8 Top mental health books like I Am Not Alone by Francisco X. Stork

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I Am Not Alone

By: Francisco X. Stork

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in …

If you liked the mental health plot in I Am Not Alone by Francisco X. Stork , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Spin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.25

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The Song of Achilles and Circe get a sapphic, young adult twist in this gorgeously lush, feminist r… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Spin book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
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4. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
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5. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • jewish
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6. A Long Stretch of Bad Days

By: Mindy McGinnis

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's A Long Stretch of Bad Days book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"

-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days

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7. The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Blackwoods book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. 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 Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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10. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
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12. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

By: Jen Ferguson

4.05

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful stor… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's The Summer of Bitter and Sweet book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Invisible Son

By: Kim Johnson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's Invisible Son book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
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15. 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 Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
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16. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-n… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Funeral Songs for Dying Girls book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Sugar Town Queens

By: Malla Nunn

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From LA Times Book Prize Award Winner and Edgar Award Nominee Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait … read more

Similar categories in Malla Nunn's Sugar Town Queens book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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19. Gather

By: Kenneth M. Cadow

4.43

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Enter the Body

By: Joy McCullough

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Enter the Body book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Broken people can be loved."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"The telling of stories holds back the weight of time."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Each considers how these acts of violence against their bodies were acceptable to the world, while their desires were not."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Not all stories can be told. Some are so dark and twisted, their telling would undo the world. But just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean Lavinia can't share who she is, what she's been through,…"

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

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22. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • jewish
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23. Perfectly Parvin (Perfectly Parvin, #1)

By: Olivia Abtahi

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Abtahi's Perfectly Parvin (Perfectly Parvin, #1) book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. I Am Not Alone

By: Francisco X. Stork

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in … read more

Similar categories in Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • jewish
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
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26. All You Have to Do

By: Autumn Allen

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Powerful, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a grippin… read more

Similar categories in Autumn Allen's All You Have to Do book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Pretending that race isn't a thing anymore is actually another way of being racist."

-Autumn Allen, All You Have to Do

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27. Into the Light

By: Mark Oshiro

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

When you're like me, you have to lie. It’s been one year since Manny was cast out of his family … read more

Similar categories in Mark Oshiro's Into the Light book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. The 9:09 Project

By: Mark H. Parsons

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful exploration about finding oneself, learning to hope after loss, and recognizing the r… read more

Similar categories in Mark H. Parsons's The 9:09 Project book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. The Minus-One Club

By: Kekla Magoon

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Minus-One Club book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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31. Good as Gold

By: Candace Buford

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Netflix's Outer Banks will devour this contemporary YA novel with a propulsive mystery abou… read more

Similar categories in Candace Buford's Good as Gold book and Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • thriller

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