Celebrating Wellness: Books about Mental Health Awareness for Teens | Ocean County Library

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Turtles All the Way Down
By John Green (YA Gree, CD YA Gree, SPA YA Gree)
16 year old Aza and her best friend, Daisy, pursue a fugitive billionaire for a $100,000 reward, while Ava struggles with OCD and anxiety.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By Mark Haddon (YA Hadd, CD Fic Hadd, eBook hoopla)
An autistic teen investigates a neighbor’s dog’s death in the style of Sherlock Holmes.
Thirteen Reasons Why
By Jay Asher (YA Ashe, CD YA Ashe, PLAY YA Ashe, eMusic hoopla)
Clay Jensen receives cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his best friend and crush, after her suicide.
All the Bright Places
By Jennifer Niven (YA Nive, CD YA Nive)
A love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
By John Green and David Levithan (YA Gree, CD YA Gree, SPA YA Gree)
Two teenage boys named Will Grayson meet. One boy is shy and avoids relationships, and the other boy is depressed but seeks love online with another boy. Adventures ensue.
Paperweight
By Meg Haston (YA Hast, eAudiobook hoopla)
Stevie must find the strength to recover from an eating disorder and the loss of her older brother.
A Monster Calls
By Patrick Ness, Jim Kay, Siobhan Dowd (YA Ness, CD YA Ness, PLAY YA Ness, DVD Mons, BLU Mons)
This is a story about a boy, his beloved mother who is very ill, and a fantastical but generous monster who begins to visit the boy at night to help him through his fears.
Go Ask Alice
By Beatrice Sparks (YA Go, CD YA Go)
The diary of a teenage girl who leaves her comfortable home and spirals into addiction after having LSD in a soft drink at a party.
The Sky Is Everywhere
By Jandy Nelson (YA Nels, CD YA Nels)
A poignant portrayal of loss: Lennie struggles to learn to love again after her beloved older sister’s death.