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Emotional problems

The Twisted Window

Lois Duncan

Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her.

The Rules of Survival

Nancy Werlin

Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.

Aimee

Mary Beth Miller

Even though Zoe is acquitted, it seems that everyone, even her own parents, believe that Zoe helped her best friend, Aimee, commit suicide.

Shooter

Walter Dean Myers

Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.

The Killer's Cousin

Nancy Werlin

After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his strange yo

What Happened to Lani Garver

Carol Plum-Ucci

Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism un

The Body of Christopher Creed

Carol Plum-Ucci

Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.

Is This Kid "crazy"?

Margaret O. Hyde

Discusses possible causes, symptoms, and remedies of several types of mental illness that affect children and adolescents including autism, depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia nervosa.

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Crazy Moon Zoo

Dan Potter

Seventeen-year-old Jory struggles to deal with his anger, confusion, and resentment of his older brother as he seeks to discover how he fits into the universe.

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