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Books for Visiting the Doctor for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Visiting the Doctor for Ages 12–18

Medical experiences as a teenager increasingly become your own to manage. These 74 books explore that shift in responsibility, from having your health decisions made for you to beginning to make them yourself.

74 books

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Big Ideas That Changed the World #1

A Shot in the Arm!

For children curious about how our bodies fight germs, this graphic novel clearly explains the history and science behin

Cover of Exposures

For the teenager struggling with intrusive thoughts or rituals, this authentic graphic novel explores the hard but hopef

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Raina Telgemeier Graphic Memoirs #3

Raina Telgemeier

Raina's persistent stomach trouble starts to mirror her growing anxieties about school, food, and changing friendships i

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Cover of Hospital Journal

A Kid's Guide to a Strange Place #1

Hospital Journal

Ann Banks

For the child preparing for or currently in the hospital, this interactive journal helps them track their medical journe

Ages 6–12

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What You Need to Know About #2

A factual and supportive guide for children learning about body weight, nutrition, and how to make healthy lifestyle cho

Cover of The Year of the Buttered Cat

The Year of the Buttered Cat

Lexi Haas, Susan Haas

For the child navigating a world not built for them, this humorous mystery finds the power in self-advocacy and the stre

Cover of Being

For the teen grappling with questions of identity and belonging, this high-stakes thriller explores what it means to be

Cover of Side Effects

Amy Goldman Koss

Isabelle is facing a lymphoma diagnosis at fifteen, but she tackles the grueling road to recovery with humor, spirit, an

Cover of Pighearted

Jeremiah needs a new heart to survive, and J6 is the research pig who might provide it, if their unexpected bond as brot

Cover of Gut Reaction

Kirby Larson, Quinn Wyatt

For the child navigating a new medical diagnosis while trying to keep up with school and friends. This story offers comf

Cover of Smooth

For the teenager struggling with self-image and the heavy weight of social expectations while navigating the physical an

Cover of The Innocence Treatment

The Innocence Treatment

A medical procedure designed to fix Lauren’s cognitive disability instead pulls her into a dangerous web of genetic engi

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Tyler Page's Graphic Memoirs #2

For the child navigating the complex feelings of being bigger than their peers, this graphic memoir explores body image,

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Anatomy of a Pandemic

Amber J. Keyser

For children asking big questions about global health: a clear, science-backed guide to how germs spread and how humanit

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Kingfisher Knowledge

Epidemics and Plagues

For the curious child asking how germs spread, this guide explores the science of sickness and the history of how humans

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Horrible Science #6

Microscopic Monsters

Billions of viruses, bacteria, and amoebas are hiding right under your nose in this fact-filled look at the tiny creatur

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Usborne Science for Beginners

Understanding Your Muscles & Bones

For the curious child wondering how their arms move or why they have a skeleton, this guide reveals the hidden machinery

Cover of The Hostile Hospital

A Series of Unfortunate Events #8

The Hostile Hospital

Expect only misery and despair as the clever Baudelaire orphans face suspicious shopkeepers, unnecessary surgery, and st

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Five Feet Apart

Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis

Stella and Will are falling for each other, but because of their lung conditions, a single breath or touch could be fata

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My First Russian-English Book #3

My First Russian-English Book

Multilingu Minds

Vibrant flashcards and scannable audio guides help young learners master everyday words in both Russian and English acro

Cover of Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield

Science Comics #6

Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield

For curious kids who want to understand the invisible world of germs, this graphic novel turns the history of medicine a

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Horrible Science #14

Dangerous Diseases

Learn why deadly cholera turns skin blue and how maggots are used to heal flesh in this stomach-churning look at history

Cover of Hey Warrior

For the child who experiences 'big feelings' or physical symptoms of worry, this book explains how their brain's 'warrio

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Zuiker Press Graphic Novels

One Shot: A Story of Bullying

Alex Karl Bruorton

For children facing bullying due to physical differences or chronic health conditions. Alex shares his real-life journey

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