If you loved
Books like Glass
A frantic, free-verse freefall into the devastating illusion of control. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Glass.
- claustrophobic
- frantic
- bleak
- spiraling
- 01
Crank
Ellen Hopkins
A visceral, free-falling descent into addiction told through sharp, breathless verse that refuses to look away.
- 02
Fallout
Ellen Hopkins
A raw, rhythmic exploration of the generational wreckage left behind by addiction, told through fractured, urgent poetry.
- 03
Tweak
Nic Sheff
A raw, unflinching descent into the chaos of addiction that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go until a final, fragile glimmer of hope.
- 04
Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
A raw, visceral descent into the aftermath of trauma that slowly pieces itself back together into a mosaic of fragile hope.
- 05
You'd Be Home Now
Kathleen Glasgow
A raw, deeply empathetic exploration of the collateral damage of addiction and the quiet struggle of finding your own voice in a loud family.
- 06
Shattering Glass
Gail Giles · 2002
A chilling, dread-soaked descent into the toxic, manipulative underbelly of high school popularity where a cruel social experiment spirals into inevitable tragedy.
- 07
That was then, this is now
S. E. Hinton · 1971
A raw, street-level elegy for a boyhood friendship fracturing under the weight of growing up.
- 08
Monster
Christopher Pike
A pulpy, paranoid descent into supernatural terror that starts with a bang and spirals into ancient, hungry darkness.
- 09
Gabi, a girl in pieces
Isabel Quintero
An unflinchingly honest and intimate chronicle of a turbulent senior year, where poetry becomes the anchor amidst family chaos and growing pains.
- 10
The blue mirror
Kathe Koja · 2004
A haunting, lyrical descent into the intoxicating and dangerous gravity of a toxic first love.
- 11
Junk
Melvin Burgess
A polyphonic, unflinching descent into the intoxicating highs and devastating lows of teenage rebellion and addiction.
- 12
Lock and Key
Sarah Dessen · 2008
A tender, character-driven journey about a fiercely guarded girl discovering that letting people in is the bravest thing she can do.
