

Ages 14–18friendshipsurvival

Cover of All Our Yesterdays

All Our Yesterdays

Cristin Terrill

Ages 13–18time travelmystery