Top Ten Tuesday: Let's Talk About the Tough Stuff

The Broke and the Bookish hosts this weekly feature. Come join the fun by answering the prompt and linking up! 

This week's prompt: Top Ten Books Dealing with Tough Subjects

Wowsers--what a topic but it is so important! I am a huge advocate of having books that deal with the tough situations that we can find ourselves in at some point in our life or to read about if someone we know is going through it. The list is split with six I have read prior to today and four more that I know would work for this topic (three of which are on my TBR list). 

Here are my Top Ten Books Dealing with Tough Subjects:

 

1) Speak by Laurie Anderson--this is one of the most amazing books I have read. I highly recommend it.

2) Wintergirls by Laurie Anderson--eating disorders presented like I have never read before

 

3) Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally--abortion and how the choices we make can effect us in ways we did not know

4)13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher--suicide; this one is on my list of TBR this year. I need to eek this one into my rotation soon.

 

5) Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally--not as much as the others above but it does present an inappropriate relationship which I feel can easily happen or perhaps even some teens fantasize about at some point during middle/high school.

6) DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger--body image, self image, using sex as a means of feeling better about yourself; If you have not read it--do! 

 

Two I have not read, but are on my massive TBR list:

7) The List by Siobhan Vivian--the stark reality of being rated and judged by your peers; self image; eating disorders

8)Just Listen by Sarah Dessen--rape; losing friendships

 

9) Gym Candy by Carl Deuker--steroid use to bulk up for sports

10) A Child Called It by Dave Peltzer--child abuse enough said. I have tried several times, just not something I want to read at this time and honestly, I probably never will unless my daughter wants to read it someday.

I admit this was a harder list for me to write today. Perhaps it is because I am not in the right frame of mind to think of other books. I am sure there are some books that I am leaving off my list--I will have to carve out time to go see this week. :)