10 Best mental health books like Will on the Inside by Andrew Eliopulos

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Will on the Inside

By: Andrew Eliopulos

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"An honest, sophisticated look at the myriad emotions surrounding chronic illness and growing up 'n…

If you liked the mental health plot in Will on the Inside by Andrew Eliopulos , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Slugfest by Gordon Korman

1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
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2. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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3. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
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6. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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7. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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9. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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11. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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12. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

Cover of Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

14. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • disability
  • audiobook
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16. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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19. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Select

By: Christie Matheson

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

One girl and her soccer team take a stand against the bullies who push them too far in this brave, … read more

Similar categories in Christie Matheson's Select book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
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22. Shark Teeth

By: Sherri Winston

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's Shark Teeth book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass

23. Just Shy of Ordinary

By: A.J. Sass

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan, especial… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Just Shy of Ordinary book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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25. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

26. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

27. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton

29. Don't Want to Be Your Monster

By: Deke Moulton

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders. Adam and Vic… read more

Similar categories in Deke Moulton's Don't Want to Be Your Monster book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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30. Will on the Inside

By: Andrew Eliopulos

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"An honest, sophisticated look at the myriad emotions surrounding chronic illness and growing up 'n… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • disability
  • audiobook
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31. World Made of Glass

By: Ami Polonsky

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's World Made of Glass book and Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"I’m not strong,"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"We are dying because we are gay."

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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4.19

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