The Shelves

Physical & Emotional Abuse Books

Books selected for readers looking for physical & emotional abuse books.

27 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 620+ tracked lists·131% reader overlap with Sexual Abuse Books

1. A List of Cages
Robin Roe
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
2. The Secrets We Keep
Cassie Gustafson
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
3. Breathing Underwater
Alex Flinn
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
4. The Butterfly's Sting
Abbie Harlow
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Extreme Sports
6. Split
Swati Avasthi
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
8. The Last to Let Go
Amber Smith
Included for strong york alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
9. The Art of Breaking Things
Laura Sibson
Included for strong friendship alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
10. The Quiet and the Loud
Helena Fox
Included for strong teens alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Mental Illness for Teens
11. I Stop Somewhere
TE Carter
Included for strong teen alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
12. The Sky Is Mine
Amy Beashel
Included for strong relationships alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
13. All the Fighting Parts
Hannah V. Sawyerr
Included for strong young alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
14. Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Jorjeana Marie, E.K. Johnston
Included for strong friendship alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
15. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
Stephanie Oakes
Included for strong realistic alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
16. The Distance Between Lost and Found
Kathryn Holmes
Included for strong teen alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Runaway Stories
17. Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: YA Survival Stories
18. Stolen
Lucy Christopher
Included for strong human alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: YA Crime Thrillers
19. Chinese Handcuffs
Chris Crutcher
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
20. Still Life With Tornado
A.S. King
Included for strong family alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
21. If You Find Me
Emily Murdoch, Tai Sammons
Included for strong about alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Runaway Stories
22. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Included for strong book club alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: YA Survival Stories
23. The Second Trial
Rosemarie Boll
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
24. To the Bone
Alena Bruzas
Included for strong american alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: US Historical YA
25. Notes From My Captivity
Kathy Parks
Included for strong book club alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: Abuse & Trauma for Teens
26. Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games)
Suzanne Collins, Jefferson White
Included for strong book club alignment with this physical & emotional abuse list.
Shelf signal: YA Survival Stories