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The Month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
1 in 5 Americans will have a diagnosable disorder like OCD, major depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety, and more. Reading books about these disorders and how they influence people and families can help you understand what it is really like, and maybe, how you can help #BreakTheStigma.
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Teen Books
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Challenger Deep
Neal Shusterman · HarperTeen
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award and Golden Kite Award Winner A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest... |
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Turtles All the Way Down
John Green · Dutton Books
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
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Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her best and most fearless friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides... |
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The rest of us just live here
Patrick Ness · HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
Pages: 317
Format: Print book
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What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work... |
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13 Reasons Why
JAY ASHER · Razorbill
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFeaturing cover art from the upcoming Netflix original series executive produced by Selena Gomez, with exclusive interviews and photos inside! "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying... |
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Mosquitoland
David Arnold · Viking
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover
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"Top-notch" - USA Today
"Illuminating" - Washington Post
"A breath of fresh air" - Entertainment Weekly
"Memorable" - People
I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart... |
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When We Collided
Emery Lord · Bloomsbury, 2016.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Seventeen year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant... |
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Paperweight
Meg Haston · HarperTeen
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In the vein of Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls, this emotionally haunting and beautifully written young adult debut delves into the devastating impact of trauma and loss. Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. In her body. And now in an eating-disorder treatment... |
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Every Last Word
Tamara Ireland Stone · Hyperion, 2015.
Pages: 356
Format: Print book
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New York Times Bestseller |
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Schizo: A novel
Nic Sheff · Speak
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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The fascinating, shocking, and ultimately quite hopeful story of one teen's downward spiral into mental illness by the bestselling author of Tweak.Miles is the ultimate unreliable narrator - a teen recovering from a schizophrenic breakdown who believes he is getting better . . . when... |
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Highly Illogical Behavior
John Corey Whaley · Dial Books
Pages: 249
Format: Print book
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Teen and adult fans of All The Bright Places, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Everything, Everything will adore this quirky story of coming-of-age, coming out, friendship, love...and agoraphobia.
Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn't left the house... |
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Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson · Viking
Pages: 278
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Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder. |
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All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 388
Format: Book
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"A do not miss for fans of Eleanor and Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe."--Justine Magazine
A New York Times bestseller
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
A 2016... |
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When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens
R.N.C. Bev Cobain · Free Spirit Pub; 1 edition
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help. |
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Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
Elena Dunkle · Chronicle Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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As heard on NPR's Diane Rehm Show!
Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle... |
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Freaking Out: Real-life Stories About Anxiety
Polly Wells · Annick Press
Format: Paperback
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When anxiety has you in its grip, it can seem impossible to rationalize your way out of it. That sweaty, gut-clenching, suffocating, racing-heart feeling. That dull, never-ending sense that something's wrong. Anxiety affects millions of young adults. From phobias to compulsiveness... |
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Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain
James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Book
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How it FEELS to have a body that won't stop moving, to be really different from everyone else, to be made fun of every day, to be totally reckless, to never relax, to be shut out of everything, to break FREE and TAKE CONTROL.James Patterson's Against Medical Advice riveted adults... |
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Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias
Sara Latta · Zest Books
Format: Paperback
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Fear is a primal human emotion, and it often does play an important role in keeping us safe from threats. Its part of our evolutionary makeup, after all. But fears can also spiral out of control, and if your perfectly reasonable fear of snakes has metastasized to the point that you run screaming... |
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Girl in Pieces
KATHLEEN GLASGOW · Ember
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
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Fans of Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places will love the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces."A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page." - Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times... |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · MTV Books; Reissue edition
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting... |
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The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien · Broadway; trade edition
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
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One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: Is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The title page refers to the book simply as "a work of fiction," defying the conscientious reader's need to categorize this masterpiece. It is both:... |
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Tween Books
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Some Kind of Happiness
Claire Legrand · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Reality and fantasy collide in this heartfelt and mysterious novel for fans of Counting by 7s and Bridge to Terabithia, about a girl who must save a magical make-believe world in order to save herself.Things Finley Hart doesn't want to talk about: -Her parents, who are having problems.... |
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Lily and Dunkin
Donna Gephart · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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"Gephart has written a story that will speak not just to one specific community, but to humanity as a whole." --VOYA
For readers who enjoyed Wonder and Counting by 7's, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling dual narrative about two remarkable... |
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OCDaniel
Wesley King · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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From the author of Incredible Space Raiders from Space! comes a brand-new coming-of-age story about a boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder - until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything.Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants.... |
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Swing Sideways
Nanci Turner Steveson · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Perfect for fans of Bridge to Terabithia and Walk Two Moons, this debut middle grade novel is the story of two girls and the unforgettable summer in which they learn about true friendship and loss. Annie has been promised a summer of freedom... |
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Finding Audrey
Sophie Kinsella · Ember
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and psychological recovery in a contemporary YA novel sure to inspire and entertain.Audrey wears dark glasses all the time, even in the house. She almost never goes out, doesn't... |
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Under Rose-Tainted Skies
Louise Gornall · Clarion Books
Pages: 326
Format: Print book
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Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can't step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He's sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can't leave the house,... |
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The Science of Breakable Things
Tae Keller · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific method to "save" her mother from depression is sure to take root in readers' hearts!
How do you grow a miracle?
For the record,... |
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Lenore Look · Yearling
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
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Here's the first book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers.
Alvin, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything - elevators, tunnels,... |
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Courage for Beginners
Karen Harrington · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Mysti Murphy wishes she were a character in a book. If her life were fictional, she'd magically know how to deal with the fact that her best friend, Anibal Gomez, has abandoned her in favor of being a "hipster." She'd be able to take care of everyone when... |
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