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trauma and healing

Books about trauma and healing for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

Norma Fox Mazer

Ages 13–18family bondsloss and grief

Cover of Canary

Canary

Rachele Alpine

Ages 14–18self-discoveryresilience

Cover of Safe

Safe

Susan Shaw

Ages 13–18trauma and healingtrust

Cover of The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

Anne Spollen, Anne Spollen

Ages 13–18family conflictemotional resilience

Cover of About Handling Traumatic Experiences (Good Answers to Tough Questions (Children's Press))

About Handling Traumatic Experiences (Good Answers to Tough Questions (Children's Press))

Joy Berry

Ages 7–12trauma and healingcoping with fear

Cover of Run Away with Me

Run Away with Me

Mila Gray

Ages 14–18loveresilience

Cover of The Midnight Twins

The Midnight Twins

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Ages 13–18sisterhoodresilience

Cover of Something bad happened

Something bad happened

Debra Whiting Alexander

Ages 4–10trauma and healingemotions

Cover of Chasing tail lights

Chasing tail lights

Patrick Jones

Ages 14–18survivalfamily dysfunction

Cover of Scowler

Scowler

Daniel Kraus

Ages 14–18family conflictmental illness

Cover of Dime

Dime

E. R. Frank

Ages 14–18survivalhomelessness

Cover of Split

Split

Swati Avasthi

Ages 13–18family conflictresilience

Cover of Soldier's Heart

Soldier's Heart

Gary Paulsen

Ages 12–16war and its consequencestrauma and healing

Cover of Devil in Ohio

Devil in Ohio

Daria Polatin

Ages 14–18trauma and healingfamily dynamics

Cover of Fighting Words

Fighting Words

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Ages 10–14resiliencesisterhood

Cover of The war that Saved my Life

The war that Saved my Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Ages 10–15resiliencefamily

Cover of Speak

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 14–18trauma and healingfinding your voice

Cover of Archivist wasp

Archivist wasp

Nicole Kornher-Stace

Ages 13–18self-discoveryfreedom

Cover of What Jamie saw

What Jamie saw

Carolyn Coman

Ages 10–14resiliencetrauma and healing

Cover of Girl in Pieces

Girl in Pieces

Kathleen Glasgow

Ages 14–18trauma and healingself-discovery

Cover of The Way I Used To Be

The Way I Used To Be

Amber Smith

Ages 14–18trauma and healingidentity

Cover of Boy Toy

Boy Toy

Barry Lyga

Ages 15–18trauma and healingsexual abuse

Cover of All the Truth That's in Me

All the Truth That's in Me

Julie Berry, Julie Berry

Ages 13–18self-discoverytrauma and healing

Cover of The war that Saved my Life

The war that Saved my Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Ages 10–16resiliencefamily