RIYL Teen Issues

What's Your Problem? (High School)

See Also:

• RIYL about Alcohol Abuse

• RIYL Gangs

• RIYL Go Ask Alice

• RIYL Homelessness

• RIYL Red Ribbon Week

• RIYL Stop Bullying

• Teen Issues Booktalk

• RIYL Teen Problems (JHS)

• RIYL Teen Pregnancy

Fiction

America by E.R. Frank (foster care)

Are you in the House Alone? by Richard Peck (date rape)

Bad by Jean Ferris (juvenile detention)

Born Blue by Han Nolan (drugs)

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn (physical abuse)

The Buffao Tree by Adam Rapp (juvenile detention)

Cut by Patricia McCormick (cutting)

Crosses by Shelley Stoehr (cutting)

Damage by A.M. Jenkins (depression)

Detour for Emmy by Marilyn Reynolds (pregnancy)

Diary of an Anorexic Girl by Morgan Menzie (anorexia)

Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. Omololu (hoarding)

Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix (abuse)

Don’t Hurt Laurie by Willo Davis Roberts (abuse)

Every Time a Rainbow Dies by Rita Williams-Garcia (rape)

Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper (abuse)

Freewill by Chris Lynch (depression)

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (drugs)

Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger (homosexuality)

Hate You by Graham McNamee (abuse; loss of voice)

Imani all Mine by Connie Porter (unwed mother)

Life History of a Star by Kelly Easton (depression)

The Lottery Rose by Irene Hunt (abuse)

Love, Sara by Mary Beth Lundgren (pregnancy/suicice)

Make Lemonade by Virginia Ewer Wolf (unwed mother)

Monster by Walter Dean Meyers (juvenile detention)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (divorce; drugs; sexual identity)

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (homosexuality)

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer (alcoholism)

Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove (cancer; loneliness)

Sex Education by Jenny Davis (abuse)

Smack by Melvin Burgess (drug abuse; homelessness)

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen (pregnancy)

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (rape)

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (anger management)

Too Soon for Jeff by Marilyn Reynolds (pregnancy)

The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson by Carol Lynch Williams (abuse)

Vanishing by Bruce Brooks (anorexia; depression)

The Watcher by James Howe (abuse)

What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman (domestic abuse)

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (violence; abuse)

White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Foster Care)

When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins (sexual abuse)

When She Was Good by Norma Fox Mazer (abuse)

You Don’t Know Me by David Klass (abuse)

What's Your Problem?

Non-Fiction

A Brother's Journey by Richard B. Pelzer (abuse)

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer (abuse)

Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA by Luis Rodriguez (gangs)

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (Series) by Jack Canfield (inspirational)

GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel (sexuality)

Help Yourself for Teens by Dave Pelzer (self-help)

Jay's Journal: Anonymous. (drugs, occult, suicide)

Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams (gangs)

Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall (gangs)

Monster: The Autobiography of an L. A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur aka Monster Kody Scott (gangs)

Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick (AIDS)

Pregnant! What Can I Do? A Guide for Teenagers by Tania Heller, M.D. (pregnancy)

Private and Personal: Questions and Answers for Girls Only by Carol Weston (physical problems, relationships)

SuicideWise: Taking Steps Against Teen Suicide by Nicole B. Sperekas (suicide)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: the ultimate teenage success guide by Sean Covey (friendship, peer pressure)

The Date Rape Prevention Book: the essential guide for girls and women by Scott Lindquist (date rape)

The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide: the real deal on girls, growing up, and other guy stuff by Jeremy Daldry (sexuality, depression, dating) The Whole Truth about Contraception: A Guide to Safe and Effective Choices by Beverly Winikoff, MD (contraception)

Two Badges: The Lives of Mona Ruiz by Mona Ruiz (gangs)

Understanding Guys: A Guide for Teenage Girls by Michael Gurian (relationships)

Understanding Recovery from Eating Disorders by Toni L. Rocha (eating disorders)

Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens: An a-mazing way to change -- and win! by Spencer Johnson (motivational)

Ghost Girl by Torey Haden