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trauma

Books about trauma for readers of all ages.

Cover of Mania

Mania

J. R. Johansson

Ages 14–18grief and lossfamily relationships

Cover of Right Behind You

Right Behind You

Gail Giles

Ages 14–18redemptionconsequences

Cover of One of the survivors

One of the survivors

Susan Shaw

Ages 12–18griefloss

Cover of Girl #3

Girl #3

Nichole McGill

Ages 14–18crime and justicefamily bonds

Cover of The Taking (The Taking #1)

The Taking (The Taking #1)

Kimberly Derting

Ages 13–18survivalmystery

Cover of Reclaimed

Reclaimed

Sarah Guillory

Ages 14–18secretsself-discovery

Cover of The door to January

The door to January

Gillian French

Ages 13–18mysterybullying

Cover of Chinese Handcuffs

Chinese Handcuffs

Chris Crutcher

Ages 14–18mental healthbrotherhood

Cover of Blood on his hands

Blood on his hands

Willo Davis Roberts

Ages 12–18guiltgrief

Cover of This is not a drill

This is not a drill

Rebecca McDowell

Ages 12–18mental healthresilience

Cover of Chasing tail lights

Chasing tail lights

Patrick Jones

Ages 14–18family problemssurvival

Cover of When she hollers

When she hollers

Cynthia Voigt

Ages 14–18survivalresilience

Cover of Asking for it

Asking for it

Louise O'Neill, Meadhbh McHugh, Annabelle Comyn

Ages 15–18sexual assaultconsent

Cover of Complicit

Complicit

Stephanie Kuehn

Ages 14–18mental healthsibling relationships

Cover of One moment

One moment

Kristina McBride

Ages 14–18memory and identityfamily secrets

Cover of Charm and Strange

Charm and Strange

Stephanie Kuehn

Ages 15–18traumamental illness

Cover of The Dead House

The Dead House

Dawn Kurtagich

Ages 14–18psychological horrormental illness

Cover of Bang

Bang

Barry Lyga

Ages 14–18guiltresponsibility

Cover of The Cellar

The Cellar

Natasha Preston

Ages 14–18survivaltrauma

Cover of Silent to the bone

Silent to the bone

E. L. Konigsburg

Ages 10–15friendshipfamily

Cover of Mockingjay

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Collins

Ages 13–18rebellionpropaganda

Cover of Suckerpunch

Suckerpunch

David Hernandez, Hernandez, David

Ages 14–18family conflictresilience

Cover of When Dad killed Mom

When Dad killed Mom

Julius Lester

Ages 14–18familygrief

Cover of Pointe

Pointe

Brandy Colbert

Ages 14–18identityfamily secrets