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Teen Top Ten: Mental Health Awareness Reads |
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Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
In this powerful collection of prose, verse, and graphics, all of which defy mental health stereotypes, 16 authors introduce an unforgettable cast of characters who remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn't mean you're defined by it.
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Girl on the Line
by Faith Gardner
Journey hadn't planned for a future, but when her suicide attempt fails she finds the life she never meant to live challenging in more ways than before: her parents don't trust her, her friends have moved on for their own good, her bipolar disorder is overwhelming. At odds with herself and lacking concrete goals, she begins volunteering at a local helpline, where she finds a community as strong yet broken as she is.
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The Dark Matter of Mona Starr
by Laura Lee Gulledge
A graphic-novel depiction of the inner life of a teen with depression follows the experiences of Mona Starr, who learns how to manage profound feelings of unworthiness through therapy, art, writing and the support of a few good friends.
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In Limbo
by Deb J. J. Lee
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn’t perfect. Her teachers can’t pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes―especially her eyes―feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health plummeting, resulting in a suicide attempt. But Deb is resilient and slowly heals with the help of art and self-care, guiding her to a deeper understanding of her heritage and herself. It's a cross section of the Korean-American diaspora and mental health, a moving and powerful read.
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One in a Million
by Claire Lordon
Something is wrong with Claire, but she doesn't know what. Nobody does, not even her doctors. All she wants is to return to her happy and athletic teenage self. But her accumulating symptoms--chronic fatigue, pounding headaches, weight gain--hint that there's something not right inside Claire's body. Claire's high school experience becomes filled with MRIs, visits to the Mayo Clinic, and multiple surgeries to remove a brain tumor. But even in her most difficult moments battling chronic illness, Claire manages to find solace in her family, her closest friends, and her art.
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We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBride
When hospitalized for her clinical depression, Whimsy connects with a boy named Faerry, who also suffers from the traumatic loss of a sibling, and together they work to unearth buried memories and battle the fantastical physical embodiment of their depression.
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Find Your Fierce: How to Put Social Anxiety in Its Place
by Jacqueline Sperling
Social anxiety is tough, but teens don't have to figure it out alone. This empowering book walks through strategies that work. From practicing mindfulness to relaxing their bodies, readers can train their brains to help them gradually get back to doing more of what they love to do. These tools will help teens manage anxiety in the future and keep it from managing them. This book uses evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy to give teens a toolkit to help kids overcome their anxiety and move toward becoming their bravest, fiercest selves.
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Chaos Theory
by Nic Stone
A senior at Windward Academy, Shelbi, who has a diagnosed mental illness, keeps to herself until she forms a connection with Andy Criddle, who is battling addiction, but the closer they get, the more the past threatens to pull them apart.
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