7 must-read mental health books like Sync by Ellen Hopkins

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Sync

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a…

If you liked the mental health plot in Sync by Ellen Hopkins , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Make Me a Liar

By: Melissa Landers

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Veronica Mars gets a fantastical twist in this novel about a girl with a transferrable consciousnes… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Landers's Make Me a Liar book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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3. sun memos

By: Ziggy Alberts

4.03

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

sun memos is the second self-published poetry book by platinum ARIA accredited, Australian singer-s… read more

Similar categories in Ziggy Alberts's sun memos book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • poetry
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4. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. The Debutantes

By: Olivia Worley

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Jessica Goodman meets The Agathas in this taut, twisty YA thriller set in the glittering world of M… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Worley's The Debutantes book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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8. One House Left

By: Vincent Ralph

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

R.L. Stine meets Urban Legend in the next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Vincent Ralph's One House Left book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. There Is a Door in This Darkness

By: Kristin Cashore

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's There Is a Door in This Darkness book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. Under the Surface

By: Diana Urban

4.10

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping … read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's Under the Surface book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Stay Dead

By: April Henry

3.86

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author April Henry delivers a thrilling murder mystery featuring a teen… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Stay Dead book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Sync

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Sync book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • animals
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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13. Ariel Crashes a Train

By: Olivia A. Cole

3.99

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w… read more

Similar categories in Olivia A. Cole's Ariel Crashes a Train book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ d…"

-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train

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14. When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more

Similar categories in Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

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15. The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1)

By: Ransom Riggs

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new fantasy series from Ransom Riggs, his first since introducing the #1 globa… read more

Similar categories in Ransom Riggs's The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, #1) book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Break to You

By: Neal Shusterman

3.64

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young a… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Break to You book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Dispatches from Parts Unknown

By: Bryan Bliss

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Julie knows it’s unusual that a professional wrestler runs a constant commentary on her life that o… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Bliss's Dispatches from Parts Unknown book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
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20. The Color of a Lie

By: Kim Johnson

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's The Color of a Lie book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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22. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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23. When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary

By: Alice Hoffman

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
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24. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
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25. Everything We Never Had

By: Randy Ribay

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more

Similar categories in Randy Ribay's Everything We Never Had book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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26. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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27. The Glass Girl

By: Kathleen Glasgow

4.39

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Glasgow's The Glass Girl book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Pearl

By: Sherri L. Smith

3.94

Format: None pages, None

In a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith an… read more

Similar categories in Sherri L. Smith's Pearl book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
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29. Libertad

By: Bessie Flores Zaldivar

4.67

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election, about a young poet d… read more

Similar categories in Bessie Flores Zaldivar's Libertad book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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30. To the Bone

By: Alena Bruzas

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This moving and tragic love story is also a starkly honest look at Colonial America, set during the… read more

Similar categories in Alena Bruzas's To the Bone book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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31. Pick the Lock

By: A.S. King

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Pick the Lock book and Ellen Hopkins's Sync

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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John Schu

4.55

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Jas Hammonds

4.16

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The Debutantes

Olivia Worley

3.81

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On the Bright Side

Anna Sortino

4.20

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The Stranger at the Wedding

A.E. Gauntlett

3.32

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

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Olivia Worley

3.81

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Josh Winning

3.69

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