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Young Adult About Child Illness
Explore young adult books about child illness for children.
41 books
A Tragic Kind of Wonderful
Eric Lindstrom
For teens learning to navigate the highs and lows of mental health while trying to maintain friendships, find love, and
Ages 14–18
Faceless
Alyssa Sheinmel
After a horrific electrical fire leaves her without a face, Maise must figure out who she is when her physical identity
Ages 14–18
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie #2
After Ever After
Jordan Sonnenblick
Two friends lean on each other to handle the lingering effects of cancer treatment while dreaming of life beyond eighth-
Ages 10–14
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A Heart for Christmas
Sophie Jomain
April is spending a mountain Christmas learning to trust her new heart after a transplant, just as a face from her past
Ages 13–18
The Memory Book
Lara Avery
Facing a rare disorder that threatens her future, Sammie begins a journal to her future self to capture every precious m
Ages 14–18
A Time for Dancing
Davida Wills Hurwin
For teens processing the heavy reality of a friend's serious illness. A raw, honest look at how cancer changes everythin
Ages 12–18
Challenger Deep
Neal Shusterman
For the teen or parent navigating the complex, often frightening world of severe mental illness and the internal reality
Ages 14–18
Turtles All the Way Down
John Green
Sixteen-year-old Aza hunts for a fugitive billionaire while trying to be a good friend and daughter amidst the tightenin
Ages 14–18
The Fall of Whit Rivera
Crystal Maldonado
Whit Rivera is a perfectionist forced to plan a formal with the skater boy who broke her heart, sparking a messy, cozy,
Ages 14–18
Shark Girl #1
Shark Girl
Kelly Bingham
After a shark attack changes her life in an instant, fifteen-year-old Jane must piece her world back together through ar
Ages 12–18
Inland
Kat Rosenfield
Struggling with a mysterious illness and the memory of her mother’s drowning, Callie moves to the arid desert to escape
Ages 13–18
The Maze Runner
Crank Palace
James Dashner
For the teen processing a difficult goodbye or facing an inevitable transition. This story explores finding dignity and
Ages 13–18
Everything I Thought I Knew
Shannon Takaoka
After a life-saving heart transplant, Chloe is haunted by memories of a motorcycle crash and a sudden, mysterious urge t
Ages 14–18
The Edge of Anything
Nora Shalaway Carpenter
A loner photographer and a sidelined athlete form a bond in the North Carolina mountains, helping each other face deep s
Ages 14–18
Alice by Heart
Steven Sater
Deep in a London Tube station during World War II, fifteen-year-old Alice uses a beloved story to make sense of loss and
Ages 12–18
The Nature of Jade
Deb Caletti
Watching zoo elephants through a webcam helps Jade manage her panic disorder until she meets a boy on a houseboat who is
Ages 14–18
Elena Vanishing
Elena Dunkle, Clare B. Dunkle
A seventeen-year-old girl shares an intimate and harrowing look at her internal struggle with anorexia in this raw, coll
Ages 14–18
More Formats for Child Illness
Chapter Books
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Graphic Novels
(19)
Picture Books
(18)
Middle Grade
(15)
Early Readers
(11)
Poetry
(3)
Child Illness by Age Group
Books for Child Illness for Ages 0–3
(70)
Books for Child Illness for Ages 12–18
(335)
Books for Child Illness for Ages 4–7
(264)
Books for Child Illness for Ages 8–11
(381)
