illness + young adult

4 books tagged both “illness” and “young adult”.

Five Feet Apart

Rachael Lippincott · 2018

Two teens with CF fall in love where six feet keeps alive and five tempts.

2,214-word summary · 10 min read

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness · 2011

A grieving boy is visited at 12:07 by a yew tree monster whose three tales force his hidden truth about his mother's illness.

3,353-word summary · 15 min read

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon · 2015

Maddy, allergic to the world, falls for Olly next door and risks outside to test what is true.

2,045-word summary · 9 min read

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green · 2012

John Green's The Fault in Our Stars: Hazel and Augustus in Amsterdam, the unfinished manuscript, and how the novel handles illness, humor, and dying without…

2,192-word summary · 10 min read