Mental health for teens

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The Greatfulness Guide

Jacqui Jones

A mental wellness toolkit for tweens

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A Heart in a Body in the World

Deb Caletti

Each step in Annabelle’s 2,700-mile cross-country run brings her closer to facing a trauma from her past in this novel about the heart, all the ways it breaks, and its…

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Fighting Words

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A candid, at times confronting, teen novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by Newbery winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, who says of her latest…

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Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

Anna Whateley

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the…

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Again Again

E. Lockhart

After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of…

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More Than a Kick

Tayla Harris,Jennifer Castles

AFLW player Tayla Harris was at work on the footy field when she kicked a goal. A photo of the kick - taken by Michael Willson - showcased her incredible…

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Surviving Year 12

Elly Robinson,Michael Carr-Gregg

Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations.

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Me Time

Jessica Sanders

A pocket guide to positivity and self-care by the author of Love Your Body!

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Invisible Boys

Holden Sheppard

Invisible Boys is a raw, confronting YA novel that explores the complexities and trauma of rural gay identity with painful honesty, devastating consequences and, ultimately, hope.

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How it Feels to Float

Helena Fox

A stunning, profound, deeply hopeful portrayal of living with mental illness and grief, from an exceptional new voice in YA.

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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

Wai Chim

A novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from mental illness from the highly commended author of Freedom Swimmer

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Stone Girl

Eleni Hale

A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA.

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Between Us

Clare Atkins

Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers 2019. Ana’s in a detention centre and Jono’s life is spiralling out of control. Can their growing romance…

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Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell

Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they’re off to university and Wren’s decided she doesn’t want to be one half of…

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

A powerful and perceptive coming-of-age story, in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye, from a talented young filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist.

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Saving Francesca

Melina Marchetta

Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boy’s school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and…

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All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives…

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Highly Illogical Behaviour

John Corey Whaley

Sixteen year old Solomon has agoraphobia. He hasn’t left his house in three years, which is fine by him. At home, he is the master of his own kingdom -…

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More Than This

Patrick Ness

A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving…

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It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini

The author of Be More Chill takes a poignant look at teenage depression in this remarkably moving and authentic picture of the physicality, the despair, and even the hilarity of…

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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green (Author)

It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star…

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first, we make the beast beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety

Sarah Wilson

The world’s foremost writer on the dangers of sugar discovers the hidden value and advantages of being an anxious person.

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A Song Only I Can Hear

Barry Jonsberg

Rob has a huge crush on the new girl at school. But Rob is painfully shy and suffers severe panic attacks. How is her heart to be won? Another wonderful…

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Small Things

Mel Tregonning

An ordinary boy in an ordinary world…With no words, only illustrations, Small Things tells the story of a boy who feels alone with his worries, but who learns that help…

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Surviving High School

Lele Pons,Melissa de la Cruz

Vine superstar Lele Pons’s debut novel, co-written with established bestselling YA author Melissa de la Cruz, is the hilarious, heartfelt story of a girl navigating the wilds and wonders of…

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Find Your Tribe (and 9 Other Things I Wish I’d Known in High School)

Rebecca Sparrow

Everybody knows high school can be tough. There are days when your favourite teacher tells you off. When the person you have a crush on fails to notice you even…

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101 Ways to Conquer Teen Anxiety

Thomas McDonagh,Jon Patrick Hatcher,Jon Patrick Hatcher

A quick, hands-on workbook of exercises clinically proven to manage anxiety.

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Mental health for teens

The Greatfulness Guide

A Heart in a Body in the World

Fighting Words

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal

Again Again

More Than a Kick

Surviving Year 12

Me Time

Invisible Boys

How it Feels to Float

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

Stone Girl

Between Us

Fangirl

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Saving Francesca

All the Bright Places

Highly Illogical Behaviour

More Than This

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Turtles All the Way Down

first, we make the beast beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety

A Song Only I Can Hear

Small Things

Surviving High School

Find Your Tribe (and 9 Other Things I Wish I’d Known in High School)

101 Ways to Conquer Teen Anxiety