Reading Well for young adults

One in ten teenagers experience a mental health issue during their adolescence. Reading Well for young people is a scheme to help young people aged 13-18 years manage their mental health, wellbeing and resilience using recommended reading.

Chosen by teenagers and health experts, the list contains a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles and covers topics such as stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression and body image. 

You can reserve any of the items below. Online reservations are easy, free and
delivered to the library of your choice.

Books marked with an asterix (*) are also available, free of charge, as an e-book. 

General

• Stuff that sucks : accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can by Ben Sedley
• Mind your head by Juno Dawson
• House of windows by Alexia Casale *
• Quiet the mind : an illustrated guide on how to meditate by Matthew Johnstone
• Blame my brain : the amazing teenage brain revealed by Nicola Morgan 
• Every day by David Levithan
• The Self-Esteem Team's guide to sex, drugs and WTFs?!! by Grace Barrett *
• Kite spirit by Sita Brahmachari
• I'll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson *

ADHD

• Putting on the brakes : understanding and taking control of your ADD or ADHD by Patricia Quinn

Anxiety

• My anxious mind : a teen's guide to managing anxiety and panic by Michael A.Tompkins
• Anxiety survival guide for teens : CBT skills to overcome fear, worry, and panic by Jennifer Shannon 
• The shyness and social anxiety workbook for teens : CBT and act skills to help you build social confidence by Jennifer Shannon 
• The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky *

Autism Spectrum Disorder

• The reason I jump : one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida 
• Freaks, geeks and Asperger syndrome : a user guide to adolescence by Luke Jackson 
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon *

Body image and eating disorders

• Banish your body image thief by Kate Collins-Donnelly 
• Can I tell you about eating disorders? : a guide for friends, family and professionals by Bryan Lask 
• Tyranny: I keep you thin by Lesley Fairfield 

Bullying

• Bullies, cyberbullies and frenemies by Michele Elliot
• Vicious : True Stories by Teens About Bullying by Hope Vanderberg 

Confidence and self-esteem

• Banish your self-esteem thief : a cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on building positive self-esteem for young people by Kate Collins-Donnelly
• Self-esteem and being YOU by Anita Naik
• Face by Benjamin Zephaniah *

Depression

• Am I depressed and what can I do about it?: a CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood and depression by Shirley Reynolds
• I had a black dog : his name was depression by Matthew Johnstone
• Can I tell you about depression? : a guide for friends, family and professionals by Christopher Dowrick 

Mood swings

• Don't let your emotions run your life for teens : dialectical behavior therapy skills for helping teens manage mood swings, control angry outbursts, and get along with others by Sheri Van Dijk 

OCD

• Touch and go Joe : an adolescent's experience of OCD by Joe Wells 
• Breaking free from OCD : a CBT guide for young people and their families by Jo Derisley 
• The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten 

Self-harm

• Truth About Self-harm : For young people and their friends and families by Celia Richardson

Stress

• Fighting invisible tigers : stress management for teens by Earl Hipp 
• The Teenage Guide to Stress by Nicola Morgan