Orangeburg County Library...For Teens!
Best Teen Books About Real Problems

Chosen by teens for teens (from Listopia)!

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

High school student, Clay Jenkins, receives a box containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate, Hannah, who committed suicide...

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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A violent event near the end of summer has a devastating effect on Melinda’s freshman year...

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Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Kristina is a perfect daughter and student until she meets a boy who introduces her to drugs...

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Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

A fifteen year old drug user chronicles her struggles in a diary...

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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Lia comes to terms with her best friend’s death from anorexia, while suffering from the same disorder...

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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Three teens who attempt suicide, meet in Aspen Springs Mental Hospital...

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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Sixteen- year old Annabel, unable to face what happened at the end-of-the-year party, is isolated from her friends who believe the worst about her...

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The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Macy must face her grief during the summer following her father’s death...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Most people think Charlie is a freak, and to make matters worse, his only friend has killed himself...

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Cut by Patricia McCormick

Callie is confined to a mental hospital after cutting herself...

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