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Sexual Abuse Books

Evidence-led sexual abuse selections grounded in young adult fiction signal quality, reader intent fit, and cross-source metadata agreement.

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1. The Secrets We Keep
Cassie Gustafson
Fits this list for its focus on abuse and sexual.
2. How Girls Are Made
Mindy McGinnis
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
3. The Way I Used to Be
Amber Smith
Included for strong high alignment with this sexual abuse list.
4. Ever Since
Alena Bruzas
Included for strong teen alignment with this sexual abuse list.
5. After the Ink Dries
Cassie Gustafson, Emma Vieceli
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this sexual abuse list.
6. Fighting Words
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Fits this list for its focus on abuse and sexual.
7. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf
Hayley Krischer
Included for strong mental alignment with this sexual abuse list.
8. All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir
Included for strong book club alignment with this sexual abuse list.
9. I Stop Somewhere
T.E. Carter
Included for strong teen alignment with this sexual abuse list.
10. The Way I Am Now
Amber Smith
Included for strong about alignment with this sexual abuse list.
11. The Art of Breaking Things
Laura Sibson
Included for strong friendship alignment with this sexual abuse list.
12. Split
Swati Avasthi
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
13. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
Included for strong teens alignment with this sexual abuse list.
14. The Problem With Forever
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Included for strong love alignment with this sexual abuse list.
15. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
Julie Anne Peters
Included for strong romance alignment with this sexual abuse list.
16. Exit, Pursued by a Bear
E.K. Johnston
Included for strong friendship alignment with this sexual abuse list.
17. The Sky Is Mine
Amy Beashel
Included for strong education alignment with this sexual abuse list.
18. This Is Where It Ends
Marieke Nijkamp
Included for strong young alignment with this sexual abuse list.
19. A List of Cages
Robin Roe
Fits this list for its focus on abuse.
20. All the Fighting Parts
Hannah V. Sawyerr
Fits this list for its focus on sexual.
21. The Last to Let Go
Amber Smith
Included for strong york alignment with this sexual abuse list.
22. After
Amy Efaw
Fits this list for its focus on abuse and sexual.
23. A Heart in a Body in the World
Deb Caletti
Included for strong award alignment with this sexual abuse list.
24. It Happened to Nancy
Beatrice Sparks
Fits this list for its focus on abuse and sexual.

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