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institutional life

Books about institutional life for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Requiem Red

The Requiem Red

Brynn Chapman

Ages 14–18mental healthmystery

Cover of Patterns of paper monsters

Patterns of paper monsters

Emma Rathbone

Ages 13–18self-discoveryredemption

Cover of The white bird passes

The white bird passes

Kesson, Jessie

Ages 11–15coming of ageresilience

Cover of The Boys From Santa Cruz

The Boys From Santa Cruz

Jonathan Nasaw

Ages 16–18crime and justicesurvival