Navigating Family Dynamics

Starr Carter is the 16-year-old protagonist of "The Hate U Give" who witnesses the death of her best friend, Khalil Harris, at the hands of a police officer.

Eleanor and Park meet at Omaha Central High School, where they are both students.

Hazel and Gus attend The Support Group for Kids with Cancer, where they meet other young people who are also battling cancer.

Simon attends Creekwood High School, where he is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality and his feelings for his classmate, Bram.

Junior Polatkin is the protagonist of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian", who is forced to leave his reservation to attend an all-white high school.

Melinda Sordino is the protagonist of "Speak", who is ostracized by her classmates after she reports a sexual assault.

Clay Jensen is the protagonist of "Thirteen Reasons Why", who receives a series of cassette tapes from his deceased friend, Hannah Baker.

Charlie Kelmeckis is the protagonist of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", who struggles with depression and anxiety.

Miles and Alaska attend Culver Creek Preparatory School, a boarding school in Alabama.

Natasha Kingsley is the protagonist of "The Sun Is Also a Star", who falls in love with a Korean-American boy named Daniel Bae.

Maddy Whittier is the protagonist of "Everything, Everything", who is forced to live in isolation due to a rare genetic disorder.

Officer Darren Wilson is the police officer who shoots Khalil Harris in "The Hate U Give".

Park is a member of The Smiths, a British rock band, in "Eleanor & Park".

Hazel and Gus attend The Support Group for Kids with Cancer, where they meet other young people who are also battling cancer.

Simon creates the website SimonSpeaks.com to come out to his classmates in "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda".