Monday, May 18, 2015

May Is Mental Health Month



One in four people, including teens, will suffer from some form of mental illness in their lives. Yet, there is a stigma against talking about mental illness.  This May for Mental Health Month, read one of the following teen novels dealing with mental health issues and discuss it with your friends and family.


Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones
A younger sister has a difficult time adjusting to life after her older sister has a mental breakdown.

Walkaway by Alden R. Carter
Fifteen-year-old Andy, fed up with his alcoholic father and annoying older brother, leaves their northern Wisconsin cabin on his version of a walkabout, leaving his medications to combat depression, anxiety, and delusions behind.

Inside Out by Terry Trueman
A sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia is caught up in the events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.

Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
Graduating from their school's special education program, Quincy and Biddy are placed together in their first independent apartment and discover unexpected things they have in common in the face of past challenges and a harrowing trauma.

Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser
Fourteen-year-old Tara describes how her increasingly strange compulsions begin to take over her life and affect her relationships with her family and friends.


More Books Dealing with Mental Health Issues --
Angel by Cliff McNish
Blind Faith by Ellen Wittlinger
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos
Framed in Fire by David Patneaude
I Will Save You by Matt de la Pena
The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin
Pictures in the Dark by Patricia McCord
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen
Wild Roses by Deb Caletti
Without Tess by Mercella Pixley



Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through June 5, 2015.

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