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mental illness

Books about mental illness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Scowler

Scowler

Daniel Kraus

Ages 14–18mental illnessfamily trauma

Cover of Searching for Ezekiel

Searching for Ezekiel

Ann Haywood Leal

Ages 10–14familymental illness

Cover of The keeper

The keeper

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ages 10–15familymental illness

Cover of SHELL LADY'S DAUGHTER (Fawcett Juniper Book)

SHELL LADY'S DAUGHTER (Fawcett Juniper Book)

C.S. Adler

Ages 10–14family relationshipsmental illness

Cover of Gulf

Gulf

Robert Westall

Ages 13–18brothersfamily

Cover of My beautiful failure

My beautiful failure

Janet Ruth Young

Ages 13–18mental illnessfamily relationships

Cover of Notes for another life

Notes for another life

Sue Ellen Bridgers

Ages 13–18familymental illness

Cover of Crazy music

Crazy music

Han Nolan

Ages 12–18family relationshipsmental illness

Cover of Riding invisible

Riding invisible

Sandra Alonzo

Ages 12–16family bondsmental illness

Cover of Scowler

Scowler

Daniel Kraus

Ages 14–18family conflictmental illness

Cover of Freaks like us

Freaks like us

Susan Vaught

Ages 13–18mental illnessself-acceptance

Cover of Stop Pretending

Stop Pretending

Sonya Sones

Ages 12–18familymental illness

Cover of Oblivion

Oblivion

Sasha Dawn

Ages 13–18mental illnessself-discovery

Cover of I never promised you a rose garden

I never promised you a rose garden

Joanne Greenberg

Ages 14–18mental illnessself-discovery

Cover of Or Give Me Death

Or Give Me Death

Ann Rinaldi

Ages 12–16family conflictmental illness

Cover of The museum of intangible things

The museum of intangible things

Wendy Wunder

Ages 14–18friendshipmental illness

Cover of Where the watermelons grow

Where the watermelons grow

Cindy Baldwin

Ages 10–15mental illnessfamily relationships

Cover of Charm and Strange

Charm and Strange

Stephanie Kuehn

Ages 15–18traumamental illness

Cover of When we collided

When we collided

Emery Lord

Ages 14–18love and romancemental illness

Cover of Kissing doorknobs

Kissing doorknobs

Terry Spencer Hesser

Ages 11–16mental illnessobsessive-compulsive disorder

Cover of The Dead House

The Dead House

Dawn Kurtagich

Ages 14–18psychological horrormental illness

Cover of The secret of Nightingale Wood

The secret of Nightingale Wood

Lucy Strange

Ages 10–14family secretsmental illness