Books like Controlled by Patrick Jones

Explore how embracing vulnerability, courage, compassion, and connection can lead to authentic self‑acceptance and wholehearted living.

Codependent No More shows how losing yourself in another’s drama can create life‑shattering codependency, and offers clear, practical tools for breaking those patterns and reclaiming self‑care and happiness.

A young woman must uncover the secrets of her family and loved ones to prevent the end of the world in an exciting fantasy story.

Charlie, a 13-year-old girl, discovers her identical twin sister, Sammie, getting caught cheating on a test by her popular friend Lauren.

When Brian attains his goal of being a starter on the Troy, Ohio, Central High Trojan football team, as was his father, he enjoys new privileges but is exposed to terrible behavior that adults tolerate because "boys will be boys."

A groundbreaking exploration of intimacy in intimate relationships for couples and families.

Alice starts 11th grade, shatters her “good girl” reputation, and grapples with risk, first love, and self‑image.

A book full of humorous stories about a creature that mixes the appearance and personality of Chewbacca from Star Wars and Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series, helping children learn about caring for their mixed-up friend and facing social issues and adolescence in a humorous way.

Fifteen‑year‑old Scarlett navigates school life, a budding friendship with a theatrical agent, and her family’s entertainment ties while adjusting to a breakup and a new, bustling high school environment.

Teenager Johanna’s life pivots when she falls for troubled Paul, setting her future and self‑image into turmoil.

A football player's graduation night transforms into a nightmare after he accidentally hits a girl with a drunken friend, forcing him to confront his dark past and the impact it has had on his family and friends.

Mattie reconnects with her school friends after deciding to leave her self-imposed isolation.

Sophomores and Other Oxymorons follows high schooler Scott Hudson as he navigates a new baby brother and the trials of sophomore year, balancing friendship, family, and self‑confidence in a relatable Pennsylvania setting.

In her powerful new book, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them. When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she'd been told about herself and the habits and defenses she'd developed over years of trying to meet others' expectations. The values she and so many other women had learned in girlhood did not prioritize their personal safety, happiness, or freedom, and she set out to reframe those values and beliefs. Blending investigative reporting, memoir, and scholarship, Febos charts how she and others like her have reimagined relationships and made room for the anger, grief, power, and pleasure women have long been taught to deny. Written with Febos' characteristic precision, lyricism, and insight, Girlhood is a philosophical treatise, an anthem for women, and a searing study of the transitions into and away from girlhood, toward a chosen self.