Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Social & Family Issues > Suicide
Monthly median sales (top 30)
$279
The median book price
$9.99
Bestseller's daily sales
7
50th book's daily sales
1
Average number of pages per book
337
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
No
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New releases
Self published
Matching KDP categories
juvenile > fiction > social issues > suicide
91.29%
juvenile > nonfiction > social issues > suicide
73.03%
juvenile > fiction > social issues > violence
73.03%
juvenile > fiction > social issues > strangers
73.03%
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Best selling keywords
Median title & subtitle length is 4 words:
- Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
- Dear Mom, I'm sorry
- Dear Evan Hansen: THE NOVEL
- Until the Ribbon Breaks
- What He Didn't Tell Me
- Indie success
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35%
- Volatility
- New releases
- KDP Select
95%
0%
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Front-page bestsellers:
Book title | Author | Publisher | Absolute rank | Monthly sales volume | Price | Amazon stars | Amazon reviews | |
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1 | By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead | Julie Anne Peters | Self published | N/A | $246 | $8.79 | 630 | |
2 | Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls | Lynn Weingarten | Self published | N/A | $264 | $9.44 | 1,255 | |
3 | Tease | Amanda Maciel | Self published | N/A | $279 | $9.99 | 302 | |
4 | Suicide Notes | Michael Thomas Ford | Self published | 22,719 | $1,958 | $9.99 | 2,705 | |
5 | Suicide Notes | Michael Thomas Ford | HarperAudio | 29,273 | $2,424 | $17.32 | 2,705 | |
6 | Dear Mom, I'm sorry | Mary O'Hora | Self published | 29,574 | $978 | $6.99 | 149 | |
7 | Dear Evan Hansen: THE NOVEL | Val Emmich | An unpredictable and endearing take on some classic themes.― | 33,464 | $1,076 | $7.69 | 7,076 | |
8 | My Heart and Other Black Holes | Jasmine Warga | Balzer + Bray; Reprint edition | 43,921 | $923 | $10.99 | 3,299 | |
9 | Secrets We Keep: Dark High School Romance (Thistle Cove Book 1) | Angel Lawson | (December 9, 2019) | 54,672 | $223 | $3.99 | 598 | |
10 | Until the Ribbon Breaks | E.K. Blair | Self published | 57,977 | $111 | $3.99 | 206 | |
11 | What He Didn't Tell Me | Jenny Lynne | Self published | 67,656 | $279 | $9.99 | 105 | |
12 | They Didn't Know | Pam Eaton | Cooper Ave Press | 70,024 | $111 | $3.99 | 101 | |
13 | The Sharp Edge of Silence | Cameron Kelly Rosenblum | Quill Tree Books | 82,726 | $559 | $19.99 | 39 | |
14 | All the Bright Places | Jennifer Niven | Ember | 99,459 | $251 | $8.99 | 21,439 | |
15 | Thirteen Reasons Why | Jay Asher | Razorbill; Reprint edition | 101,740 | $251 | $8.99 | 27,769 |
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
Julie Anne Peters
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
Lynn Weingarten
Tease
Amanda Maciel
If you gulped through reading or streaming 13 Reasons Why, Tease is the book for you.Provocative, unforgettable, and inspired by real-life incidents, Amanda Maciel's highly acclaimed debut novel Tease is the story of a teenage girl who faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide. With its powerful narrative, unconventional point of view, and strong anti-bullying theme, this coming-of-age story offers smart, insightful, and nuanced views on high school society, toxic friendships, and family relationships.Emma Putnam is dead, and it's all Sara Wharton's fault. At least, that's what everyone seems to think. Sara, along with her best friend and three other classmates, has been criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma's shocking suicide. Now Sara is the one who's ostracized, already guilty according to her peers, the community, and the media. In the summer before her senior year, in between meetings with lawyers and a court-recommended therapist, Sara is forced to reflect on the events that brought her to this moment—and ultimately consider her own role in an undeniable tragedy.And she'll have to find a way to move forward, even when it feels like her own life is over. Read more
Suicide Notes
Michael Thomas Ford
An unforgettable coming of age novel for fans of 13 Reasons Why, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year’s Day to find himself in the hospital—specifically, in the psychiatric ward.Despite the bandages on his wrists, he’s positive this is all some huge mistake. Jeff is perfectly fine, perfectly normal; not like the other kids in the hospital with him.But over the course of the next forty-five days, Jeff begins to understand why he ended up here—and realizes he has more in common with the other kids than he thought.“With a sprinkling of dark humor and a full measure of humanness, Suicide Notes is quirky, surprising, and a riveting read.” —Ellen Hopkins, author of The You I’ve Never Known and Love Lies Beneath“Like the very best teen novels, Suicide Notes is both classic and edgy, timeless and provocative.” —Brent Hartinger, author of Geography Club“Makes a powerful emotional impact.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Jeff’s wit and self-discovery are refreshing, poignant, and, at times, laugh-out-loud funny.” —School Library Journal Read more
Suicide Notes
Michael Thomas Ford
An unforgettable coming of age novel for fans of 13 Reasons Why, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year’s Day to find himself in the hospital—specifically, in the psychiatric ward.Despite the bandages on his wrists, he’s positive this is all some huge mistake. Jeff is perfectly fine, perfectly normal; not like the other kids in the hospital with him.But over the course of the next forty-five days, Jeff begins to understand why he ended up here—and realizes he has more in common with the other kids than he thought.“With a sprinkling of dark humor and a full measure of humanness, Suicide Notes is quirky, surprising, and a riveting read.” —Ellen Hopkins, author of The You I’ve Never Known and Love Lies Beneath“Like the very best teen novels, Suicide Notes is both classic and edgy, timeless and provocative.” —Brent Hartinger, author of Geography Club“Makes a powerful emotional impact.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Jeff’s wit and self-discovery are refreshing, poignant, and, at times, laugh-out-loud funny.” —School Library JournalSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Read more
Dear Mom, I'm sorry
Mary O'Hora
Foreword from Author - Dear Mom, I'm sorry, is a fictional end of life journal from a 15 year old girl to her mom. Certain content and subjects throughout the story may be distressing to readers. TW: suicide, mental health.Dear Mom,I grabbed this pad to write you a final goodbye.Out of all the things in the world I am 100% certain of, your love for me is top of that list. You have loved me since the day I was born, and only ever wanted the best for me. Unfortunately, you can’t possibly understand what it’s like to live in my body and to be stuck with these broken feelings. I am certain that if you understood how truly difficult is for me, you would let me go. You would grant me your blessing, and I would never need to wake up to another day of suffering.So, that’s what I intend to do. Write in this journal until I feel you can appreciate how hard life is for me. Sharing my despair and fears with you until I am convinced, you won’t want to read anymore. Unveiling my lies until you are finally ready to say goodbye.If you’re reading this, I’m already gone. Maybe it’s just days since or perhaps it’s weeks but I trust you might eventually come to terms with the truth, that this was my choice. If I could have done things differently, I would have. I hope that this truth, no matter how difficult it is to read, will set you free.I love you, Mom.Chelsiex o x Read more
Dear Evan Hansen: THE NOVEL
Val Emmich
From the show's creators comes the groundbreaking, bestselling novel inspired by the hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen and soon to be a major motion picture! Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why... When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's griefover the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore– even to the girl of his dreams. And Connor Murphy's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend.As Evan gets pulled deeper into their swirl of anger, regret, and confusion, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be? No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. And a website. He's confident. He's a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. Until everything is in danger of unraveling and he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation. Read more
My Heart and Other Black Holes
Jasmine Warga
A stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution—Roman, a teenage boy who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner.Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together. Read more
Small towns carry dark secrets, it wasn't until my best friend went missing that I discovered exactly how dark. Three years have passed since a vicious prank tore apart my group of friends.Three years since Finn Holloway, football star and the boy next door, broke my heart by choosing my best friend over me.Three years since Ezra Baxter turned to crime; selling drugs and being chased by the law.Three years since Ozzy Drake became isolated and lost.One night changes everything, brings us together and forces us to face our past and future.When the secrets of Thistle Cove start to unravel, revealing a dark twisted world of the taboo; arranged relationships filled with sugar daddies, sugar babies, sex, power, money, and control. I’m instantly sucked in, wanting to know more. Wanting to know why.What lines am I willing to cross to uncover the truth and will the boys come with me?Thistle Cove is a four-part, why choose, dark romantic thriller by best selling author, Angel Lawson. Read more
Until the Ribbon Breaks
E.K. Blair
*Note: Be advised that "Until the Ribbon Breaks" contains sensitive topics including: substance abuse, suicide, and mental illness. Some scenes may be triggering.This is an unflinching and heartbreaking portrait of adolescents with mental illness and the effects it has on the people surrounding them.Being locked up in a juvenile mental health facility was the last place Harlow thought she’d be spending the summer before her senior year of high school. Battling with massive depressive disorder and a past suicide attempt, one wouldn’t think things could get much worse, that is, until Hopewell’s newest patient arrives—Sebastian. Popular, arrogant, and the one person Harlow despises the most at school; it couldn’t possibly get any worse, could it?With nowhere to hide, Harlow is forced to come face to face with her deepest insecurities—insecurities that will pave the way for her to forge an unforeseen friendship with Sebastian. Together, they learn to lean on each other in order to find the strength to drop their walls and see each other’s truths.But it’s when they leave Hopewell and return home that life becomes even more complicated and lines begin to blur. Stripped of all their safeguards that Hopewell provided and thrusted back into their lives, the two of them must rely on each other as they navigate through their senior year. Read more
What He Didn't Tell Me
Jenny Lynne
Powerful. Poignant. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.Erin had a perfect twenty-fifth birthday ... until a terrible accident turned it into a nightmare. Now, she is drowning in a sea of grief, and it feels like there is no escape. In a desperate effort to survive, she travels to Los Angeles, her favorite place in the world, to search for a sign that life is still worth living.When Erin meets Ben in a coffee shop, she can't help but be drawn to him. Soon, they are exploring Los Angeles together, sharing stories of their painful pasts, and bonding more deeply than Erin ever thought possible.But Ben is hiding a horrible secret. A secret he won't tell her.If you're looking for a captivating emotional read with riveting suspense, clean romance, and a jaw-dropping twist that will take your breath away, don't miss this fast-paced standalone novella that will completely shatter your heart before putting it back together again!**Start reading What He Didn't Tell Me for free right now! Scroll up and click on "Read sample" below the book cover.**What readers are saying about WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL ME:"Hit me right in the feels, such a great twist and ending. Made me cry!!" -- Halie, Goodreads ★★★★★"WOW! I loved it!! The ending had me clutching my chest with tears in my eyes. You need to read this. 5 stars!" -- Deleah, Goodreads ★★★★★"This book broke me. I'd sell my soul to read it again for the first time!" -- Shillon, Goodreads ★★★★★ Read more
They Didn't Know
Pam Eaton
How long can you pretend to be okay? And when do you start fighting for yourself?Over a year ago the life Victoria (Tori) Adams had vanished. The cheerleader, the happy daughter, the extrovert—they all disappeared the night Tori attempted suicide. In an effort to save her, her parents moved her from the dry deserts of Arizona to a small coastal town in Connecticut. Now she’s standing on a frozen, desolate beach, constantly afraid to say the wrong thing to her mom, hiding the dark thoughts that plague her mind, and fighting to stay.When Tori discovers a secret room in her new house and its connection to the slightly-annoying-but-definitely-cute Nick Janus from auto shop class, she’s stuck between a painful past and torturous present. But as time passes and relationships deepen, Tori realizes that even though she’s still alive, she has a lot to learn about living.They Didn’t Know is a gripping, coming of age YA novel that deals with life after attempted suicide. Read more
The Sharp Edge of Silence
Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Tradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything.WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS?This is the question all Lycroft applicants want to be asked. It means they’ve been accepted to one of the most prestigious private high schools in the nation.Over 150 years is plenty of time for traditions to bake into the campus’s bricks and ivy. Ceremonies. Athletic rivalries. Secret societies. Pranks taken too far. But navigating it all will make Charlotte (perfect, straight-A student), Max (scholarship kid and STEM whiz), and Quinn (artist, dreamer, Lycroft legacy) question all they thought they knew about themselves…and the school.Especially when Quinn’s sexual assault becomes public and implicates one of the top-tier athletes on campus.Told in alternating perspectives, this gripping, fast-paced narrative is perfect for readers looking for their next empowering #MeToo read. Read more
All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven
NOW A NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ELLE FANNING AND JUSTICE SMITH! The New York Times bestselling love story about two teens who find each other while standing on the edge. And don’t miss Take Me with You When You Go, Jennifer Niven’s highly anticipated new book with bestselling author David Levithan! Theodore Finch is fascinated by death. Every day he thinks of ways he might kill himself, but every day he also searches for—and manages to find—something to keep him here, and alive, and awake. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her small Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school—six stories above the ground— it’s unclear who saves whom. Soon it’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. . . . “A do-not-miss for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe.” —Justine Magazine “At the heart—a big one—of All the Bright Places lies a charming love story about this unlikely and endearing pair of broken teenagers.” —The New York Times Book Review “A heart-rending, stylish love story.” —The Wall Street Journal “A complex love story that will bring all the feels.” —Seventeen Magazine “Impressively layered, lived-in, and real.” —Buzzfeed Read more
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** “Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” —Chicago Tribune “A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” —The New York Times “Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered” You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It’s free and confidential. Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info. Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com. Read more
Vengeance: The Complete Series. Read the international bestselling trilogy now, with bonus content, deleted scenes and extended epilogue.What you’re about to witness comes from a dark place. It’s taken a lot of planning, but you should know that every single thing I’m about to do is deserved. More than deserved, it’s owed, tenfold. Nothing I could do to these people will ever be enough to get even.Charlotte McLintock has a new identity and a new look as Raven Deighton. She needs it so that she can infiltrate the elite private school that’s covering up her twin’s death. They claimed it was suicide, but she knows better.Her plan’s been almost two years in the making. What started off as a desire to know the truth has turned into a burning compulsion for vengeance. However, she soon finds that life at Westchester Preparatory Academy’s not what she expected and that everyone’s hiding secrets - even the four hot guys she’s rapidly falling for.Her one mission is to uncover the truth about what happened to Lizzie so that she can make everyone involved pay, and she’s not about to let anyone or anything - even her own torturous heart- stop her from burning them all to the ground.***WARNING***This why choose dark romance series carries an 18+ warning. It contains hot guys, foul language and triggering scenes, including some graphic physical bullying, and suicide, depression and sexual assault triggers. I would love for you to read this series, but please be aware that it comes with a warning. Read more
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come
Jen St. Jude
We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world-and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold.Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression. But on the morning Avery plans to jump into the river near her college campus, the world discovers there are only nine days left to live: an asteroid is headed for Earth, and no one can stop it.Trying to spare her family and Cass additional pain, Avery does her best to make it through just nine more days. As time runs out and secrets slowly come to light, Avery would do anything to save the ones she loves. But most importantly, she learns to save herself. Speak her truth. Seek the support she needs. Find hope again in the tomorrows she has left.If Tomorrow Doesn't Come is a celebration of queer love, a gripping speculative narrative, and an urgent, conversation-starting book about depression, mental health, and shame. Read more
Rumble
Ellen Hopkins
Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this “strong and worthy” (Kirkus Reviews) novel.Matthew Turner knows it doesn’t get better. His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matt’s friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matt—on the brink of suicide—Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Matt’s family is falling apart. No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, there’s no way Matt’s letting those he blames off the hook—including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common. With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a powerful story that examines the value of forgiveness and reconciliation. Read more
Rumble
Ellen Hopkins
Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this “strong and worthy” (Kirkus Reviews) novel.Matthew Turner knows it doesn’t get better. His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matt’s friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matt—on the brink of suicide—Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Matt’s family is falling apart. No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, there’s no way Matt’s letting those he blames off the hook—including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common. With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a powerful story that examines the value of forgiveness and reconciliation. Read more
Dear Evan Hansen: THE NOVEL
Val Emmich
From the show's creators comes the groundbreaking, bestselling novel inspired by the hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen and soon to be a major motion picture! Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why... When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's griefover the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore- even to the girl of his dreams. And Connor Murphy's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend.As Evan gets pulled deeper into their swirl of anger, regret, and confusion, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be? No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. And a website. He's confident. He's a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. Until everything is in danger of unraveling and he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation. Read more