{"id":20,"date":"2018-05-17T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:45:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:45:58","slug":"mental-health-awareness-month-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Awareness Month: A Review Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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\nMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’ve reviewed a number of titles over the years that we thought were exceptional portrayals of the experience of mental illness and related difficulties. As we all know, reading a good book can make us feel less alone–and, honestly, sometimes that’s the one thing you need in order not to go over the edge. So here, in no particular order, is a by no means exhaustive list of recommended reads for Mental Health Month:<\/p>\n

The Other Normals<\/i><\/a> by Ned Vizzini
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\nTry Not to Breathe<\/i><\/a> by Jennifer R. Hubbard<\/p>\n

100 Days of Cake<\/i><\/a> by Shari Goldhagen
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\nDr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets<\/i><\/a> by Evan Roskos<\/p>\n

This is How I Find Her<\/i><\/a> by Sara Polsky<\/p>\n

Highly Illogical Behavior<\/i><\/a> by John Corey Whaley
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\nDelicate Monsters<\/i><\/a> by Stephanie Kuehn
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\nDefine “Normal”<\/i><\/a> by Julie Anne Peters
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\nFirst Day on Earth<\/i><\/a> by Cecil Castellucci<\/p>\n

Saving Francesca<\/i><\/a> by Melina Marchetta<\/p>\n

Scars<\/i> <\/a>by Cheryl Rainfield<\/p>\n

Wintergirls<\/i> <\/a>by Laurie Halse Anderson
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\nNice Girls Endure<\/i><\/a> by Chris Struyk-Bonn
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\nThese Gentle Wounds<\/i><\/a> by Helene Dunbar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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