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Young Adult About Family Illness
Explore young adult books about family illness for children.
199 books
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
Great Falls
Steve Watkins
For teens grappling with the reality of a loved one's PTSD or alcoholism, this gripping novel explores the desperate len
Ages 14–18
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
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The Young Guardians #1
Daylight Saving
Edward Hogan
On a bleak vacation with his father, Daniel meets a mysterious girl with a watch that ticks backward and wounds that ref
Ages 12–17
SoCal #1
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
Ages 15–18
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
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
Destination Unknown
Bill Konigsberg
Micah and C.J. find a lifeline in each other amidst the neon lights of 1987 New York City and the looming shadow of the
Ages 14–18
Deadfall
Stephen Wallenfels
Twin brothers Ty and Cory are fleeing their own pasts when a wreck on a remote mountain road forces them to face a sinis
Ages 14–18
The Other Side of Dark
Sarah Smith
Katie sees shadows and flickering hallucinations after losing her mother, but a meeting with a mysterious boy at the par
Ages 12–17
We Contain Multitudes
Sarah Henstra
What starts as a mandatory pen pal assignment for an English class evolves into a deep and life-changing romance between
Ages 14–18
When My Heart was Wicked
Tricia Stirling
Lacy is caught between the stepmother she loves and a birth mother who returns with dark, magical intentions to control
Ages 12–17
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
Things I'll Never Say: Stories About Our Secret Selves
Ann Angel
For teens grappling with the weight of things they cannot yet share, this collection explores the power, burden, and tra
Ages 14–18
When Haru Was Here
Dustin Thao
Grief takes a strange turn for Eric when the boy he lost appears in a coffee shop, but only Eric can see him as the line
Ages 14–18
The Gateway Trilogy #1
Billy Thunder and the Night Gate
Isobelle Carmody
Rage enters a world of shifting streets and mythical beasts to find a cure for her mother, guided only by a firecat and
Ages 10–14
Fat Angie #3
Homecoming
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Viral fame and an online music contest collide with complicated romances and family instability as Angie finds her voice
Ages 14–18
Fire & Flood #2
Salt & Stone
Victoria Scott
Tella faces the deadly Brimstone Bleed race across oceans and mountains, weighing the cost of a life-saving cure against
Ages 12–18
When the Stars Lead to You
Ronni Davis
Devon’s senior year plans are upended when her first love suddenly reappears, bringing back memories of one magical summ
Ages 14–18
The Facts Speak for Themselves
Brock Cole
Thirteen-year-old Linda tells a social worker the difficult facts of her life, from her unstable home to the violent eve
Ages 14–18
The Girl in the Castle
James Patterson, Emily Raymond
Caught between a modern psychiatric ward and a starving village in 1347, Hannah must risk everything in the past to save
Ages 12–18
White Lines #1
White Lines
Jennifer Banash
High schooler Caitlin searches for an escape from her broken home through the heavy drug and club scenes of 1980s New Yo
Ages 15–18
Mayday
Jonathan Friesen
After a tragic accident leaves her in a coma, seventeen-year-old Crow enters a loaner body for a high-stakes chance to g
Ages 12–17
If I See You Again Tomorrow
Robbie Couch
Clark’s life is a repetitive loop of the same dull day until he meets Beau, a connection that finally breaks through the
Ages 14–18
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Chapter Books
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Middle Grade
(33)
Graphic Novels
(30)
Picture Books
(4)
Early Readers
(3)
Family Illness by Age Group
Books for Family Illness for Ages 12–18
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(196)
Books for Family Illness for Ages 8–11
(677)
