RIYL+Picoult,+Jodi

[|Readalikes from Arapahoe Library District]

Teen Issues:

** What's Your Problem? (Fiction) ** __ Are you in the House Alone? __ by Richard Peck (date rape) __ Bad __ by Jean Ferris (juvenile detention) __ Beautiful __ by Amy Reed (sex, drugs, abuse, suicide) __ Born Blue __ by Han Nolan (drugs) __ Breathing Underwater __ by Al;ex Flynn (physical abuse) __ The Buffao Tree __ by Adam Rapp (juvenile detention) __ Crank __ by Ellen Hopkins (drugs) __ Damage __ by A.M. Jenkins (depression) __ Detour for Emmy __ by Marilyn Reynolds (pregnancy) __ Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey __ by Margaret Peterson Haddix (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) __ Imani all Mine __ by Connie Porter (unwed mother) __ Life History of a Star __ by Kelly Easton (depression) __ 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) __ 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) __ Too Soon for Jeff __ by Marilyn Reynolds (pregnancy) __ Vanishing __ by Bruce Brooks (anorexia; depression) __ Whale Talk __ by Chris Crutcher (violence; abuse) White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Foster Care) __ When She Was Good __ by Norma Fox Mazer (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)