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A quiet, music-infused journey about dropping the burden of perfection and finally learning to speak the truth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Just Listen.
- melancholic
- hopeful
- quiet
- healing
- 01
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.
- 02
That Summer
Sarah Dessen · 1996
A bittersweet, sun-drenched exploration of the summer when childhood ends and the messy reality of growing up begins.
- 03
Audrey, wait!
Robin Benway
A frenetic, sun-drenched joyride through the chaos of accidental fame and teenage romance.
- 04
Hold Still
Nina LaCour
A tender, aching exploration of the quiet spaces left behind by loss, and the slow, messy art of learning to breathe again.
- 05
Girls under pressure (Girls #2)
Jacqueline Wilson · 1998
A fiercely honest, chatty dive into the agonizing mirror-checks and intense friendships of early adolescence.
- 06
What girls are made of
Elana K. Arnold
A raw, blood-and-bone exploration of teenage girlhood that tears down the myth of unconditional love.
- 07
Beautiful girl
Elisabeth Ogilvie
An earnest, angsty exploration of the isolating burden of beauty and the painful sting of being misunderstood.
- 08
Unspeakable
Michelle K. Pickett
A tense, emotionally raw exploration of the suffocating weight of a perfect facade and the terrifying vulnerability of letting someone in.
- 09
Seventeen and in Between
Barthe DeClements · 1984
An earnest, nostalgic journey through the messy intersection of lingering childhood insecurities and the complicated dawn of young adulthood.
- 10
Twisted
Laurie Halse Anderson
A darkly funny, unflinchingly honest dive into the pressure cooker of teenage masculinity and family dysfunction.
- 11
Hate list
Jennifer Brown · 2009
A raw, unflinching exploration of guilt, grief, and the agonizingly slow journey toward self-forgiveness in the wake of unimaginable tragedy.
- 12
Lost and Found
Anne E. Schraff · 2002
A tense, fast-paced urban drama where creeping paranoia gives way to a desperate race to save a fractured family.
