YA Books That Tackle Tough Issues

1.
Every Moment After
Every Moment After 3.69 avg rating — 874 ratings
2.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,510 ratings
3.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,470 ratings
4.
Without MAlice
Without MAlice 4.03 avg rating — 365 ratings
5.
If I Wake
If I Wake 3.92 avg rating — 747 ratings
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Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,739 ratings
7.
Made You Up
Made You Up 4.02 avg rating — 30,182 ratings
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A List of Cages
A List of Cages
by: Robin Roe
4.25 avg rating — 27,077 ratings
9.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,522 ratings
10.
We Were Liars
We Were Liars 3.65 avg rating — 1,305,402 ratings
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story 4.07 avg rating — 260,101 ratings
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Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,798 ratings
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,783 ratings
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Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,965 ratings
15.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places 4.11 avg rating — 615,561 ratings
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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,508 ratings
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Sublime Karma
Sublime Karma 3.89 avg rating — 98 ratings
18.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,220 ratings
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,170,047 ratings
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Beneath the Skin
Beneath the Skin 4.20 avg rating — 1,068 ratings
21.
Just Listen
Just Listen 4.05 avg rating — 249,773 ratings
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This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends 3.68 avg rating — 147,236 ratings
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Love Letters to the Dead
Love Letters to the Dead 3.79 avg rating — 91,452 ratings
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Forbidden
Forbidden 3.96 avg rating — 75,404 ratings
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The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly 3.96 avg rating — 12,705 ratings
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,676 ratings
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Some Boys
Some Boys 4.06 avg rating — 9,135 ratings
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Anne
Anne 4.37 avg rating — 67 ratings
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MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,452 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
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Traffick (Tricks, #2)
Traffick (Tricks, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 7,905 ratings
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Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,665 ratings
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Perfect (Impulse, #2)
Perfect (Impulse, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 30,795 ratings
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A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating — 284,019 ratings
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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree 4.26 avg rating — 3,961 ratings
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Bullies & Guns (Drew Leighton, #5)
Bullies & Guns (Drew Leighton, #5) 4.78 avg rating — 157 ratings
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If the Cardinal Flies Home
If the Cardinal Flies Home 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Every Last Psycho: A Collection of Two Novellas
Every Last Psycho: A Collection of Two Novellas 4.09 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Cyberbullying and Consequences (Drew Leighton #3)
Cyberbullying and Consequences (Drew Leighton #3) 4.65 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Cut
Cut 3.76 avg rating — 59,867 ratings
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Walled (The Line, #2)
Walled (The Line, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Heroine
Heroine 4.28 avg rating — 13,098 ratings
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Bullied Boy (Drew Leighton, #1)
Bullied Boy (Drew Leighton, #1) 4.59 avg rating — 187 ratings
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TW: Flatline
TW: Flatline 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Asking For It
Asking For It really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,891 ratings
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 4.06 avg rating — 58,961 ratings
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Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down
Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down 3.06 avg rating — 756 ratings
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Girl in Pieces
Girl in Pieces 3.94 avg rating — 251,493 ratings
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Bullies & Drugs (Drew Leighton #4)
Bullies & Drugs (Drew Leighton #4) 4.75 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Lots of Bullies in High School (Drew Leighton, #2)
Lots of Bullies in High School (Drew Leighton, #2) 4.61 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Carrier (The Line, #1)
Carrier (The Line, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 298 ratings
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Vanishing Girls
Vanishing Girls 3.57 avg rating — 33,042 ratings
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Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones 4.09 avg rating — 42,332 ratings
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The Truth About Alice
The Truth About Alice 3.62 avg rating — 15,403 ratings
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Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating — 33,497 ratings
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,527 ratings
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Identical
Identical 4.29 avg rating — 66,326 ratings
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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
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Starvation
Starvation 4.34 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Beverly, Right Here
Beverly, Right Here 4.14 avg rating — 6,983 ratings
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Paperweight
Paperweight 3.90 avg rating — 17,336 ratings
63.
Clean
Clean
by: Amy Reed
3.99 avg rating — 7,359 ratings
64.
North of Beautiful
North of Beautiful 3.92 avg rating — 35,782 ratings
65.
Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating — 1,240,398 ratings
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Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1)
Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 8,707 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,218 ratings
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Burned (Burned, #1)
Burned (Burned, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 70,237 ratings
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Because Everything Is Right but Everything Is Wrong
Because Everything Is Right but Everything Is Wrong 4.33 avg rating — 138 ratings
69.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating — 58,134 ratings
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We Are the Ants
We Are the Ants 4.11 avg rating — 52,992 ratings
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The Dead I Know
The Dead I Know 3.82 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
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Everything is Changed
Everything is Changed 3.60 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Fallout (Crank, #3)
Fallout (Crank, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 39,288 ratings
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Glass (Crank, #2)
Glass (Crank, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 73,734 ratings
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The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
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Fostered
Fostered 4.51 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Edna in the Desert
Edna in the Desert 3.86 avg rating — 261 ratings
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Stumped
Stumped 4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings
76.
The Mess of Me
The Mess of Me 4.36 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Love Me or Miss Me: Hot Girl, Bad Boy
Love Me or Miss Me: Hot Girl, Bad Boy 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
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In The Name Of Blasphemy
In The Name Of Blasphemy 4.21 avg rating — 47 ratings
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When My Soul Bleeds Words
When My Soul Bleeds Words 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Ordinary Girl
Ordinary Girl 4.42 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Red Kayak
Red Kayak 3.91 avg rating — 10,944 ratings
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Monday's Not Coming
Monday's Not Coming 4.25 avg rating — 72,625 ratings
76.
The Band Room
The Band Room
by: Bob Seay
4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
76.
Edna in the Desert
Edna in the Desert 3.86 avg rating — 261 ratings
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The Tragedy of Dane Riley
The Tragedy of Dane Riley 3.57 avg rating — 195 ratings
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The Shadow Keepers
The Shadow Keepers 3.86 avg rating — 220 ratings
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Together We Make Teal
Together We Make Teal
by: Justin Ho
3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings
76.
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1)
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1) 3.98 avg rating — 137 ratings
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The Black Foster Youth Handbook
The Black Foster Youth Handbook 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
76.
Kirsten
Kirsten 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Pictures of You
Pictures of You 4.21 avg rating — 68 ratings
76.
Swans in the Dark (Roseheart Ballet Academy, #2)
Swans in the Dark (Roseheart Ballet Academy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1)
Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) 4.19 avg rating — 59 ratings
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My Book of Life by Angel
My Book of Life by Angel 3.92 avg rating — 2,123 ratings
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Really, Truly, Everything's Fine
Really, Truly, Everything's Fine 3.11 avg rating — 18 ratings
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It Takes 1 Second
It Takes 1 Second 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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