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12 books with a reading profile close to Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. Inward-looking; an easy read.

  1. 1 Saint Anything

    Saint Anything

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Sydney Stanford has spent years living in the shadow of her charismatic older brother, Peyton.

  2. 2 My Heart and Other Black Holes

    My Heart and Other Black Holes

    by Jasmine Warga

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Sixteen-year-old Aysel is a physics enthusiast who believes her depression is a physical weight, a "slug" consuming her from the inside.

  3. 3 I Was Here

    I Was Here

    by Gayle Forman

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    When Cody’s best friend Meg dies by suicide in a lonely motel room, she leaves behind a digital suicide note and a series of encrypted computer files.

  4. 4 The Impossible Knife of Memory

    The Impossible Knife of Memory

    by Laurie Halse Anderson

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    For five years, Hayley Kincain has lived on the road while her father, Andy, drove a truck to escape the flashbacks and night terrors born from his combat tours in Iraq.

  5. 5 Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

    Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

    by Brian L. Weiss

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Brian Weiss, a psychiatrist trained in conventional methods, describes the case of a young patient named Catherine who came to him with anxiety and phobias.

  6. 6 Inside the O'Briens

    Inside the O'Briens

    by Lisa Genova

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Joe O’Brien is a veteran Boston police officer experiencing involuntary tremors and uncharacteristic outbursts of temper.

  7. 7 The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

    The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

    by Bruce D. Perry

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Bruce Perry illustrates how extreme trauma and neglect reshape the physical architecture of the developing human brain.

  8. 8 The Pact

    The Pact

    by Jodi Picoult

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    The story centers on Chris Harte and Emily Gold, lifelong neighbors whose families share nearly every meal and milestone.

  9. 9 Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

    Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

    by Catherine Gildiner

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Catherine Gildiner recounts five singular cases from her twenty-five years as a clinical psychologist, focusing on patients who endured extreme childhood neglect and physical abuse.

  10. 10 The Silver Linings Playbook

    The Silver Linings Playbook

    by Matthew Quick

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Pat Peoples returns to his parents’ home in New Jersey after months in a psychiatric facility.

  11. 11 Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

    Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

    by Christie Tate

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Christie Tate arrives at Dr.

  12. 12 Cut

    Cut

    by Patricia McCormick

    Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

    Callie is a fourteen-year-old girl who has stopped speaking and is sent to Sea Pines, a residential treatment center for troubled girls, where she is being treated for cutting herself.

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