Books for Mental Health Awareness Month

Middle Grade Fiction

• Nest by Esther Ehrlic
• Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
• Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff
• The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
• Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
• The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Young Adult Fiction

• The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
• Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
• A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
• Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
• Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
• Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
• The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
• When We Collided by Emery Lord
• It’s Kind Of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Adult Fiction

• The Round House by Louise Erdrich
• The Vegetarian by Han Kang
• Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
• The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Nonfiction

• Obsessed by Allison Britz
• Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
• Life Inside My Mind edited by Jessica Burkhart
• Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone : A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb.
• (Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen
• Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
• A Sloth’s Guide to Mindfulness by Ton Mak

-Emily