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Books About Self-Confidence & Identity for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Self-Confidence & Identity for Ages 12–18

Adolescence is identity formation at full intensity. Gender, values, ambition, the relationship between who you are and who the world wants you to be. These 10,257 books trust teenagers to wrestle with those questions and don't pretend the answers come easily.

10,257 books

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Please Pay Attention

For the child who feels like their brain is always moving too fast or too differently. Maybelle's journey with ADHD help

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Fifth Chinese Daughter

For the young reader navigating the delicate balance between family expectations and their own growing sense of independ

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In the Australian wilderness, two sixteen-year-old girls from different worlds must help each other navigate the heavy w

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The First Time She Drowned

Kerry Kletter

After escaping a mental hospital at eighteen, Cassie tries to build a new life at college until her mother returns to ch

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Someone Named Eva

After her village is destroyed, a young girl is taken to be raised by a stranger's family and must fight to hold onto he

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The Seven Kingdoms #1

Marabel and the Book of Fate

Princess Marabel ignores every prophecy and leaves the safety of the castle to find her kidnapped twin brother on their

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After polio changes his life, a young boy finds a new way to shine by pouring his heart and skill into building a racer

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For the teen navigating body image and the pressure to change, this joyful rom-com celebrates finding confidence and lov

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The Lucid Duology #2

Adrienne Stoltz, Ron Bass

Sloane and Maggie live completely different lives until they start dreaming they are each other, making the line between

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Sixteen-year-old Emily uses her gift for art to bridge the gap between her Chinese heritage and her American life in thi

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For the child who feels like they have to hide their true self to fit in. Jewel was born with a horn on her head and jus

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Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts

Susan Cain, Gregory Mone, Erica Moroz

Comic-style art helps reveal the hidden advantages of being a quiet thinker in a loud world, highlighting the unique tal

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The Keeper's Records of Revolution #1

For the teen grappling with self-doubt while stepping into an unknown future, this story explores courage, identity, and

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Sci-Fi Junior High #1

Sci-Fi Junior High

Kelvin is just a normal kid in a school full of geniuses, but he is the only one who can stop a mad scientist from destr

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The Book of Sun and Moon #2

Never Ever After

For the teenager navigating the pressure of high expectations while discovering their true identity amidst a world of se

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Bloomsday for Maggie

This tale is for readers who feel constrained by outdated expectations, following a young reporter's spirited fight for

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Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork

For the teenager navigating the pressure to fit into the 'real world' while honoring their unique way of thinking and ex

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For the teenager navigating the pressure of cultural beauty standards and the complex journey of learning to love their

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Laura Gilbert, Ellen Philpott

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles with big emotions, this guide uses Stitch to teach self-acceptance

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The Treasures of Weatherby

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Small-statured Harleigh and his daring new friend Allegra team up to hunt for a hidden fortune and stop a thief inside t

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Tales of Fontania #1

Fourteen-year-old Tess has no memories of her early childhood until a scarred stranger appears, forcing her to question

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Margaret Simpson

A routine trip to the moon goes dangerously wrong when a spaceship veers off course, hurtling fourteen-year-old Jessica

Cover of This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

These twenty essential lessons provide the vocabulary and tools needed to understand true history, confront injustice, a

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The Lucid Duology #1

Adrienne Stoltz, Ron Bass

For the teen navigating the search for their true self, this story explores the blurry lines between reality, dreams, an

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