Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by the powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying — and some deaths are more mysterious than others. In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary housecat named Rusty… Who may yet turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death
  • Bullying

Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter

Deep in the heart of the forest, four Clans of warrior cats coexist in uneasy harmony-but uncertain times are upon them, and dangers threaten the precarious balance of the forest. Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior now, but his troubles are far from over. The cats of rival RiverClan grow restless, while WindClan is weak and faces threats from all sides. Now Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but betrayal from within his own Clan.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Car accident
  • Animal death
  • Bullying

I Will Mend You by Gigi Styx

My worst nightmare finally stepped out of the mirror. And the only man who can save me is a ghost. I’m trapped in a forgotten nightmare with the monster I most fear. The key to my freedom lies behind a wall of memories. Xero’s specter invades my mind, whispering both vengeance and salvation. He insists he’s real, yet I can’t trust my shattered psyche. But as my tormentors draw close, I must rely on the phantom I betrayed for protection—and for revenge. She’s ensnared by darkness, and only I can set her free. To save her, I must become the vengeful spirit she fears. Amethyst’s mind is a maze of terror and confusion. Freeing… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Child & organ trafficking
  • Elder abuse
  • Victim-blaming
  • Rape, dubious consent (‘dubcon’), sexual harassment, & attempted sexual assault
  • Paedophilia, grooming, & child sexual abuse
  • Underage sex work mentioned (secondary character)
  • Gang rape (secondary character)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Hallucinations & memory loss
  • Immolation
  • Abortion (forced) recounted
  • Medical misconduct (medication tampering)
  • Forced feeding
  • Cannibalism & dismemberment
  • Genital mutilation (castration)
  • Murder & murder of a child/infant
  • Graphic torture (on-page)
  • Car accident
  • Poisoning
  • Arson
  • Kidnapping & captivity
  • Imprisonment
  • Stalking & blackmail
  • Bullying & online harassment

I Will Break You by Gigi Styx

My prison pen pal got the electric chair. So how can he sext me from the grave? I see dead people, and not just the men I murdered. I’m in danger of being committed because I can’t tell what’s real from my hallucinations. Everyone thinks I’m crazy when the serial killer I jilted starts haunting my house. He assassinates any man who shows me interest, leaving their body parts under my pillow. During the day, his gaslighting destroys my peace of mind. But at night, he invades my nightmares and makes me crave the depravity. She ghosted me at the altar. Now, I’m aching for revenge. I want to break her, piece by delicious piece. Revel in her… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Teacher-student relationship recounted
  • Victim-blaming
  • Paedophilia, grooming & child sexual abuse recounted
  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Gang rape mentioned (secondary character)
  • Underage sex work mentioned (secondary character)
  • Hallucinations & memory loss
  • Suicide
  • Abortion (forced) & miscarriage recounted
  • Medical misconduct (medication tampering)
  • Dismemberment and desecration of a corpse & grave
  • Genital mutilation (castration)
  • Torture
  • Strangulation
  • Car accident
  • Imprisonment
  • Cults
  • Stalking
  • Bullying, online harassment & doxxing

Context : Depiction of BDSM & kink, including erotophonophilia, sadism, phrogging, collaring, spanking, osteophilia, fear play, mask play, knife play, gun play, and mentions of coprophilia,

Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo

Gabriel Fisher was born an orphan, weighing eighteen pounds and measuring twenty-seven inches long. No one in Lakota, Wisconsin, knows what to make of him. He walks at eight months, communicates with animals, and seems to possess extraordinary athletic talent. But when the older brother who has been caring for him dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout Amish grandparents who disapprove of all the attention and hide him away from the English world. But it’s hard to hide forever when you’re nearly eight feet tall. At seventeen, Gabriel is spotted working in a hay field by the local football coach. What happens… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Incest & child sexual abuse
  • Suicide
  • Miscarriage mentioned
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a mother in childbirth recounted
  • Bullying
  • Animal death

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall, and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Death of a mother mentioned
  • Bullying mentioned

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Homophobia
  • Foster care discussed
  • Rape & sexual assault mentioned
  • Domestic abuse
  • Attempted suicide, suicidal ideation & self-harm
  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Bullying

Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee

Twelve-year-old Haven Jacobs can’t stop thinking about the climate crisis. In fact, her anxiety about the state of the planet is starting to interfere with her schoolwork, her friendships, even her sleep. She can’t stop wondering why grownups aren’t even trying to solve the earth’s problem—and if there’s anything meaningful that she, as a seventh grader, can contribute. When Haven’s social studies teacher urges her to find a specific, manageable way to make a difference to the planet, Haven focuses on… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Anxiety & panic attacks (protagonist)
  • Bullying

Unstuck by Barbara Dee

Lyla is thrilled when her seventh-grade English language arts class begins a daily creative writing project. For the past year, she’s been writing a brilliant fantasy novel in her head, and here’s her chance to get it on paper! The plot to Lyla’s novel is super complicated, with battle scenes and witches and a mysterious one-toed-beast, but at its core, it’s about an overlooked girl who has to rescue her beautiful, highly accomplished older sister. But writing a fantasy novel turns out to be harder than simply imagining one, and pretty soon Lyla finds herself stuck, experiencing a panic she realizes is writer’s block. Part of… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Bullying

Mint to Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

Mint to Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

It’s been eight months since seventeen-year-old Emma left the quaint town of Briar Glen to attend boarding school in New York City. Now, she’s back—and she’s not Her new boyfriend, Sam, has come to visit the most picturesque village in New England during the most magical time of the year. But there’s a chill in the air, and not just because it’s winter. Emma’s best friend, Aiden, isn’t all too happy to see her after she left without so much as a goodbye. He and Emma have known each other since elementary school, and they used to do everything together. They even… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Minor bullying, including an incident where a character is knocked over while ice skating, resulting in a bruised cheek