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Feelings & Emotions Young Adult – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Feelings & Emotions Young Adult

Explore young adult books about feelings & emotions for children.

53 books

Cover of The Bridge

Bill Konigsberg

For the teenager or parent navigating the darkness of depression, this story explores the profound 'what-ifs' of mental

Cover of Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep

Neal Shusterman

For the teen or parent navigating the complex, often frightening world of severe mental illness and the internal reality

Cover of Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Leonard Peacock carries a grandfather's pistol and four distinct gifts on his birthday, planning a final goodbye to the

Cover of The Splendid Mosaic of Life

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The Splendid Mosaic of Life

Yanal Majid

For the teen navigating the highs and lows of growing up, this collection of poetry and prose offers a gentle guide to s

Ages 13–18

Cover of The Opposite of Music

The Opposite of Music

Janet Ruth Young

For teens navigating the heavy weight of a parent's mental illness and the realization that they cannot fix a loved one'

Cover of There Is a Door in This Darkness

There Is a Door in This Darkness

Kristin Cashore

For the teenager navigating the heavy fog of grief, social isolation, and sensory overload while searching for small gli

Cover of A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

For teens learning to navigate the highs and lows of mental health while trying to maintain friendships, find love, and

Cover of Stepping Off

Jordan Sonnenblick

For the teenager overwhelmed by the pressure to have their whole life figured out while their family and the world as th

Cover of Um, Like... OM: A Girl Goddess's Guide to Yoga

Um, Like... OM: A Girl Goddess's Guide to Yoga

For the teen girl navigating the stress of school, social circles, and self-image, this guide offers yoga and mindfulnes

Cover of I Crawl Through It

I Crawl Through It

Four teenagers on the brink of surrender struggle to stay afloat amidst high-stakes testing, past trauma, and the crushi

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why

Clay finds a box of cassette tapes recorded by a classmate who is gone forever. Listening to her voice reveals the thirt

Cover of Everything Breaks

Everything Breaks

After a tragic crash takes his friends, Tucker is confronted by the Ferryman of Hades and must choose between the darkne

Cover of Becoming Oneself

The Goddess of Second Chances #1

Becoming Oneself

Kennedy Sangiovese

For the teenager who feels like they see the world differently and is searching for a place where they can truly be them

Cover of Love, Sivvy

For the teen feeling the weight of high expectations and the urge to create. This novel in verse explores the early year

Cover of If You're Lucky

If You're Lucky

Determined to solve the mystery of her brother's death, Georgia secretly stops her medication, risking the return of the

Cover of Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express

My Brother Charlie #2

Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express

Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, RJ Peete

For teens navigating the complexities of autism or supporting an autistic sibling, this memoir offers heartfelt advice o

Cover of Pieces of a Girl

Pieces of a Girl

Stephanie Kuehnert

For the older teen navigating the darkness of toxic relationships, addiction, or trauma, finding hope through creative e

Cover of The Law of Loving Others

The Law of Loving Others

Emma's return from boarding school is shattered by her mother’s mental health crisis, leading her to question her past a

Cover of Thirsty

Blake finds herself drowning in the pressures of an elite sorority, where the only way to feel bold enough to fit in is

Cover of Behind the Smile

Behind the Smile

For the teenager who feels pressured to hide their struggles, this story addresses the exhaustion of masking anxiety and

Cover of Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright

For teens grappling with the heaviness of social injustice and the isolation of the pandemic, seeking a way to catch the

Cover of Dear Universe

Florence Gonsalves

Chamomile balances the stress of senior year with her father's illness until an absurdly dressed volunteer helps her fin

Cover of Cutters Don't Cry

Cutters Don't Cry

Christine Dzidrums

Charity Graff struggles with depression and self-harm, using raw journal entries to reach out to her estranged father an

Cover of Spinning Out

David Stahler Jr.

Frenchy’s friend Stewart is taking his theater role way too seriously, and now his obsession with windmills suggests he

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