CRRL Teens: May is Mental Health Awareness Month

The Bridge

by Konigsberg, Bill

Book - 2020

Told from different POVs, two teens meet for the first time on the George Washington Bridge where they're both preparing to jump but one does and one doesn't. This story portrays the outcome of teen depression and suicide. Told from different POVs, two teens meet for the first time on the George Washington Bridge where they're both preparing to jump but one does and one doesn't. This story portrays the outcome of teen depression and suicide. Show less

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(Don't) Call Me Crazy

33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health

Book - 2018

Anthology of work from various contributors to help those suffering from mental health conditions to start talking about what they're dealing with. Anthology of work from various contributors to help those suffering from mental health conditions to start talking about what they're dealing with. Show less

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The Greatest Thing

by Searle, Sarah Winifred

Book - 2022

Winifred's two best friends move away before the start of 10th grade and her anxiety and depression make it hard for her to make new friends, however with the help and patience of others she begins to heal. Winifred's two best friends move away before the start of 10th grade and her anxiety and depression make it hard for her to make new friends, however with the help and patience of others she begins to heal. Show less

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The Half Orphan's Handbook

by Smith, Joan F.

Book - 2021

Lila's mother sends her and her brother to grief summer camp after her father commits suicide to help process the anger and sadness they feel for the loss of their family member. Lila's mother sends her and her brother to grief summer camp after her father commits suicide to help process the anger and sadness they feel for the loss of their family member. Show less

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Highly Illogical Behavior

by Whaley, John Corey

Book - 2016

Lisa befriends agoraphobic Solomon so that she can "cure" him and use that to write a college essay to get her into a prestigious school, howeve...Show more Lisa befriends agoraphobic Solomon so that she can "cure" him and use that to write a college essay to get her into a prestigious school, however neither of them expected the friendship to develop into something as deep as it did but can it last when it's based off of lies? Show less

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Kind of Sort of Fine

by Hall, Spencer

Book - 2021

After a very public melt down at the end of her junior year caused from the academic load and pressure she put on herself , Hayley swaps tennis for an easy elective that forces her to take a step back and live a little. After a very public melt down at the end of her junior year caused from the academic load and pressure she put on herself , Hayley swaps tennis for an easy elective that forces her to take a step back and live a little. Show less

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The Memory of Light

by Stork, Francisco X.

Book - 2016

Vicky wakes up to find herself in a psychiatric ward after a failed suicide attempt. She agrees to stay for two weeks even though she doesn't think it will help, but after opening up she realizes life is worth living after all. Vicky wakes up to find herself in a psychiatric ward after a failed suicide attempt. She agrees to stay for two weeks even though she doesn't think it will help, but after opening up she realizes life is worth living after all. Show less

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The New David Espinoza

by Aceves, Fred

Book - 2020

David, who suffers from body dysmorphia, has always been a skinny guy, but after an incident with a bully goes viral he decides to finally change all that...Show more David, who suffers from body dysmorphia, has always been a skinny guy, but after an incident with a bully goes viral he decides to finally change all that by joining a gym which leads to the use of steroids thus endangering all the important relationships in his life. Show less

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Turtles All the Way Down

by Green, John

Book - 2017

Aza suffers from invasive thought compulsions and anxieties that make navigating life hard, but with the help of old and new friends she starts to learn how to cope. Aza suffers from invasive thought compulsions and anxieties that make navigating life hard, but with the help of old and new friends she starts to learn how to cope. Show less

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The Weight of Our Sky

by Hanna Alkaf

Book - 2019

Set during the 1969 race riots in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 year old Melati is thrust in the middle of it when she tries to find her missing mother in th...Show more Set during the 1969 race riots in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 year old Melati is thrust in the middle of it when she tries to find her missing mother in the midst of the turmoil. What doesn't help is that she suffers from OCD and the stress of her environment and situation force her to constantly tap a pattern to keep the evil demon insider her head away. Show less

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The Words We Keep

by Stewart, Erin

Book - 2022

Lily's sister Alice is home early from treatment for self-injury and so Lily is determined to make everything "perfect" again which means ignori...Show more Lily's sister Alice is home early from treatment for self-injury and so Lily is determined to make everything "perfect" again which means ignoring the growing anxieties she's feeling herself but with the help of a new friend and school project she learns how to process and how to really help her sister. Show less

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