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178 reviews

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Body horror, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson, Quinn Wyatt

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this book blew me away!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Sexual harassment

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

🎧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Pregnancy

The One Who Loves You the Most by medina

reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Chronic illness, and Homophobia

Everything I Know about You by Barbara Dee

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

I’m so glad this book exists! Parts of it felt didactic, but in ways that made sense, and probably would hit better for a teen reader than for an adult :) I think EIKAY is great in its own right and also excellent antidote to the many tween and teen books that don’t treat eating disorders with the compassion they deserve <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Minor: Fatphobia and Toxic friendship

The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Medical content

Guts by Raina Telgemeier

funny reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Medical content and Chronic illness