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Young Adult About Family Illness – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Young Adult About Family Illness

Explore young adult books about family illness for children.

199 books

Cover of Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers

Trapped in a quiet Illinois town with a mother she can't connect to, eighteen-year-old Jules searches for the family and

Cover of Fire Color One

Jenny Valentine

For the teenager navigating a complicated family dynamic while searching for their own creative voice and a place to tru

Cover of Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Rocky Callen

For the teen who feels defined by their mental health struggles and needs to see that a diagnosis is only one part of a

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Cover of Last Bus to Everland

Last Bus to Everland

Sophie Cameron

For the teen feeling invisible at home or school, this magical journey explores the thin line between finding a safe hav

Ages 14–18

Cover of Gool

The Salt Trilogy #2

The children of legendary heroes must step out of their parents' shadows to hunt down a terrifying new threat and save t

Cover of This Train Is Being Held

This Train Is Being Held

Ismée Williams

For the teen balancing high expectations and cultural identity while navigating a first love that bridges two different

Cover of North of Beautiful

North of Beautiful

Terra hides her scarred face and follows her father's rules until an unexpected collision with a quirky Goth boy forces

Cover of Jagged Little Pill: The Novel

Jagged Little Pill

Jagged Little Pill: The Novel

For teens navigating complex family dynamics, societal pressures, and the raw emotions of adolescence, this novel explor

Cover of (Don't) Call Me Crazy

Voices Anthologies #2

(Don't) Call Me Crazy

For the teen navigating their own mental health journey or trying to understand a friend's experience through diverse, h

Cover of I Am Her Revenge

I Am Her Revenge

For the teenager grappling with parental expectations and the search for their own voice amidst a family history of trau

Cover of This Is My Brain in Love

This Is My Brain in Love

For the teen navigating the highs and lows of first love while managing the heavy weights of anxiety, cultural expectati

Cover of Stalking Shadows

Stalking Shadows

For the teen who feels the weight of protecting a loved one from their own self-destructive nature while carrying the bu

Cover of Everybody Sees the Ants

Everybody Sees the Ants

Struggling with family fights and school bullies, fifteen-year-old Lucky Linderman escapes into dreams of his missing gr

Cover of Frozen Fire

For the teenager navigating the heavy silence of a fractured home and searching for hope in the wake of an unexplained f

Cover of Beneath My Mother's Feet

Beneath My Mother's Feet

For the teen facing unexpected family burdens, this moving story explores a girl's resilience when poverty forces her to

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Mary Beth Miller

Accused of causing her best friend's death, Aimee must face a storm of guilt, isolation, and family turmoil while trying

Cover of Harbinger

The Nemesis Saga #1

Sara Wilson Etienne

Trapped in a facility for delinquents while the world runs out of oil, sixteen-year-old Faye is haunted by visions of a

Cover of The Summer of Letting Go

The Summer of Letting Go

Fifteen-year-old Francesca struggles with the drowning of her brother until a summer job caring for a familiar young boy

Cover of Reckoning

For the teenager grappling with inherited family legacies and the fear that past traumas or dark histories might define

Cover of Sisterland

As Hilly’s grandmother loses her memory to Alzheimer’s, long-buried secrets from Nazi Germany emerge, forcing the family

Cover of Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

Daunis Fontaine witnesses a shocking murder, pulling her into a high-stakes FBI investigation where she must use tribal

Cover of Beige

Cecil Castellucci

For teens feeling stuck in who they "should" be, this novel explores finding your authentic voice and identity amidst un

Cover of Chaos Theory

A genius living with mental illness and a boy struggling with addiction find an unexpected, life-changing connection ami

Cover of Wayward Son

Simon Snow beat the villain and won the war, but now he's stuck on the couch. A road trip across the American West might

More Formats for Family Illness

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Family Illness by Age Group

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