Are You in the House Alone?
by Richard Peck
Young adult · ages 12–16 · grades 7–11 · 820L · 172 pages · 1977
Why we'd hand it over
A frank 1977 YA novel about sexual assault that still lands because Peck trusts teens to handle nuance and doesn't sentimentalize Gail's experience—useful for parents wanting to open that conversation early.