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teenage angst

Books about teenage angst for readers of all ages.

Cover of The lonesome young

The lonesome young

Lucy Connors

Ages 14–18vendettafamily conflict

Cover of The Madness

The Madness

Alison Rattle

Ages 13–18loveself-discovery

Cover of It's not you, it's me

It's not you, it's me

Kerry Cohen Hoffmann

Ages 13–18identityself-discovery

Cover of Fab confessions of Georgia Nicolson

Fab confessions of Georgia Nicolson

Louise Rennison

Ages 12–17humorself-discovery

Cover of Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!

Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!

M. E. Kerr

Ages 13–18self-acceptancefamily dynamics

Cover of Wish you were dead

Wish you were dead

Todd Strasser

Ages 14–18cyberbullyingaccountability