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Books Like Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins · about this book

Loved Impulse by Ellen Hopkins? If its series, verse novel and young adult hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Girl, Interrupted, Sunrise on the Reaping and What My Bones Know. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Impulse: Series · Verse Novel · Young Adult · Emotional · Teen Protagonist

1. 

   Girl, Interrupted

   Susanna Kaysen

   Self-Harm Content · Suicidal Ideation · Depression · Suicide Content · Teen Protagonist

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense · Emotional

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3. 

   What My Bones Know

   Stephanie Foo

   Therapy Journey · Suicidal Ideation · Depression · Emotional · Trauma Recovery

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4. 

   All in

   Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense · Series

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5. 

   The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

   Stephanie Oakes

   Teen Protagonist · Trauma Recovery · Young Adult · Intense · Emotional

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6. 

   The Midnight Library

   Matt Haig

   Suicidal Ideation · Depression · Suicide Content · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional

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7. 

   Will Grayson, Will Grayson

   John Green, David Levithan

   Depression · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction

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8. 

   New Moon

   Stephenie Meyer

   Depression · Teen Protagonist · Suicidal Ideation · Young Adult · Series

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9. 

   The Wedding People

   Alison Espach

   Suicidal Ideation · Depression · Suicide Content · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional

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10. 

    As Good as Dead

    Holly Jackson

    Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Trauma Recovery · Young Adult · Series

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11. 

    Lirael

    Garth Nix

    Depression · Suicidal Ideation · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Series

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12. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense · Emotional · Series

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13. 

    Rhythm of War

    Brandon Sanderson

    Depression · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma Recovery · Series · Emotional

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14. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional · Trauma Recovery

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15. 

    Children of Blood and Bone

    Tomi Adeyemi

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense · Series

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16. 

    The Loop

    Ben Oliver

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense · Series

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17. 

    Romeo and Juliet

    Shakespeare

    Suicide Content · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · Young Adult

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18. 

    Heart of Flames

    Nicki Pau Preto

    Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Young Adult · Intense · Series

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19. 

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    Jenny Han

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional

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20. 

    Thunderhead

    Neal Shusterman

    Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Intense · Series

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