{"id":3269,"date":"2011-03-08T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?page_id=3269"},"modified":"2018-12-26T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T17:22:55","slug":"erikas-list-books-about-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?page_id=3269","title":{"rendered":"Erika’s List: Books About Mental Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is our response to Erika’s open letter<\/a> to the coach of the Waunakee Wisconsin High School cheer squad, asking her to think about mental illness in America. One in five American young adults have a serious mental illness. We want no one to feel invisible, so we compiled a list of YA books we’d read which deal with mental illness in a very real, accepting, and hopeful way, and hope this list is useful to you.<\/p>\n

YA writers are listening, Erika.<\/p>\n

Ned Vizzini, It’s Kind of a Funny Story<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\nSonya Sones, Stop Pretending<\/i>
\nPatricia McCormick, Cut.<\/i>
\nJohn Neufeld, Lisa, Bright & Dark<\/i>
\nDeb Caletti, Wild Roses<\/i>
\nNorma Fox Mazer, When She Was Good<\/i>
\nDia Calhoun, The Phoenix Dance<\/i>
\nChristine Fletcher, Tallulah Falls<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\nSusane Colasanti, Waiting for You<\/i><\/p>\n

Stephanie Hemphill, Your Own, Sylvia<\/i>
\nJay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why<\/i>
\n– submitted by Laura Salas<\/a><\/p>\n

Garth Nix, Lirael<\/i>
\n– submitted by Farida, Saints & Spinners<\/a><\/p>\n

Dia Reeves, Bleeding Violet<\/i>
\nCheryl Rainfield, Scars<\/i>
\n– submitted by bookgazing<\/p>\n

Suzanne Selfors, Mad Love<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\nHolly Schindler, A Blue So Dark<\/i>
\nTracy White, How I Made it to Eighteen<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\n– submitted by aquafortis<\/p>\n

Andrew Smith, The Marbury Lens<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\n– <\/i>submitted by Joe Lunievicz<\/p>\n

Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\n– submitted by Doret<\/a><\/p>\n

John Green and David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson<\/i> [our review<\/a>]
\nJennifer Hubbard, Try Not to Breathe<\/i> (title may change)
\n– submitted by Jennifer Hubbard<\/a><\/p>\n

Julie Schumacher, Black Box<\/i>
\nJulie Halpern, Get Well Soon<\/i>
\n– submitted by Jennifer Buehler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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