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Tag: Mental Health
Sometimes a Monster is Just a Monster, Sometimes it’s More: Anxiety and Middle Grade Horror, a guest post by Lora Senf
Growing up with undiagnosed and untreated anxiety—let’s call it what it is, mental illness—was what led me to write the main character in my debut middle grade horror, The Clackity, as a young girl with anxiety
Book Review: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.
Who Do We Become without the Things That Make Us Who We Are? A guest post by Bree Barton
When people ask how my depression started, I say three little words: The Lion King.
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Finding Power in the Shadows, a guest post by Claire Legrand
How do you take care of yourself—and your creativity—when the world around you feels unsafe?
Book Review: My Ex-Imaginary Friend by Jimmy Matejek-Morris
This sophisticated and painful look at loving someone with a mental illness and the many missteps a family can make shows the challenges of loving someone during difficult times and the dangers of mental illness not being properly treated or properly addressed.
Book Review: Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna
When the pocket world Kiki has created in her sketchbooks turns out to be real, and Kiki is now in it, her anxiety has to morph from "oh no, if I left the door unlocked a goose may eat my mom!" to "can I get out of my own way far enough to save everyone in this world?!"
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Book Review: Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
An important read about standing up for yourself and others, about getting help, and about enduring. I'm so glad I didn't miss this book.
Book Review: Living with Viola by Rosena Fung
I am so glad that not only are we seeing so many more middle grade stories that address mental health concerns, but that we're seeing these stories presented in a variety of ways. The graphic novel format is well-suited for this story as readers will see the impact of what it's like to have a mental illness tagging along beside your every move.
Book Review: Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini
This short book is a hopeful look at moving forward through mental illness and the importance of mental health concerns being taken seriously.
Book Review: Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the Third
Not only is the story a total hit (and such a necessary depiction of a young Black boy navigating anxiety), but the format itself and all of the art make this exceedingly appealing.
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