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Young Adult About Financial Hardship
Explore young adult books about financial hardship for children.
192 books
To Stay Alive
Skila Brown
Freezing temperatures and dwindling supplies push a young girl to her limits in this harrowing firsthand account of surv
Ages 12–18
Margot Mertz #1
Margot Mertz Takes It Down
Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy
Margot Mertz uses her tech skills to scrub digital shames from the web, but a dark revenge-porn site at her school spark
Ages 14–18
Enduring Freedom
Jawad Arash, Trent Reedy
For teens grappling with the complexity of world conflict and the desire to see the human face behind the headlines of t
Ages 12–18
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Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
Carole Boston Weatherford
For the teen navigating the complexities of public image and private pain. This verse novel reclaims the voice of an ico
Ages 14–18
The Language of Dragons #1
A Language of Dragons
S. F. Williamson
Codebreaking meets dragon scales in 1920s London as Vivian enters a dangerous world of secret languages to save her fami
Ages 13–18
Hotel Magnifique
Emily J. Taylor
Beneath the glittering glamour of a traveling magical hotel, Jani discovers dark secrets and an unbreakable contract tha
Ages 12–18
The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon
With only twelve hours left before her family is deported, cynical Natasha meets a dreamer named Daniel who is determine
Ages 13–18
Such Charming Liars
Karen M. McManus
A mother-daughter jewel thief duo infiltrates a billionaire’s estate, only to collide with a rival scammer and a killer
Ages 14–18
The Inheritance Games #2
The Hawthorne Legacy
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Avery Grambs is a billionaire heiress with no blood ties to the Hawthorne family, but new clues suggest her connection t
Ages 12–18
Daughter of the Underworld #1
Daughter of the Underworld
Katharine Corr, Elizabeth Corr
Deina serves the god Hades as a Soul Severer, but a chance to retrieve a soul from the Underworld might finally be her t
Ages 14–18
Words We Don't Say
K. J. Reilly
Joel copes with loss by writing hundreds of text messages he never sends, until new friendships help him see beyond his
Ages 13–18
The Wish List
Eoin Colfer
A botched robbery leaves teenager Meg Finn caught between life and death, facing a high-stakes mission to settle her kar
Ages 12–17
Crunch Time
Mariah Fredericks
For the teen feeling the crushing weight of high expectations and the stress of the SATs as they navigate the pressure t
Ages 12–17
Spoiled #2
Messy
Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan
Seventeen-year-old Max gets caught in a web of Hollywood secrets and complicated romance while ghost-writing a blog for
Ages 13–18
The Right & the Real
Joëlle Anthony
Cast out by her father for defying a cult, seventeen-year-old Jamie is forced onto the streets to fight for her own surv
Ages 14–18
Flyy Girls #3
Noelle: The Mean Girl
Ashley Woodfolk
Noelle balances the cello and a job at her grandparents' restaurant to help her family, even as her feelings for Tobyn m
Ages 12–18
Caster #1
Caster
Elsie Chapman
To save her family's teahouse, Aza enters a deadly underground magic tournament where every spell cast could cost her he
Ages 12–18
The Vanishing Station
Ana Ellickson
Ruby enters a dangerous magical underworld beneath San Francisco, jumping train lines to settle her family's debts and s
Ages 14–18
The Glittering Court #3
The Emerald Sea
Richelle Mead
Tamsin Wright will do anything to become the Glittering Court's top prospect, until a shipwreck and a roguish tradesman
Ages 14–18
Being Fishkill
Ruth Lehrer
Thirteen-year-old Fishkill fights for survival with a fierce left hook until a new friendship offers a fragile chance at
Ages 12–17
Catch Rider
Jennifer H. Lyne
Determined to prove she can ride any horse, fourteen-year-old Sid fights for respect and a future in the competitive wor
Ages 12–17
Come November
Katrin Van Dam
Rooney Harris battles to protect her brother and her future as her mother falls deeper into a cult that believes the wor
Ages 12–18
Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood
Abby McDonald
After losing their home, the Weston sisters are thrust into the status-obsessed world of Beverly Hills where they must l
Ages 12–17
Shopaholic
Judy Waite
Struggling with her mother's depression, Taylor tries to buy happiness with money she doesn't have, only to find her new
Ages 12–17
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Financial Hardship by Age Group
Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 0–3
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Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 12–18
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Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 4–7
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Books for Financial Hardship for Ages 8–11
(1431)
