Recommendations
Reading Well for teens: mental health and wellbeing books
Reading Well have compiled a list of recommended books on the topic of young people's mental health. You can borrow these books from our libraries or you can read the eBook versions on our free OverDrive service.
See also:
- Self-help wellbeing books for children and teens
- Young adult books about compassion and bereavement
- Young adult books on tackling bullying
- Recommended health books
Healthy Minds
- Be Resilient: How to Build a Strong Teenage Brain for Tough Times, by Nicola Morgan (also available as an eBook)
- Be Happy, Be You: The Teenage Guide to Boost Happiness and Resilience, by Penny Alexander and Becky Goddard-Hill
- You Can Change the World!, by Margaret Rooke (also available as an eBook)
- One in a Hundred Thousand, by Linni Ingemundsen
Managing Feelings
- The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workout for Teens, by Paula Nagal (also available as an eBook)
- My Intense Emotions Handbook, by Bridie Gallagher and Sue Knowles (also available as an eBook)
Anxiety and Depression
- My Anxiety Handbook, by Bridie Gallagher and Sue Knowles (also available as an eBook)
- Anxiety is Really Strange, by Steve Haines and Sophie Standing (also available as an eBook)
- A Book About Depression, by Holly Duhig and Danielle Webster-Jones
- Hope, by Rhian Ivory (also available as an eBook)
- Social Anxiety Relief for Teens, by Bridget Flynn Walker (also available as an eBook)
Neurodiversity
- Wired Differently - 30 Neurodivergent People You Should Know, by Joe Wells and Tim Stringer (also available as an eBook)
- Frankie's World, by Aofie Dooley
Body Image
- The Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless, by Charlotte Markey and Tim Oliver
- Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys, by Charlotte Markey and Daniel Hart
- Appearance Anxiety, by Amita Jassi (also available as an eBook)
- Jemima Small Versus the Universe, by Tamsin Winter (also available as an eBook)
- The Year I Didn't Eat, by Samuel Pollen and Sophie Beer
Bereavement and Loss
- You Will Be Okay, by Julie Stokes
- A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness (also available as an eBook)
- When Shadows Fall, by Sita Brahmachari and Natalie Sirett (also available as an eBook
Learning About Life
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander (also available as an eBook or graphic novel)
- Stay a Little Longer, by Bali Rai
Surviving Online
- Social Media Survival Guide, by Holly Bathie and Kate Sutton
- Coming Out Stories, by Emma Goswell and Sam Walker (also available as an eBook)
- Queer Up: An Uplifting Guide to LGBTQ+ Love, Life and Mental Health, by Alexis Caught (also available as an eBook)
- Welcome to St Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, by Lewis Hancox