The Shelves

Emotions & Feelings Books

Books selected for readers looking for emotions & feelings books.

25 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 620+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·96% reader overlap with Sexual Abuse Books

1. More Than We Can Tell
Brigid Kemmerer
Included for strong fiction alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Emotions & Feelings for Teens
3. Ever Since
Alena Bruzas
Included for strong teen alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
4. You Belong Here
Sara Phoebe Miller, Morgan Beem
Included for strong female alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Emotions & Feelings for Teens
5. You Can Go Your Own Way
Eric Smith
Included for strong lovers alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
6. Not About a Boy
Myah Hollis
Included for strong grief alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Mental Illness for Teens
7. As Many Nows As I Can Get
Shana Youngdahl
Included for strong realistic alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Emotions & Feelings for Teens
8. The Way I Am Now
Amber Smith
Included for strong about alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
9. Midnights With You
Clare Osongco
Included for strong romance alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Asian American YA
10. In Repair
Zach Barela, A. L. Graziadei
Included for strong about alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Mental Illness for Teens
11. I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson
Included for strong book club alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Death & Grief for Teens
12. The Last to Let Go
Amber Smith
Included for strong york alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
13. You've Reached Sam
Dustin Thao
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Death & Grief for Teens
14. If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin
Included for strong young alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Dating & Sex for Teens
15. The In-between Bookstore
Edward Underhill
Included for strong time alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: YA Romance - LGBTQ+
16. Dear Evan Hansen
Val Emmich, Steven Levenson
Included for strong young alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
17. The Problem With Forever
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Included for strong love alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
18. Crushing It
Erin Becker
Included for strong middle alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Soccer Stories
19. After the Ink Dries
Cassie Gustafson, Emma Vieceli
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
20. Made You Up
Francesca Zappia
Strong fit for this emotions & feelings list in the mental illness for teens lane.
Shelf signal: Mental Illness for Teens
21. Where It Began
Ann Redisch Stampler
Included for strong ages alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Emotions & Feelings for Teens
22. Another First Chance
Robbie Couch
Included for strong queer alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Death & Grief for Teens
23. Emergency Contact
Mary H. K. Choi
Included for strong teen alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Dating & Sex for Teens
24. Want to Go Private?
Sarah Darer Littman
Included for strong young alignment with this emotions & feelings list.
Shelf signal: Runaway Stories
25. Little Pieces of Light
Emma Scott
Strong fit for this emotions & feelings list in the contemporary ya romance lane.
Shelf signal: Contemporary YA Romance