Read it and Weep

A list of books that are emotional YA reads. YA novels are made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers*

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1. Dig

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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Five white teenage cousins who are struggling with the failures and racial ignorance of their dysfunctional parents and their wealthy grandparents, reunite for Easter.
Book cover for "The first time she drowned"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Committed to a mental hospital against her will for something she claims she did not do, Cassie O'Malley signs herself out against medical advice when she turns eighteen and tries to start over at college, until her estranged mother appears, throwing everything Cassie believes about herself into question.
Book cover for "How we ricochet"
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"[This book] takes an intimate and unflinching look into the devastating consequences of a mass shooting for one girl and her close-knit family"--Publisher marketing.
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Description:
Seventeen-year-old Gael, a trans boy, learns to let his walls down while finding community, discovering his sexuality, falling in love, and navigating difficult family situations.
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"Adam not only is trying to understand his OCD, while trying to balance his relationship with his divorced parents, but he's also trying to navigate through the issues that teenagers normally face, namely the perils of young love"--