Recommended Books for Younger Readers
That Deal Well With Mental Health
Psychologist and author Nancy Bo Flood and I try to keep a running list of traditionally published good books for younger readers that deal well with the subject of mental health. We include grief; LGBTQ issues; suicidality; some neuro divergence; but also search out literature that deals with mental illness— mild and severe for both a main character or a MC’s loved one; responsibly, accurately, honestly, and that models positive outcomes and hope for those who feel they are suffering alone.
There are scores of great books and more coming every year. You can access the annotated titles, arranged by mental health subject matter (for middle-grade and YA, Grief, Mental illness, LGBTQ, nonfiction, picture books, etc.) with their covers and full story descriptions at BOOKOLOGY MAGAZINE Reading Lists
Mental Health Books for Middle-Grade Readers: Nonfiction, Grief, Character Mental Health, Family Mental Health. LGBQT
You can download the Young Adult, MG, and Picture Book complete, running list in Word document form here:
Check out all the book lists at SHEPHERD.COM
