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mental health

Books about mental health for readers of all ages.

Cover of A secret music

A secret music

Susan Doherty Hannaford

Ages 10–16mental healthfamily dynamics

Cover of Mania

Mania

J. R. Johansson

Ages 14–18grief and lossfamily relationships

Cover of A single bead

A single bead

Stephanie Engelman

Ages 10–15faith and spiritualitymental health

Cover of Life in the desert

Life in the desert

Tres Seymour

Ages 14–18emotional growthhigh school life

Cover of Breathless

Breathless

Jessica Warman

Ages 14–18mental healthfamily bonds

Cover of The Perfect Gymnast

The Perfect Gymnast

Michele Martin Bossley

Ages 10–14self-confidenceperfectionism

Cover of Teens with eating disorders

Teens with eating disorders

Gail B. Stewart, Gail Stewart

Ages 13–18health and wellnessmental health

Cover of It's All in Your Head

It's All in Your Head

Rae Earl, Jo Harrison, Radha Modgil

Ages 10–16mental healthself-discovery

Cover of Ceiling Stars (Sidestreets)

Ceiling Stars (Sidestreets)

Sandra Diersch

Ages 11–15friendshipmental health

Cover of The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

Francesca Lia Block

Ages 14–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of The Teenage Guide to Stress

The Teenage Guide to Stress

Nicola Morgan

Ages 12–18stress managementmental health

Cover of A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

Dorothy Lilja Harrison

Ages 9–14hopefaith

Cover of Lemonade sky

Lemonade sky

Jean Ure

Ages 10–14familymental health

Cover of The good, the bad, and the rest of us

The good, the bad, and the rest of us

Evelyn Slaatten

Ages 10–14family liferesilience

Cover of Drowning Anna

Drowning Anna

Sue Mayfield

Ages 13–18bullyingmental health

Cover of King of the pygmies

King of the pygmies

Jonathon Scott Fuqua

Ages 11–15self-discoverymental health

Cover of The yearbook

The yearbook

Carol Masciola Villelabeitia

Ages 13–18loveself-discovery

Cover of Perspectives on Health

Perspectives on Health

Leroy H. Getchell, Grover D. Pippin, Jill W. Varnes

Ages 12–15health and wellnesspersonal responsibility

Cover of Health

Health

B. E. Pruitt, Kathy Teer Crumpler

Ages 15–18health and wellnessnutrition

Cover of Positively Teenage

Positively Teenage

Nicola Morgan

Ages 12–16self-discoveryadolescence

Cover of Everyone feels sad sometimes

Everyone feels sad sometimes

Marcie Aboff

Ages 4–8emotionssadness

Cover of What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck

Dawn Huebner

Ages 7–12mental healthanxiety

Cover of Honk If You Hate Me

Honk If You Hate Me

Deborah Halverson

Ages 13–18self-discoveryidentity

Cover of The things a brother knows

The things a brother knows

Dana Reinhardt

Ages 14–18brotherhoodfamily relationships