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Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries Books

Books selected for readers looking for diseases, illnesses & injuries books.

26 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·83% reader overlap with Mental Illness Books

1. A Breath Too Late
Rocky Callen
Included for strong mental alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
2. Every Last Word
Tamara Ireland Stone
Included for strong friendship alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Mental Illness for Teens
3. We Were Never Here
Jennifer Gilmore
Included for strong teen alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
4. Suicide Notes
Michael Thomas Ford
Included for strong kids alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
5. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
Julie Anne Peters
Included for strong lgbtq alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
6. Everything I Thought I Knew
Shannon Takaoka
Included for strong family alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
7. Light Enough to Float
Lauren Seal
Included for strong award alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens
8. Optimists Die First
Susin Nielsen
Included for strong young alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
9. My Eyes Are Up Here
Kristen DiMercurio, Laura Zimmermann
Included for strong friendship alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens
10. On a Scale of One to Ten
Ceylan Scott
Included for strong mental alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
11. The Year I Didn't Eat
Samuel Pollen
Included for strong novel alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Eating Disorders & Body Image for Teens
12. Sick Kids in Love
Hannah Moskowitz
Strong fit for this diseases, illnesses & injuries list in the ya illness & disease stories lane.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
13. Stronger at the Seams
Shannon Stocker
Included for strong fiction alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
14. Say What You Will
Cammie McGovern
Included for strong romance alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens
15. Goodbye Days
Jeff Zentner
Included for strong young alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Death & Grief for Teens
16. The Memory of Light
Francisco X. Stork
Included for strong death alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
17. The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday
Kelsey B. Toney
Included for strong year alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
18. Breathing Underwater
Abbey Lee Nash, Abbey Nash
Included for strong sports alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Water Sports
19. The Summer I Remembered Everything
Rioghnach Robinson, Catherine Con Morse
Included for strong teen alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
20. Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal
Gretchen Schreiber
Included for strong romance alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
21. Everything That Makes You
Moriah McStay
Included for strong romance alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
22. The Last Time We Say Goodbye
Cynthia Hand
Included for strong book club alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
23. Dear Universe
Florence Gonsalves
Included for strong teen alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories
24. The Symptoms of My Insanity
Mindy Raf
Included for strong comedy alignment with this diseases, illnesses & injuries list.
Shelf signal: YA Illness & Disease Stories