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Books

Title
Author
Genre
Synopsis
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Non-fiction
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy an self-improvement.
Stuff That Sucks
Ben Sedley
Self-help
Stuff That Sucks provides the reader with ideas and skills that can help them manage their mental health.
Not that Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham
Non-fiction
In a collection of essays, Lena Dunham reflects her experiences through womanhood
Some Kind of Happiness
Claire Legrand
Fiction
Book about teenager struggling with depression creating a fantasy world.
Mosquitoland
David Arnold
Fiction
A teen's journey to find her way back to her depressed mother.
Finding Audrey
Sophia Kinsella
Fiction
A socially anxious woman is befriended by someone who helps her take on new challenges.
More Happy Than Not
Adam Silvera
Fiction
A teen's struggle after his father commits suicide.
Highly Illogical Behavior
John Corey Whaley
Fiction
An agoraphobia leaves his home for the first time in 3 years and befriends someone.
Made You Up
Francesca Zappia
Fiction
A high school senior who is schizophrenic questions if her idyllic life is reality.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick Ness
Fiction
A realistic look at what it's like to suffer OCD.
Free Verse
Sarah Dooley
Fiction
Using poetry, a teen starts to regain her voice and herself.
Paperweight
Meg Haston
Fiction
An engaging and beautifully written tale of a teen girl, Stevie, struggling with guilt and loss after her mother leaves the family and her brother dies. Told in part through flashbacks, the reader puts together the pieces of Stevie's story as she is ready to recall and face them herself.
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